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A two-day open-air music celebration in downtown Athens' Santaroza Square (5 Santaroza). Featuring avant-pop acts including Athens electronic duo Lip Forensics and DJ Mr.Z on May 18 and Belfast-based DJ David Holmes' eclectic set of electronic, trip hop, krautrock and house on May 19. Free admission.

Full Circle Events brings one of today's most sought-after DJs in dance music, &ME to Athens for a single performance at Agion Asomaton Square in Thiseio. Part of the renowned dance network and Germany-based label, Keinemusik, &ME joins a lineup of esteemed DJs and music producers.

Rejuv Collective stands at the forefront of immersive club experiences in the Greek capital, with its upcoming event "Body of Venus" hosting DJ Bitter Babe's debut at Temple Athens (17 Iakchou), promising a blend of global club styles from Colombian guaracha to Venezuelan raptor house with high energy and rich percussion.

Get ready as techno maestro Chris Liebing takes over the decks at Oddity Club (oddityclub.gr). From the powerful beats of his 90s catalogue to the cinematic soundscapes of his latest albums, the German DJ and music producer is rightfully considered a legendary figure on the global dance scene.

On Christmas Eve, Ukraine's Miss Monique takes over the decks at the Oddity Club (oddityclub.gr) for a night to remember with smoothly melting techno rhythms, classic trance and progressive tunes. The event comes one night after Spanish master Paco Osuna's DJ set at the Petralona nightclub. Set a timetable and fit them all in. Tickets start at 20 euros at Viva's more.com.

A genre, a culture and a lifestyle all at once: Hip hop has traveled from the block party to the billionaire's club, sound tracked protest and celebration, and asserted seismic influence over the course of pop.

Laser beams illuminate a darkened restaurant turned dance hall in Cairo as revelers move to thumping beats from female DJs - part of a generation of women shaking up Egypt's underground electronic music scene.

"All my life, I've seen men behind the decks," said party-goer Menna Shanab, 26, as psychedelic visuals reflected off the waters at the Nile-side venue.

Michelle Rasul had just learned to read and write and was already spinning turntables, scratching hip-hop records and making the beats drop. Four years later, at the age of 9, she's one of the world's top DJs and competed in this year's global championship.

The City of Athens' Technopolis multispace in the downtown neighborhood of Gazi launches its latest edition of the Vinyl Market in the buildings of the former gasworks plant this weekend. New collections and new releases will be available for purchase from a large range of music styles and backgrounds, including rock, soul, funk, jazz, Latin, blues, ethnic and electronica, among others.

On December 21 and 22, a very special "music box" will be set up in Athens' central Syntagma Square to raise funds for and awareness about the City of Athens Homeless Shelter. From noon until 4 p.m.