Red Bull Music Academy Radio and Major Lazer Soundsystem descended on Notting Hill Carnival once again on Monday, August 30. Diplo and Switch hosted the line-up at the third yearly Academy carnival bashment, which included legendary dub wizard Lee 'Scratch' Perry.

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Guestlist spots for the Red Bull Music Academy Radio x Major Lazer party this next Monday all are long gone. For all those who couldn’t get on there though, we’ll stream live and direct from Notting Hill Carnival: cold comfort, yes. But still some comfort, we hope. Whine yuh dial to rbmaradio.com, lif up yuh lazer and trample!

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Over the past ten years, Germany’s Splash! has evolved from the national hip hop scene’s AGM to an open-minded, international music fest, showcasing the many shades of beat-based music. On a regular festival day you might catch some local newcomers spitting their rhymes on one of the many side stages (or even the camping site), while the likes of Wu-Tang and Jay-Z warm up for their headlining show, the world’s best reggae soundsystems pull out the big dubs, a neo soul band sets the mood for the sunset, and dubstep’s DJ elite gets it popping until the sun rises again over the monstrous cranes and endless woods of Ferropolis.

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We don't use the term lightly but Hugh Masekela deserves to be referred to as legendary. For many, he is the face of South African music, known for over half a century of activity, from early days as a Jazz Epistle with Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim), to 21st century collaborations with Black Coffee.

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Oxegen, taking place every year at the Punchestown Race Course on the first weekend in July, might be best known for its big-big-big-time headliners such as Arcade Fire, Eminem and The Prodigy. Every year though, the Red Bull Music Academy Stage adds a nice little underground dance and indietronics twist to Ireland’s über-fest.

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