Music focussed marketplace & music discovery platform Dubai

Our Story

Vinyl Souk, established in April 2023, is the UAE’s premier community platform for alternative music and vinyl culture. Through curated events and activations, it connects subcultures, emerging artists, and local audiences, celebrating the region’s vibrant creative spirit.

Souk Sessions

A curated series of listening sessions, DJ sets, live performances, record fairs spotlighting selectors, artists and sounds from the region and beyond.

Souk Lab

Our learning and exchange space for workshops, talks, screenings and creative experiments around music, culture and community.

Vinyl Souk Records

An independent label documenting and releasing music from the UAE through its compilation series, Made in the Emirates.

Souk Sessions

Kira aka Mira at 25hours Hotel One Central

Kira, also known as Mira, made her debut as a vinyl selector at Souk Sessions. Kira has an eclectic taste, collecting and playing a diverse array of music genres and vibes. From the avant-garde realms of experimental and ambient sounds to the rich, soulful tones of jazz, her sets are a sonic journey.

Pawel Blot at 25hours Hotel One Central

Pawel Blot, a vinyl warrior and collector, a true eclectic DJ, for the past 15 years member of the Dutch Intergalactic FM scene, promoting quality electronic dance music. Pawel relocated back to Poland where he co-founded Italo Kochando, a DJ collective responsible for recurring cosmic/disco events all over Poland. His sets bring a fresh and modern perspective to synthesizer inspired Italo disco music as well as 80s/90s esthetics mixed with nostalgic electro, funk and dark-wave.

Mariam Jan at 25hours Hotel One Central

Mariam grew up immersed in the vibrant world of jazz, gospel and soul music, thanks to her father, an Armenian drummer and multi-instrumentalist, who shaped her musical taste from an early age.

Cheb Mimo at Manarat Al Saadiyat (MAS)

Mohamed Bel Hadj, better known as Cheb Mimo, is a dynamic and dedicated selector, music researcher, resident Radio host on NTS radio, curator, and writer, with a specialisation in North African music.

Documented by: Bu Fari

Visuals by: Memoryall