Whatever its shape, the flute stands firmly rooted in most African music. This is an insight into the role of the instrument, with a focus on the musicians who made it famous and those who place it in the spotlight today.
Awaited by many, producer Sofyann Ben Youssef – armed with his subsonic project Ammar 808 – is back with Global Control / Invisible Invasion, a new album recorded in Chennai, capital of the Indian southern state of […]
Franco, Tabu Ley, Makeba, Abeti… they all were recorded during these three crazy nights that announced the famous Ali vs Foreman boxing fight. Back to Kinshasa, Zaire, 1974.
Ten years on from the album’s initial release, Heavenly Sweetness have reissued a vinyl release of the record that turned the late Burkinabé singer famous, who passed away in 2015.
Producteurs, DJ et graphistes, Rafael Pereira et Felipe Salmón revendiquent depuis dix ans une musique de sang-mêlé, jouissant du riche héritage musical du Pérou, sous le nom de Dengue Dengue Dengue.
Having been around since 2014, this Cameroonian rapper is hardly a novice. After numerous great singles, he is finally releasing his first EP entitled “Cam No Go”.
In the second and final part of our introduction to Moorish music, PAM takes a look at how the Moorish sound evolved from the days of colonization.
Considered by many as the godfathers of modern music in Uganda, The Cranes reunited after a 44-year hiatus for a history-making concert at the Nyege Nyege Festival. PAM revisits the band’s musical fortunes, closely tied with the nation’s political history – for better or for worse.
Moorish music stands at the crossroads of multiple influences – Sub-Saharan, North African, Middle Eastern and European. It’s a highly sophisticated sound that prides itself in being wholly unique and original.
The most celebrated Afro-Pop Group and East-Africa’s leading music ambassadors, Sauti Sol, curated a virtual experience for the launch of their fourth studio album, Midnight Train, with a record breaking worth of 2 stadia viewers tuning in.
In the Ugandan slums of Wakalinga, a self-taught movie director and his assistant from New York are proceeding to rip up the action film rulebook written by North America and Hong Kong. PAM meets with the pair to find out more.