BOOKA SHADE
With DJs Nitin, Jonny White. Thu, July 31. CiRCA, 126 John. $18.50 advance tickets at Play De Record, Rotate This, Soundscapes.
With the success of tracks like “Body Language” and their 2006 Movements album, Berlin’s Booka Shade became poster boys for accessible, contemporary techno. The duo of Arno Kammermeier and Walter Merziger craft rich, inviting tracks and do not disappoint when performing them live. They’ve been on an almost perpetual tour for the past two years, stopping long enough to record their third album, The Sun and the Neon Light. For better and for worse, the album is Booka Shade’s most diverse and vocal-heavy to date, but judging by their excellent live show at the Mod Club last March, the duo will rework much of it for the stage.

TUMI
With Zubz, DJs Paperkutt, OP!, Nana, Loqenz, host Ijames Jones, video by Turbographix. Fri, Aug 1. Revival, 783 College. $15 advance tickets at Big It Up. $20 at door.
South African poet and hip-hop MC Tumi cares to share both ideas and ideals. Whether fronting his band The Volume or singing solo, Tumi speaks on identity, life lessons and love. Dedicated, sincere and direct, he is also no stranger to Canadian audiences, having forged close ties with the District Six crew, recorded with Zaki Ibrahim and toured our country twice. Tumi returns on the heels of his first solo album, Music From My Good Eye, accompanied by fellow South African vocalist Zubz. They also perform Friday (Aug. 1) at 8:45pm in Yonge-Dundas Square.

MOSS @ MOVE ON UP
With DJ Anousheh. Sat, Aug 2. The Cloak & Dagger, 394 College. Free.
Having recently celebrated her fifth anniversary of running the vintage reggae and soul monthly Move On Up!, DJ Anousheh brings both heartfelt sounds and an inventive array of guests. This month, she’s joined by MoSS, a local hip-hop producer whose CV boasts collabs with Ghostface Killah, Sean Price, Obie Trice, AZ, Black Moon, Slum Village and Kool G Rap amongst others. Currently at work on a full album with Eternia, MoSS takes a break to share some of the music he listens to at home.

SACHA WILLIAMSON @ THE DEEP END CANADIAN EH-DITION
With Martino (live), DJs jojoflores, Andy Roberts, Nick Holder, Gene King. Sun, Aug 3. The Mod Club Theatre, 722 College. $15 advance tickets at Play De Record, Cosmos Records, Wantickets.com, Milkaudio.com.
It’s an all-Canadian house party at this edition of Deep End and at the centre of it all is supremely talented singer Sacha Williamson. Possessing a distinctive and supple voice that absolutely makes me melt, this teacher of jazz vocals at York University has long been the go-to gal for a wide array of house producers. She’s recorded with almost everyone on this bill, with recent standouts including “Time” by Nick Holder, “Changes” by Gene King and “Praying for Rain” by Martino, who accompanies Williamson here.

KARDINAL OFFISHALL @ DANGEROUS
With Estelle, Clipse, Morris Chestnut, Shannon Alvares, Black Chiney, DJ Drama, Baba Khan, Starting From Scratch, more. Sun, Aug 3. CiRCA, 126 John. $35 advance tickets at Big It Up, Scratchlab, Studio 47, Clubzone.com.
If you’re scoping for a mega-celebration this Caribana weekend, this is one to consider. Titled after the recent hit “Dangerous” by Kardinal Offishall (with Akon), the party stars T.O.’s ragga-hop wonder himself. Kardi fans will also want to check his latest single “Set It Off,” featuring Clipse, who’ll also perform here. With a lineup of hip-hop, R&B and reggae talent that includes the likes of Estelle (“American Boy”), Atlanta’s DJ Drama, popular party DJ Baba Kahn and a promised “mystery guest,” Dangerous comes with the goods.