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Seun Kuti, the politico-financial mafia and the African dream
Interview
Seun Kuti, the politico‑financial mafia and the African dream

Seun Kuti talks to PAM about the tracks on his new album, Black Times! True to himself and to the legacy of his father, Fela, he excoriates the politico-financial mafia that runs public affairs and […]

Hailu Mergia: Taxi to Ethio-Jazz
Article
Hailu Mergia: Taxi to Ethio‑Jazz

Ethio-jazz veteran Hailu Mergia has been brought back to life by the label Awesome Tapes From Africa. Mergia just released a beautiful album, forty years after the crazy nights of swinging Addis Ababa, when he […]

Seun Kuti Talks About Activism and What Inspired His New Album, Black Times
Interview
Seun Kuti Talks About Activism and What Inspired His New Album, Black Times

Ahead of the release of his fourth album, here is the first part of our three-part interview with Seun Kuti. Can you tell us about the cover of this new album? You look like “Seun […]

Radyo Siwèl: Mélissa Laveaux Gets Back to her Haitian roots
Article
Radyo Siwèl: Mélissa Laveaux Gets Back to her Haitian roots

Mélissa Laveaux releases her third album, Radyo Siwel. Sung exclusively in Creole, the album is a tribute to her Haitian heritage. French version published for the the first time the February 6th 2018 Photo: Romain Staros Staropoli […]

Please welcome FLEE and their first release that focuses on Kenya’s benga music
Article
Please welcome FLEE and their first release that focuses on Kenya's benga music

Welcome! And we mean it! Those who launched FLEE are truly passionate for benga music. Their label / magazine / “cultural platform” is a great work that make us hear and listen to what used […]

Havana meets Kingston!
Interview
Havana meets Kingston!

When Jamaican and Cuban musicians gather for a unique fusion!!! Interview with Mista Savona, Australian musician based in Melbourne, and producer of the record. PAM: Hello Mista Savona! Can you present yourself in a few words?  […]

Sankara, president music lover and player
Feature
Sankara, president music lover and player

On October 15, 1987, Burkina Faso’s President Thomas Sankara was assassinated in Ouagadougou. His political legacy is immense. A man of ideas, a man of action, he was also a man of music.

Oumou Sangaré, from Wassoulou to the dancefloors
Interview
Oumou Sangaré, from Wassoulou to the dancefloors

Eight years after her last record, Oumou Sangaré’s album Mogoya was released on May, 19th on Nø Førmat! label. We met with the Malian diva in Paris.