The musical mastermind behind A Tribe Called Quest’s revolutionary approach to hip-hop makes his Dubai debut

Aussie dance production duo Nervo – aka Miriam and Olivia, also known as The Nervo Sisters – are best known for working with Armin van Buuren, Ke$ha, Pussycat Dolls and Sophie Ellis-Bextor

The Bassworx team relaunches for the new season with a special guest from New York

A selection of commercial house classics

Parisian hip hop legend DJ Cut Killer will play Movida on Thursday January 31

Dubai’s most reliable regular arty event

Twilllight Entertainment is pleased to announce House DJ Competition featuring DJ Jayden Alva

Long-time Trilogy resident warm-up Buchan makes his headline debut at the Madinat club

DJ Turner plays a mix of soul, R&B, house and pop

Fresh from bringing out Andy C, GlobalFunk produces another mainstay of the UK’s bass scene, DJ Hype, a genuine pioneer of drum’n’bass

Nearly two years to the day since he helped relaunch Trilogy with an electric DJ set, the much-in-demand hitmaker makes a welcome return

UK-based deep house talent Dafeet guests on the main deck, plus sets from Cory Centric and Jonny Thornhill, with Safet spinning eclectic fare down below

Hear progressive house from the Pitbull collaborators

Commercial urban tunes from Mass Ramli, Darko De Jan and Patrick Carrera

Clubbers are asked to wear black for a special one-off edition of Armani’s weekly urban night, with commercial R&B from Darko De Jan, Roberto Mermand, Mass Ramli and Brooklyn

Weekly urban grooves on Trilogy rooftop from residents Ali Mak and Mr Shef Codes

Up to 50 decksmiths go head to head behind the decks at the first round of Dubai’s biggest annual DJ comp. Expect sizzling mash-ups as the DJs showcase their skills in ten-minute slots

Just weeks after helping Dubai see in 2012 at Sandance NYE, Ibiza legend Sanchez returns to these shores for a two-hour set

Boat party regulars Sunstroke come back to shore at a new home in Club Silk, with Paz and Martin Hibbits behind the decks

The vinyl collectors and turntable specialists who make up The Deep Crates Cartel celebrate two years in Casa Latina with free drinks, T-shirts and CDs for clubbers

The model/DJ – recently spotted in Nicki Minaj’s video for ‘Right Thru Me’ – returns to Movida for a Valentine’s gig

The iLL Communications team gets settled into its new home with a night of dub