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Just what the hell is rave kandi? And why is it so damn popular?

None of the many weird and wonderful subcultures in the American rave scene compare to the popularity and the sheer as-a-British-person-I-really-don't-get-this of rave kandi. Rave kandi, in the simplest terms, are little coloured beads that American ravers put on threads and make into bracelets. They then exchange these with each other while in the throws of euphoria at a rave. They'll spend days, weeks, sometimes even months preparing batches of bracelets, chains, face masks and medallions to swap at a big event. To us Brits, it's batshit, but to a large sub-sect of US dance fans, it's one of, if not the, most important aspect of electronic culture.

So to try and wrap our heads around this bizarre world, we talked to some kandi kids in Miami to try and find out just what the hell rave kandi is, and what it wants from us.


Filmed and directed by Ricky Gibb
Presented and produced by Matthew Francey


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