French-Gabonese DJ and producer Banga, previously Petit Piment, is about to fly with a double-single to her musical universe, Latitude 0° 0′ 0″. “Papillon” is a first listen to be discovered exclusively on PAM.  Banga’s […]

Each week in our Pan African Rap playlist, discover the latest and greatest rap from across the African continent and its diaspora.

Label Nyege Nyege announces the release of Durban-based band Phelimuncasi’s second album entitled Ama Gogela. Driven by a need to produce politically-motivated music and to shake things up, the trio made of band members Malathon […]

After over a year of teasing, the Ghanaian rapstar has unveiled the cover art, tracklist and release date of his very first full-length album.  Dropping on April 22nd, Kwesi Arthur’s Son of Jacob carries high […]

Nyami Nyami Records unveils a reissue of Dumisani Maraire’s album Tichazomuona, initially recorded by the Zimbabwean mbira player and his family in 1986, six years after Zimbabwe’s independence. Born in 1944, Dumisani Maraire pioneered the […]

UK record label Wah Wah 45s announces the release of new EP State of Play, a collaboration between Nigerian-British musician Dele Sosimi and producer Medlar out on June 10th. Seven years after the release of […]

The Ivorian Chabela shares her love for electro-traditional fusions in a set calibrated for the dancefloors of sunny festivals. In Abidjan and across Africa, Isabelle aka Chabela is known for her role as director of […]

This week, an initiation to Tsogho ritual music with Papé Nziengui’s Kadi Yombo, a dive into Egyptian history with the collaboration album of Sun Ra Arkestra & Salah Ragab, Youssoupha’s deluxe version of the rock solid NEPTUNE TERMINUS album, Jamaican reggae legend Horace Andy’s latest and dndSection’s afrobeats in Atlanta.

Wewantsounds announces the release of Sharayet el Disco, a new compilation of ’80s Egyptian boogie curated by DJ Disco Arabesquo from his vast collection of old cassettes. The eighties marked a particular period in Egyptian […]

Each week in our Pan African Rap playlist, discover the latest and greatest rap from across the African continent and its diaspora.

Paris-based label Komos announces the reissue of Soul Unity, initially released in 2006, by the Philadelphian born musician Byard Lancaster. Byard Lancaster made his career across Europe and the United States as a skilled jazz […]