To avoid falling into back-to-school hopelessness, PAM offers you a list of the best music videos of summer 2021, to keep the same energy at the office as at the club.

This summer the boss of the Heavenly Sweetness label shares some of the treasures of his record collection with us.

The Mexican DJ and producer Pambulo has released Kabalagalaxy, a debut EP on the Mexican-Ugandan label Makabila Umoja, which deploys a danceable electronic mix built on sounds from both worlds. Read the interview and listen to an exclusive DJ set.

This week, as part of PAM’s Records of the Summer series, we’re off to Africa with a selection of Afro-funk LPs.

Ayra Starr talks about the release of her debut album 19 & Dangerous, a project imbued with an eager sense of youth, the collage of internet culture, and the empowerment that comes from music and its icons.

Since 2015, the label Basy Tropikalne has been acting as an anchor for Latin and African electronic music in Poland. Its founder, Mikołaj Kierski, sat down for an interview with PAM on his visit to our Sound System Radio Show.

Each summer, we take a moment to reflect on the music of the French West Indies.

This week in the summer records series, we return to the East of the African continent, Ethiopia. Francis Falceto created the wondering series “Ethiopiques,” which allows us to rediscover the golden age of Ethiopian music and discover new treasures.

This summer the boss of the Heavenly Sweetness label shares some of the treasures of his record collection with us. Dive into reggae music featuring Bob Marley, Ken Boothe, Hugh Mundell and more.

The young South African DJ, producer, and creator of 2020’s biggest hit “Jerusalema,” Master KG, talks about his newfound success, humble beginnings, and the road ahead…

They say Kenyan music clutches at straws for identity; that it’s a concoction of various sounds, difficult to classify under a singular umbrella. In fact, maybe that’s the beauty of it. The first half of the year has seen some exciting collaborations emerging in the Kenyan urban music scene, featuring Rhumba, Afropop, Trap and Gengetone, from seasoned acts to new entrants. Here is a glimpse at what’s constituting the playlist of Kenya’s listeners.