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Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau celebrated on Bandé-Gamboa’s debut album, Horizonte
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Cape Verde and Guinea‑Bissau celebrated on Bandé‑Gamboa's debut album, Horizonte

The result of a collaboration between Guts, Francisco Sousa and the Heavenly Sweetness label, the Bandé Gamboa project is the symbol of the musical encounter between Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau, the time of a cover […]

The rising producer Kilamanzego offers futuristic African takes on bass music
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The rising producer Kilamanzego offers futuristic African takes on bass music

Born in the Bronx from Ghanaian parents, Kilamanzego comes to the forefront of the scene with These Roots Are on Fire, a promising and incredibly stimulating first EP. PAM spoke with the artist to better understand her […]

South-African artist Menzi explores a new facet of the Gqom
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South‑African artist Menzi explores a new facet of the Gqom

Pioneer of the Gqom movement, the South African DJ and producer Menzi makes his debut on the Hakuna Kulala label. 27 Year old Menzi Shabane from the Umlazi township of Durban South Africa was one of […]

Ghanaian band Edikanfo’s unique album reissued for the first time on Glitterbeat Records
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Ghanaian band Edikanfo's unique album reissued for the first time on Glitterbeat Records

  Almost 40 years after its initial release, Glitterbeat reissued for the first time the debut album of the Ghanaian band Edikanfo. Originally released on the London-based label E.G. Records, The pace Setters is now seen as a classic. […]

BBE revives legendary Tabansi Records
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BBE revives legendary Tabansi Records

British label BBE has embarked upon a titanic mission to reissue part of the Nigerian label Tabansi’s back catalogue. PAM met with journalist John Armstrong and the label’s boss, Joe Tabansi, to piece together this […]

Blue, the introspective hip hop abstract by South African Buli
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Blue, the introspective hip hop abstract by South African Buli

On his new album Blue, the South African Buli presents an ethereal electronic music, between abstract hip-hop and bass music. Discussion with the interested party. Photo credit: Anthony Bila “It all started when I heard […]

Afro-colombian songs from the Pacific coast collected on new compilation
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Afro‑colombian songs from the Pacific coast collected on new compilation

As its name suggests, the compilation Guasa, Cununo Y Marimba: Afro-Colombian Music From The Pacific Coast, focuses on the cultural richness of a part of Colombia that is largely imbued with African music. For 17 […]

Nazar, postwar kuduro
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Nazar, postwar kuduro

The idea for Nazar’s first album Guerrilla came during his time in war-torn Angola. PAM reads between the lines of this work of experimental kuduro music, with its creator’s assistance.   ‘Rough Kuduro’. This is Nazar’s […]