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Long live gengetone, a new generation claims the throne
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Long live gengetone, a new generation claims the throne

While some Nairobi residents think drill has overshadowed the gengetone movement, a new school creatives are using storytelling and social engagement to keep the hypnotic dancehall hybrid alive.

Silent Noise and the sensual intimacy of maryyx2’s Lagos
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Silent Noise and the sensual intimacy of maryyx2’s Lagos

maryyx2 provides an alternative perspective of Lagos in Silent Noise, a digital and provocative window in which the intimate and chaotic clash with worlds often unseen. 

Vigro Deep and amapiano’s bigger picture
Interview
Vigro Deep and amapiano’s bigger picture

Infusing his sound with techno, house or rave, the 21 year-old producer wants to see the South African genre sit side by side with any dance music. In the middle of his European tour, PAM interviewed Vigro Deep.

Ernesto Djédjé : king of ziglibithy, father of the ziglibithiens
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Ernesto Djédjé : king of ziglibithy, father of the ziglibithiens

Analog Africa reissues a selection of tracks by Ernesto Djédjé, hero of the Ivorian musical epic whose modern rise caused a sensation well beyond his country. Passed on far too early, Ernesto embodied the fusion of soul, funk, and the traditions of his beloved region.

Hagan, fishing for Textures in Ghana
Interview
Hagan, fishing for Textures in Ghana

PAM meets Hagan, a producer casting a net wide into the pan-African soundspace for a cinematic and club-ready album, Textures, created between trips to Ghana.

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The best Nigerian songs of 2022 so far (Q3)
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The best Nigerian songs of 2022 so far (Q3)

PAM brings you the latest hits in Nigerian music, from Afrobeats and Afropop to superstars and up-and-comers. Dive into 2022’s hottest new Nigerian records.

Rap: 10 tracks and a tour of Africa (Q3 2022)
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Rap: 10 tracks and a tour of Africa (Q3 2022)

​​From Mali to Nigeria, passing by Ivory Coast, Tunisia and Senegal, PAM presents a selection of 10 tracks that have lit the African rap planet on fire for the third quarter of 2022.

Oxlade on the verge of global acclaim
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Oxlade on the verge of global acclaim

The Nigerian falsetto singer has taken his signature voice from obscurity to international stardom with a slim string of tracks. PAM interviews the young artist to break down his success.

PAM presents: Eesah Yasuke, the Samurai from Roubaix
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PAM presents: Eesah Yasuke, the Samurai from Roubaix

From fractured lives to resilience, Eesah Yasuke, a steady rapper from Roubaix, tells her story in a new PAM documentary, by Narjes Bahhar.

The best afro club tracks of the season
List / Guide
The best afro club tracks of the season

This is it, the journalistic extension of our afro + club playlist is now a monthly series. A rendezvous not to be missed for DJs, clubbers and lovers of dancefloor sounds impregnated with the culture of the continent and its diaspora.

Tuning in to Nyege Nyege 2022
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Tuning in to Nyege Nyege 2022

PAM is on the ground at Nyege Nyege 2022 to give you the play-by-play on the world’s wildest party. Get deeper with more live glitter and chaos on Instagram and Facebook.