Zimbabwe born rap innovator talks about the SoundCloud rap era, embracing the dark side, her matrilineal clairvoyance and new album, Sweet Justice.
Dive into the rise of audiocassettes and working class music, a combination that outsold any other music genre in 1970s Egypt through the likes of Ahmed Adaweya and Sheikh Imam.
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.
Dive into the October selection, marked by ODUMODUBLVCK’s Igbo rap, British-Ghanaian collective ONIPA’s come back, and Vanyfox’s infectious batida EP.
Xica da Silva, a figure of Brazilian black history, has transcended history to become a symbol. Since the 1960s, she continues to resurface in carnivals, films and songs. Discover the life, myth and legend of one of Brazil’s oldest black icons.
On August 6th, 2011, a few months after the end of a violent post-electoral crisis, Abidjan’s new government demolished the Rue Princesse on the grounds that it had become unsanitary, crippled with prostitution, drug trafficking […]
In the early 20th century, when port cities in West Africa thrived, a new indigenous style of music known as palm wine music emerged from the waters. What started out as a form of entertainment […]
The Brazilian producer’s new album, highlights the rave imbued, hallucinogenic ambience of contemporary baile funk from São Paulo. Meet the funk “sorcerer” guiding the favela sound.
The artist, who describes himself as a “fighter” in the service of his culture, the Bédik people, a little-known ethnic group from southern Senegal whose language and culture are threatened with extinction.
The Nigerian music scene keeps buzzing with stunning releases. PAM presents you the latest hits from Street-Pop and Afrobeats to superstars and up-and-comers.
As we head back to school in 2023, get your energy up with Deena Abdelwahed’s post-club music, AUNTY RAYZOR’s incendiary flow and Yussef Dayes’ contagious groove.