Researcher and historian Hannah Elsisi offers a decolonial vision of musical creation that is hybrid, subterranean, and mixed-race via Chromesthesia.

Meet Khalil Epi, a Tunisian electronic producer on a mission to weave a thread through traditional music, pop, European club and North African art music.

Nomadic, polymorphic and transversal, the genesis of the +250 is akin to the development of a perennial rhizome. A rhizome so dear to Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari who, nearly fifty years ago in Mille […]

Waists thrust at everything, pounding, shaking, and sending up billowing clouds of dust. Far from the city, particles fly in every chaotic direction as hands and feet beat at the earth. At the Balani Show, […]

For ACCES 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda, PAM will be presenting its Rap in Kigali project with a photo exhibition, panel discussion, and live music showcase.

In Ivory Coast, plastic sandals known as “lêkê” have become emblems of popular culture worn by everyone from DJ Arafat to Eritrean freedom fighters.

Dive into the rich yet little-known history of music in the Central African Republic. From the Congolese inspired independence music of the 1960s, the Bokassa era sounds of Formidable Muziki.

PAM spoke with Yamê about the rapper-singer-melodist’s meteoric rise and his knack for lofty melodies and heartfelt punchlines.

Deena Abdelwahed speaks about her passion for sound abstraction and freedom to create without having to claim her identity on latest album, Jbal Rrsas.

Ten years after her death, legendary Tanzanian Taarab figure Bi Kidude continues to inspire younger generations.

Nyokabi Kariũki’s explorations span genres, from classical contemporary to experimental electronic music, sound art, pop, film, and African musical traditions.