The South African vocal duo, joined by cellist Clément Petit, unveil an elegant and delicate collaborative album, intimately exploring the complexities of human relationships, the willingness to let go and the changing seasons. 

Sissoko’s kora resonates through this poetic chant, seamlessly blending Malian traditional sounds and Piers Faccini’s solemn folk. Ballaké Sissoko’s latest single “The Fire Inside” is a great demonstration of the alchemy between the Malian kora […]

The Malian virtuoso returns for a close tête à tête with his kora, exploring Mandingo traditions, family history and Malian legends on eight tracks. Taking time off from sessions tied to his latest album, Djourou, […]

Apple Music recognizes Urban Village for their debut album release Undondolo with their New Artist Spotlight program. Apple Music has taken notice of Urban Village following the release of their debut album Udondolo. The Soweto-based […]

PAM met the founder of the group Urban Village, a guitarist and art researcher born in Soweto. In a few vinyls, he retraces a slice of South African music history (60-80s), all the way from their village to Soweto, the great cultural shaker.

The label No Format! announces the release of an exclusive album by Oumou Sangaré, called “Acoustic”. It was recorded under live conditions where the purity of her voice and that of the instruments shine through. The album will be released on June 19th.

South African quartet Urban Village joins French label No Format to announce a debut album with the single “Sakhisizwe” along with a contagious live recording. Feet steeped in tradition and head bowed toward the future, […]

One year after the calming listening experience of his latest album, Sway, Gérald Toto is back with new EP, À L’Automne. French-born Antillean composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Gérald Toto’s new EP is a prolongation of Sway; his 2018’s album on which he invented […]