Poté, a Londoner born in Saint Lucia, releases a new EP where house flirts with nu-soul and African rhythms. PAM spoke with the young man who is discreet as he is talented. It’s been about […]
Joseph Shabalala, leader of the world-renowned, multiple Grammy Award-winning group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, has transitioned. Though there is yet to be an official confirmation of the cause of death from his family, the elder had […]
Once a week during Black History Month, PAM will be bringing you emblematic pieces of music from Black American artists that reflect the country’s history. Photo: Cassius Clay & Sam Cooke en studio, 1963 (DR) When […]
In Africa, metal has caught on and brought new bands to the foreground, offering an original take on the genre which blends with African heritage. In West Africa, the Togolese group Arka’n is one of […]
Each year on the 1st of February, Black History Month begins in the United States. A month dedicated to African-American history and the African diaspora. This February, PAM revisits a few moments of its history […]
Gqom Oh! label dedicates its 11th release to young South African producer Citizen Boy with 13 tracks produced between 2013 and 2019. The Mafia Boyz’s cofounder answers our questions. Using the word “retrospective” for such […]
PAM sits down with Juba, DJ and documentarian of “Assurance” diving into the plights and lives of female DJs in Nigeria. Nigeria’s musical influence has been growing steadily throughout the decade and in places like […]
If the afrobeats phenomenon is spreading extensively in the West African music industry, some artists have chosen to offer something different. Gafacci, Ghanaian producer, is part of the package. His music, asokpor, is an explosive […]
Releasing their second album of the year, Show Dem Camp’s The Palmwine Express is a creative mix of hip-hop, juju, R&B, pop and Nigeria’s historic palm-wine music featuring Tems, Nonso, Burna Boy and more. Show […]
2020 is here. An occasion for PAM to revisit the last decade’s best albums. From 2010 to 2019, here are our 80 essential albums of the decade. It was abundantly clear at the top of […]
A rundown of the most notable South African hip hop releases from 2019. South African hip hop went through a dip in 2018, creatively speaking. While there were a fair amount of releases — Nasty […]