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“Lêkê”, music in sandals
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“Lêkê”, music in sandals

In Ivory Coast, plastic sandals known as “lêkê” have become emblems of popular culture worn by everyone from DJ Arafat to Eritrean freedom fighters.

PAM Club: Bab and KasbaH, celebrating Maghreb
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PAM Club: Bab and KasbaH, celebrating Maghreb

Through their Musique de fête project, the Bab and Kasbah duo reconcile club culture and traditional oriental music. They leave us this PAM Club as an invitation to their next parties! After several years spent […]

Coco Em on music and mobility for African artists
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Coco Em on music and mobility for African artists

After missing her dream show in Cape Verde, Coco Em reflects on her experience and denounces the difficulties faced by African artists on the international scene.

HHY & The Kampala Unit, beyond flesh and electricity
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HHY & The Kampala Unit, beyond flesh and electricity

PAM spoke with HHY & The Kampala Unit backstage at the Banlieues Bleus Festival to decrypt that which cannot be known about the mutant sounds and eclectic vibrations of the Nyege Nyege powered collective.

PAM Club: Hypnotic road trip with Stranger Souma
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PAM Club: Hypnotic road trip with Stranger Souma

This week, PAM welcomes Stranger Souma, for a sonic road trip from Morocco to South Africa, passing by Egypt, between organic ambient and hypnotic techno.

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Sonic Futures: Felukah on Arabfuturism
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Sonic Futures: Felukah on Arabfuturism

The Egyptian songstress invites PAM on her sailboat towards the future.

Ezra Collective, Afrobeat and Fela Kuti’s legacy
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Ezra Collective, Afrobeat and Fela Kuti’s legacy

PAM spoke with Femi Koleoso, drummer and leader of the Afro-fusion quintet, Ezra Collective, to talk about Afrobeat, the group’s authentic mission and fusing Fela’s sound with the modern world. 

Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu and Jive Connection see Face To Face on upcoming reissue
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Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu and Jive Connection see Face To Face on upcoming reissue

The Face To Face project, a rare recording of the magical encounter between Sotho folk singers and Swedish collective, is brought back to life by Strut Records. Out January 27th.