SEEN Magazine

Archiving sonics, stories and scenes

SEEN is a Manchester based music magazine and platform created by global majority and marginalised people. It is founded with a core anti-racist manifesto: championing unheard voices of communities overlooked by mainstream media to narrate their own stories • Issue Two will be published this winter with a focus on electronic music and the decolonisation of our music scenes.

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Issue Two of SEEN focuses on decolonising electronic music and features photography from Alina Akbar and writing from Iyunoluwanimi Yemi-Shodimu, Amelia Fearon, Dhruva Balram, Jessica Rogers, Jad Ghazali, Dr Zakiya Mckenzie, Sashwati Mira Sengupta and Stephanie Ewurama (aka SCAPA).

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PACBI Statement

In total solidarity with the people of Palestine, SEEN commits to adhering to the Palestinian international call for Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) and to complying with the underlying guidelines of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI).

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BTS Issue Two Cover Shoot

A look behind the scenes of our Issue Two cover shoot with SCAPA and LINTD in conversation

Issue Two launch and Iftar

Thanks to the guests Amelia Fearon, Iyunoluwanimi Yemi-Shodimu, Sashwati Mira Sengupta, Amrit Randhawa and everyone who made it down to this memorable evening!

Between Asian Undergrounds

Tayyab Amin

Charting Contemporary UK Sounds of the South Asian Diaspora

Union City Dues

DJ Paulette

Drawing on a 30 year career to make a case for why DJs need to unionise

A conversation between the SEEN founders

Jasmine Kent-Smith

The following is a transcript of an interview with SEEN founders Tunde Adekoya, Kamila Rymajdo and Balraj Samrai, during the production of the magazine.