Luca Durán links with Kelman Duran and Gavsborg for “Lejanía,” the lead single from his forthcoming album, Killing Mariposas, arriving via TraTraTrax. Following a string of appearances on the label, Killing Mariposas marks Luca Durán’s first full-length studio album for TraTra. Drawing from the contradictions and connections of the diasporic experience, the record brings rhythm-heavy club forms into contact with the experimental textures of Durán’s European musical education. Field recordings, acoustic instrumentation and analogue synthesis sit alongside forward-thinking production, moving between moments of contemplation and outright euphoria. Across the album, traces of cumbia, reggaetón and dembow emerge through fragmented, memory-like electronics, with collaborators including Kelman Duran, Gavsborg, Iceboy_Violet, Debit, Rosa Pistola, BÉBE YANA, Kamohelo, kacha and SAM-E helping expand its world.Watch the music video for “Lejanía” by Luca Durán & Kelman Duran featuring Gavsborg now.

Farhid “Fats” Shariff has spent years moving between worlds: clothing, product, people, storytelling and photography. Many will know him as FATSARAZZI, the photographer behind countless portraits, moments and cultural snapshots. This September, Fats opens the door to another side of his creative practice with Allow Me To (Re)Introduce Myself.Presented across two exhibitions in Hertford and London, the show brings together 38 works spanning art and photography, tracing the ideas, influences and experiences that have shaped Fats over the years.Photography taught him patience, timing, perspective and the importance of paying attention. His art offers a different kind of release. Through abstract works he describes as “Mindscapes,” alongside pieces inspired by personal heroes and experiments with different mediums, Fats explores ideas that are not always easily put into words.Rather than separating these disciplines, Allow Me To (Re)Introduce Myself presents them as parts of the same creative instinct.“I am not a photographer who paints, or an artist who takes photographs. I am a creative person. Someone who has always felt the need to make things.”Some of the works are new, while others have been sitting quietly for years. Together they create a nonlinear portrait told through people, expression, memory, movement and life.Each exhibition will feature a different selection of work, while the complete collection will be brought together in The Times of Farhid Fats Shariff, the first in a new series of zines from Fats, available at both shows.Part One — HertfordSeptember 11–20, 202609:00–17:00 dailyOpening: September 11, 20:00 until lateBrothership Studio14 Bull PlainHertford SG14 1DPart Two — LondonSeptember 25–27, 202611:00–17:00 Saturday & SundayOpening: September 25, 19:00 until lateStudioseven W10Studio 7, Buspace StudiosConlan StreetLondon W10 5APTo attend, RSVP via farhid@farhidfatsshariff.com and let the team know which exhibition you will be visiting.Whether you already know Fats through his photography and the many chapters that came before, or you are encountering his work for the first time, consider this an invitation to look again.Allow Farhid “Fats” Shariff to (re)introduce himself.

On September 25th, the legendary Sister Nancy comes to Skatecafe for a special live show, with live support by Skankin Sweet. A true pioneer of dancehall and reggae, Sister Nancy has been shaping soundsystem culture for decades. Best known for the iconic “Bam Bam”, her influence reaches far beyond Jamaica and continues to be heard across dancefloors around the world today. Want to make a full evening out of it? There’s also a ticket option that includes BBQ before the show.After the live show, we continue into the night with a full clubnight across all three rooms, together with Order Territory. Expect a stacked line-up moving through reggae, dancehall and Caribbean sounds into hip hop, Afro-electronic, heavy bass and club music. Your Sister Nancy ticket includes access to the clubnight, so stick around after the show and continue with us into the night.Tickets available now