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Dope Saint Jude showcases her Higher Self
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Dope Saint Jude showcases her Higher Self

South African singer, songwriter and rapper Dope Saint Jude takes another leap in her music that’s pushing boundaries with epic sounds and biting lyrics on the release of her EP Higher Self.

Ecko Bazz: smuggling love into the apocalypse
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Ecko Bazz: smuggling love into the apocalypse

At Rewire’s eleventh festival edition in The Hague, PAM meets backstage with Ecko Bazz after an explosive performance to talk about love’s place in his earth-shattering music. Interview.

Ikoqwe: Batida and Ikonoklasta extraterrestrial hip-hop from Angolan iconoclasts
Interview
Ikoqwe: Batida and Ikonoklasta extraterrestrial hip‑hop from Angolan iconoclasts

PAM met Ikoqwe, an Angolan hip-hop duo made up of Pedro Coquenão and Luaty Beirão, off-stage at Rennes’ Transmusicales Festival for a cosmic detour discussing the essence of hip-hop, iconoclastic political activists and the reimagining Angolan sound samples.

PAM goes Off the Map in new docuseries
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PAM goes Off the Map in new docuseries

PAM is proud to present Off the Map, a collection of mini-docs that bring you into the lives of emerging artists from Kinshasa to Paris, Casablanca and Johannesburg.

Wally Badarou: Echoes (1984)
Review
Wally Badarou: Echoes (1984)

We dive into the French born Badarou’s most well known 1984 classic Echoes for a closer look at the sounds of Wally’s world.

Candido: Dancin’ & Prancin’ (1979)
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Candido’s Dancin’ & Prancin’

A look back at the bongo innovator and thousand finger man, Cándido Camero Guerra’s, 1979 Afro-Cuban disco masterpiece. Cándido Camero Guerra known simply as Candido is one of the pioneers of Afro-Cuban jazz and an […]

Rema’s “Alien” samples smooth jazz of Lonnie Linston Smith
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Rema’s “Alien” samples smooth jazz of Lonnie Linston Smith

The trap inspired track from Nigeria’s most exciting superstar finds its roots in a 20th century American jazz innovator. 

Women to listen to on March 8 (and every other day)
List / Guide
Women to listen to on March 8 (and every other day)

For this International Women’s Day, PAM has compiled a playlist in which African or Afro-descendant women are the central characters. It is meant as a tribute to women, their struggles, as well as their past and future victories.