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PAM Rewind: Cheetah’s world in 10 tracks
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PAM Rewind: Cheetah's world in 10 tracks

Every month Cortega picks a DJ or producer who puts Africa and its diaspora in the spotlight. Featuring an exclusive playlist of the 10 sounds that have shaped her musical universe.

Dope Saint Jude showcases her Higher Self
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Dope Saint Jude showcases her Higher Self

South African singer, songwriter and rapper Dope Saint Jude takes another leap in her music that’s pushing boundaries with epic sounds and biting lyrics on the release of her EP Higher Self.

Ecko Bazz: smuggling love into the apocalypse
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Ecko Bazz: smuggling love into the apocalypse

At Rewire’s eleventh festival edition in The Hague, PAM meets backstage with Ecko Bazz after an explosive performance to talk about love’s place in his earth-shattering music. Interview.

Ohms Law Montana, championing youth change in Mombasa
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Ohms Law Montana, championing youth change in Mombasa

For a long time, Nairobi has been in the spotlight with its rapidly growing music scene. The world got a sneak peek of the country’s scene from legendary Nairobi drill artists Buruklyn Boyz in “BBC” […]

WurlD at the crest of self expression
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WurlD at the crest of self expression

A one-time outsider takes center stage as WurlD releases his latest album My WurlD With U solidifying his rank as a hitmaker and experimenter.

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Ikoqwe: Batida and Ikonoklasta extraterrestrial hip-hop from Angolan iconoclasts
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Ikoqwe: Batida and Ikonoklasta extraterrestrial hip‑hop from Angolan iconoclasts

PAM met Ikoqwe, an Angolan hip-hop duo made up of Pedro Coquenão and Luaty Beirão, off-stage at Rennes’ Transmusicales Festival for a cosmic detour discussing the essence of hip-hop, iconoclastic political activists and the reimagining Angolan sound samples.

PAM revisits Papa Wemba’s Le Voyageur
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PAM revisits Papa Wemba’s Le Voyageur

For the third and final in our series on classic albums recorded in Paris in the eighties and nineties during the first coming of “world music” we consider Le Voyageur by Papa Wemba.

Introducing Hazem B, the latest addition to French-Tunisian label Shouka
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Introducing Hazem B, the latest addition to French‑Tunisian label Shouka

Wielding the influences of the mythical duo Bargou08, the traditional gasba or the powerful Techno culture that rages in the clubs around Tunis, the producer Hazem B, newly signed to Shouka, brings us his new […]

Polyswitch goes intergalactic with debut album Praise The Sun
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Polyswitch goes intergalactic with debut album Praise The Sun

After a run of singles and EPs, Morocco’s Polyswitch graduates into full-length 13-track format. With Praise The Sun – his debut album – he takes his signature synth-based sound deeper into the universe and indeed […]

PAM presents: Molotof, plugged-in to Cairo’s flame
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PAM presents: Molotof, plugged‑in to Cairo’s flame

In Cairo, between post-revolutionary disillusionment and the unbridled creativity of its music scene, young electronic producer Molotof tells his story.

The best Nigerian songs of 2022 so far (Q1)
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The best Nigerian songs of 2022 so far (Q1)

PAM brings you the latest hits from Nigerian music, from Afrobeats and Afropop to superstars and up-and-comers. Dive into the hottest records to drop in Nigeria in 2022 so far.