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DJ Cuppy breaks down Africa Now
Interview
DJ Cuppy breaks down Africa Now

Nigeria’s foremost female DJ talks to PAM about her partnership with Apple Music as host and DJ of the recently launched Africa Now program, bringing Africa’s best and brightest to the world. The formidable DJ […]

Crazy Jazzmen of Africa: BYG and the 1969 Pan-African music festival in Algeria
Feature
Crazy Jazzmen of Africa: BYG and the 1969 Pan‑African music festival in Algeria

Episode 3: BYG Records, an adventurous label, released a series of albums in the autumn of 1969 which became legendary when they invited the cream of American free jazz back from the Pan-African Festival in […]

Beating Heart, back to the future
Focus Label
Beating Heart, back to the future

Tracey accumulated 35,000 recordings from the 1920s to the 1970s which were recorded in 18 different countries and across 250 ethnic groups. Chris Pedley and Oliver Moira helped local contemporary producers tap into this incredible […]

Zara McFarlane regains consciousness in Jamaica
Feature
Zara McFarlane regains consciousness in Jamaica

The London-born singer’s new album, Songs of an Unknown Tongue, is the outcome of a journey back into her ancestral homeland of Jamaica, where she regained her roots, confirming her dazzling career on her fourth […]

From Franck Descollonges’ record collection
List / Guide
From Franck Descollonges’ record collection

This summer the boss of the label Heavenly Sweetness shares with us some of the treasures of his record collection. Read and listen with abandon! Today, the Brazilian Marcos Valle. Hello all, I’m delighted to […]

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African rap: 6 months and 20 music videos
List / Guide
African rap: 6 months and 20 music videos

We picked out some of our favourite music videos from the first half of 2020.

The planets have aligned for Foreigner and the Moonshine collective
Feature
The planets have aligned for Foreigner and the Moonshine collective

In L.A. and Montreal, events organised by Foreigner and the Moonshine collective are a concentration of African-Caribbean cultural celebration.

Asapolis and his journey of “musical and cultural richness”
Interview
Asapolis and his journey of "musical and cultural richness"

The young and talented Asapolis, based in Nigeria, grew up in an environment where music had a predominant place in his everyday life. Strongly influenced by the Congolese rumba, Asapolis answered a few questions for […]

The 10 best Nigerian music videos of 2020 so far
List / Guide
The 10 best Nigerian music videos of 2020 so far

Here are our favorite Nigerian videos from these six months, featuring the best directors and musicians across the industry.

Electronic music you should buy on Bandcamp today
List / Guide
Electronic music you should buy on Bandcamp today

Today Bandcamp waived their revenue share in order to help artists and labels impacted by the pandemic.

J.Derobie, a Ghanaian dancehall story
Profiles
J.Derobie, a Ghanaian dancehall story

PAM met with Ghana’s new dancehall sensation, who just unveiled his first project Nungua Diaries.