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Polyswitch goes intergalactic with debut album Praise The Sun
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Polyswitch goes intergalactic with debut album Praise The Sun

After a run of singles and EPs, Morocco’s Polyswitch graduates into full-length 13-track format. With Praise The Sun – his debut album – he takes his signature synth-based sound deeper into the universe and indeed […]

Sun Ra Arkestra meets Salah Ragab and the Cairo Jazz Band in new reissue
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Sun Ra Arkestra meets Salah Ragab and the Cairo Jazz Band in new reissue

Strut Records presents the final installment in their series of Sun Ra reissues with this new project recorded in Egypt in 1983.  Egyption percussionist Salah Ragab’s first interaction with Sun Ra was at a concert […]

Miles Davis: a sun’s path in 100 tracks and 5 stops
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Miles Davis: a sun’s path in 100 tracks and 5 stops

Thirty years ago, music giant Miles Davis passed away in California. In partnership with Getup, PAM looks back – in 5 steps and as many playlists – on the journey of a revolutionary.

Niariu releases “Sun,” a track about love’s pitfalls
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Niariu releases "Sun," a track about love’s pitfalls

Niariu offers a sociological reflection on romance in the early 21st century, filled with her own desires and uncertainties. “Sun” is the first single from her debut EP, Story of a Sad Mermaid. In the […]

After the sun of independence come the rains
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After the sun of independence come the rains

Ghana opened the floodgates to independence, but the storm clouds soon formed over Kwame Nkrumah’s head, caught in the net of the Cold War. Music, as always, accompanies these events. Ghana Freedom (4/5)

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Arkestra, Sun Ra’s whirlwind is still here
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Arkestra, Sun Ra's whirlwind is still here

The orchestra founded by Sun Ra is releasing a new album, Swirling, which perpetuates the brilliant creativity of the free Pharaoh. Patriarch Marshall Allen and his friend Knoel Scott share this vibrant and persistent legacy with PAM.

Sun-El Musician announces album influenced by both tradition and futurism
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Sun‑El Musician announces album influenced by both tradition and futurism

The South African producer announces next album To the World & Beyond for December 4 via his own label El-World. It’s a project with fascinating duel aesthetics, both traditional and futuristic. Passionate about house music, […]

Sun Xa Experiment reveals album of ancestral healing
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Sun Xa Experiment reveals album of ancestral healing

The group from South Africa takes us to a spiritual universe, offering ancestral healing powers and championing a universal sound by merging kwaito, rock, gqom and jazz… The group Sun Xa Experiment was born in […]