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Khalil Epi, electronic memories of Tunisia
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Khalil Epi, electronic memories of Tunisia

In Cairo, between post-revolutionary disillusionment and the unbridled creativity of its music scene, young electronic producer Molotof tells his story.

Nyege Nyege 2024, enter the Afrogalactic Carnival 
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Nyege Nyege 2024, enter the Afrogalactic Carnival 

For the Ugandan super-event’s 9th edition from November 14-17, the Nyege Nyege family is inviting over 300 artists from 30 countries to celebrate the kaleidoscopic sounds and performances of the world’s most exciting artists.  Nine […]

+250, the new collective empowering Rwanda’s creative scenes
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+250, the new collective empowering Rwanda’s creative scenes

Nomadic, polymorphic and transversal, the genesis of the +250 is akin to the development of a perennial rhizome. A rhizome so dear to Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari who, nearly fifty years ago in Mille […]

crafting Rwanda’s creative future +250 is more than a project. It’s a movement. Born out of a collaboration between Cornwine, a Kigali-based creative agency, and Pan African Music (PAM), +250 is the cultural banner for […]

Dancing in the dust, Mali’s balani show phenomenon
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Dancing in the dust, Mali's balani show phenomenon

Waists thrust at everything, pounding, shaking, and sending up billowing clouds of dust. Far from the city, particles fly in every chaotic direction as hands and feet beat at the earth. At the Balani Show, […]

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PAM and Cornwine in Kigali for ACCES 2024
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PAM and Cornwine in Kigali for ACCES 2024

For ACCES 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda, PAM will be presenting its Rap in Kigali project with a photo exhibition, panel discussion, and live music showcase.

Behind the bars with Jail Time Records
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Behind the bars with Jail Time Records

Enter the Central Prison of Douala and meet Jail Time Records, a label for current and former detainees that reimagines the stigma around incarceration.

Steve Happi, Freedom beats in Douala
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Steve Happi, Freedom beats in Douala

Our latest episode in the Off the Map documentary series directed by Dione Roach plunges you into the life of Steve Happi, co-founder of Jail Time Records, a label born in Douala’s central prison that gives inmates a new lease on life.