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PAM Club: a 100% vinyl mix under the direction of I.O.T Records
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PAM Club: a 100% vinyl mix under the direction of I.O.T Records

Hip-hop, vinyls and the South African scene: for the new episode of PAM Club, we called on Aymeric Genty, the boss of the amazing label I.O.T. Records, from Marseille, France. “Mix necessarily rhymes with vinyl […]

“In search of pop, and it’s disappearance”
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“In search of pop, and it’s disappearance”

After a first release in 2019 entitled “Cipher” which took codes and data encryption is its theme, the latest compilation from the label C.A.N.V.A.S. brings together a range of musicians, this time taking on the theme […]

Stambeli: the last dance with the spirits
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Stambeli: the last dance with the spirits

A pantheon of spirits born in sub-Saharan Africa; ceremonies held behind closed doors; and therapy through music… For centuries, the stambeli has brought vibrations to Tunisia, through a ritual that heals and delivers. It’s time to get possesed!

Moonshine sending vibes at Nyege Nyege digital festival edition
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Moonshine sending vibes at Nyege Nyege digital festival edition

As free ambassadors to the Afro-world diaspora, the Moonshine collective was Montreal’s representative at the digital edition of Nyege Nyege 2020. “If there’s one event in the world we’d like to play in, it’s the […]

Pa Salieu: the crowning glory of Coventry
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Pa Salieu: the crowning glory of Coventry

From his first forays into freestyling, his hit ‘Frontlines’ written in twenty minutes, close shaves with death and being in the studio with FKA Twigs…with Send Them to Coventry, Pa Salieu comes through with all that was promised with his wild debut. From now on the new English rap scene is his. Let’s meet him.

Roger Ballen’s naked lunch
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Roger Ballen's naked lunch

Until early next year, the South African photography behemoth will be cast under the spotlight at the Halle Saint Pierre, the Mecca of Art Brut in Paris. This allowed PAM the opportunity to chat with the artist about his new projects. Be warned however; there are a lot of them to take in.

Stop everything! Ammar 808 has just released a new album
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Stop everything! Ammar 808 has just released a new album

Awaited by many, producer Sofyann Ben Youssef – armed with his subsonic project Ammar 808 – is back with Global Control / Invisible Invasion, a new album recorded in Chennai, capital of the Indian southern state of […]

By the neighborhood and for the neighborhood: the Wakaliwood phenomenon
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By the neighborhood and for the neighborhood: the Wakaliwood phenomenon

In the Ugandan slums of Wakalinga, a self-taught movie director and his assistant from New York are proceeding to rip up the action film rulebook written by North America and Hong Kong. PAM meets with the pair to find out more.