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DJ Boboss and the mad mix of DIY electronics
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DJ Boboss and the mad mix of DIY electronics

The Kenyan artist forced his way into DJing by inventing his own decks. Meet DJ Boboss, an electric character and self-taught electrician.

PAM Meets Joshua Baraka
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PAM Meets Joshua Baraka

From rooftops and studios to the streets of Kampala, PAM met with rising Ugandan pop star Joshua Baraka to learn about the artist behind the hits.

PAM Meets Jupiter & Okwess at Coachella
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PAM Meets Jupiter & Okwess at Coachella

PAM followed Jupiter & Okwess on their American tour this summer, which included a stop at Coachella, one of the most prestigious music festivals in the USA.

PAM presents new film: Tiken Jah, the descendant of Fakoly
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PAM presents: Tiken Jah, the descendant of Fakoly

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.

PAM Meets: Queen Asher & Rehema Tajiri at La Magnifique Society
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PAM Meets: Queen Asher & Rehema Tajiri at La Magnifique Society

Director Marion Desmerat follows the singeli mother-daughter duo Queen Asher and Rehema Tajiri throughout the Magnifique Society Festival in Reims for a look inside the feminine energy of Tanzania’s fastest club music.

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PAM presents a new film: Lucas Santtana, paradise (it’s already here)
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PAM presents a new film: Lucas Santtana, paradise (it’s already here)

In an emotional trip to the artist’s homeland, Brazilian singer Lucas Santtana explores the history of carnival’s Bloco Afros, the condition of Brazilian Black and indigenous population and the region’s candomblé spiritual fusion on the eve of the country’s historic elections.

PAM presents:  Ghassan el Hakim and the Kabareh Cheikhats
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PAM presents: Ghassan el Hakim and the Kabareh Cheikhats

This new episode in our Off the Map series takes you to Casablanca, behind the scenes of a musical theater company. Directed by Ghassan el Hakim, the film pays tribute to the sheikhats, popular singers of the past who practiced the Aita song.

Stambeli, the spirits’ last dance: a PAM original documentary
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Stambeli, the spirits’ last dance: a PAM original documentary

Discover this three-part documentary series that pays tribute to a Tunisian ritual where music, dance and trance combine to liberate bodies and minds, tracing its traditional origins to sub-Saharan Africa and reinvented by a young guard of electronic musicians.

PAM Meets Ary Kueka: the island melodies of Santo Antão
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PAM Meets Ary Kueka: the island melodies of Santo Antão

With Cape Verde’s 2023 Atlantic Music Expo in full swing, PAM takes you back to meet a thoughtful and endearing man, a poet and musician, who took us on a journey to his island, Santo Antão.

PAM Meets Astan Ka: bridging the gap
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PAM Meets Astan Ka: bridging the gap

Director Marion Desmaret captured the work and residency of multi-disciplinary artist Astan Ka during the Afropollination residency program in Hamburg on a fishing vessel turned cultural venue, the MS Stubnitz. 

PAM presents Tonjela: the sound of an era
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PAM presents Tonjela: the soundtrack of an era

Tonjela, filmed and directed by Arthur Larie, takes us to Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, to the shop of Abdulsalam El Haj. In the heart of the Omdurman souk, the cassette collector has taken on the mission of saving the Sudanese musical heritage, at a time when the physical work is dying.