With the Gumba Fire compilation, Soundway Records puts the light on the funky pop music scene of South Africa’s 1980s, widely known as bubblegum. Picture: Black Five Bubblegum music was born in 1980s black South Africa, from the […]
DJ, Producer and leader of the group ÌFÉ Otura Mun reshape 2017 Dancehall smash hit “Humbug Riddim” and blend it with his single ‘Umbo (Come Down)’. Photo by Vanessa Rodriguez You listen to it once, you […]
GECIN and NW from Parisian record label Sample Delivery drop us a Jamaica special mix that blend gems from different musical periods of the country of sound systems. Well before delivering house music via their […]
Our favorite basotho rapper Morena Leraba is back with a new collabo with Polish-Angolan duo Lua Preta to kick off a new year. Originally posted by Prospect If you don’t know Lua Preta yet, it consists of Mentalcut and Supa Gia G combining […]
PAM’s music critics share their nominations for the best Pan-African albums of the year. The list below is made up of personal favorites to the Pan African Music team, and is just a small roundup of […]
Trio Toto Bona Lokua works with animation director Katy Wang for ‘Ma Mama’, their current single lifted from forthcoming album Bondeko. A collaboration between Gerald Toto, Richard Bona and Lokua Kanza, Toto Bona Lokua have today […]
The Pan African Music team select their favorite 2017 reissues. Compilations, vinyl reissues and exclusive archive gems: a short focus on 25 timeless albums that made our year. Listen to selections from this list on […]
Seun Kuti and the Egypt 80, the legendary dance orchestra of Afrobeat, announces its fourth album, Black Times. The youngest son of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti will release his new album, Black Times, the 2nd March 2018 on great record label Strut. […]