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Beja Power! and the ancient rhythms of Noori & His Dorpa Band
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Beja Power! and the ancient rhythms of Noori & His Dorpa Band

Anchored in the ancient and troubled history of the Beja people, Noori and His Dorpa Band use the Beja’s unknown melodies as an act of resistance for the historically marginalized group of Sudan’s Eastern Desert. 

GuiltyBeatz, Ghana’s artist-producer with a kick
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GuiltyBeatz, Ghana's artist‑producer with a kick

Coming off his Boiler Room Festival set in Amsterdam, GuiltyBeatz talks about his work as an artist-producer that is pushing the club boundaries of his home in Ghana and abroad. 

Scratchclart and the mechanics of gqom vs grime
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Scratchclart and the mechanics of gqom vs grime

PAM sat down with Scratcha DVA aka Scratchclart aka Scratcha before his b2b with Durban native Menzi for the first edition of Boiler Room fest to talk about the outsider essence of the gqom, grime connection. 

Somadina and the sweet danger of the heavenly undeniable
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Somadina and the sweet danger of the heavenly undeniable

Nigerian artist Somadina builds on her panoply of experience for a debut that includes Nollywood punk, afro-psychedelic future nostalgia, indie rock and an alternative spirit that’s both wild and weird, sweet and dangerous. 

Lamin Fofana, organizing sound for ambient meanings
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Lamin Fofana, organizing sound for ambient meanings

Sierra Leone born musician and sound designer talks about the nature of his free-formed projects, informed by his changing environment and evolving worldview and culminating in his latest work, Here Lies Universality.

Kanazoé Orkestra, balafon to the world
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Kanazoé Orkestra, balafon to the world

Led by master griot Seydou Diabate, the Kanazoé Orkestra blends traditional balafon music with a cosmopolitan collection of musicians and sounds to bring the instrument to a new world of listeners.

Crashing into Nigeria’s cruise beat generation
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Crashing into Nigeria’s cruise beat generation

Cruise beats is the new hyper-fast sound popping off in Lagos outskirts, going viral on TikTok with cheeky voice samples and providing the soundtrack to apartment parties and legwork dancers hunting for more bpms.

Silent Noise and the sensual intimacy of maryyx2’s Lagos
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Silent Noise and the sensual intimacy of maryyx2’s Lagos

maryyx2 provides an alternative perspective of Lagos in Silent Noise, a digital and provocative window in which the intimate and chaotic clash with worlds often unseen.