PAM takes you to Zanzibar where taarab, the musical gemstone of the archipelago’s history, is seeking a way to exist between tourist towns, political allegiances, and the onslaught of urban music.
PAM takes you to Zanzibar where taarab, the musical gemstone of the archipelago’s history, is seeking a way to exist between tourist towns, political allegiances, and the onslaught of urban music.
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.
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, […]
In Ivory Coast, plastic sandals known as “lêkê” have become emblems of popular culture worn by everyone from DJ Arafat to Eritrean freedom fighters.
Ten years after her death, legendary Tanzanian Taarab figure Bi Kidude continues to inspire younger generations.
PAM followed Jupiter & Okwess on their American tour this summer, which included a stop at Coachella, one of the most prestigious music festivals in the USA.
PAM’s latest documentary stars one of Africa’s reggae heroes. 30 years after his first album, the Fakoly descendant opens the doors of his club in Bamako, and his countryside farm for an alternative look at the legendary reggaeman.
Founded by Donia Shohdy, JellyZone is a party series at the core of Cairo’s underground music scene, curating an experimental space for the future of Egyptian music.
PAM caught up with Balimaya founder Yahael Camara Onono in Dakar, during their first African concert, following the release of the 13-piece London ensemble’s second album, When The Dust Settles.
PAM spoke with the members of IzangoMa about their ecstatic debut, Ngo Ma, a testament to the divine feminine, a reimagining of heritage in a new era of digital creation and a symbol of the explosive creativity of Pretoria’s new jazz scene.
This new episode in our Off the Map series takes you to Casablanca, behind the scenes of a musical theater company. Directed by Ghassan el Hakim, the film pays tribute to the sheikhats, popular singers of the past who practiced the Aita song.