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The 50 best albums of 2021
List / Guide
The 50 best albums of 2021

Listen in on 2021 with our pan-African selection from Cairo to Pretoria, Lagos to Nairobi, featuring the likes of Ayra Starr, Mdou Moctar, Focalistic, Nahawa Doumbia, and Kasai Allstars.

Stogie T, “preserving and thriving” in South African rap
Feature
Stogie T, “preserving and thriving” in South African rap

With almost 20 years in the game, Stogie T aka Tumi Molekane is a South African hip-hop pillar. PAM spoke to “The Poet MC” about his journey and next moves. 

Geneva’s Antigel festival is back on track
News
Geneva's Antigel festival is back on track

The annual event is known for quality shows held in places like swimming pools, hospitals or airports. It returns for three weeks with Little Simz, Le Juiice, Makala and others in January 2022.  Antigel Festival’s […]

Mankunku : “The Bellowing Bull” bellows again
Review
Mankunku : "The Bellowing Bull" bellows again

The label Mr Bongo has reissued a rare gem by the South African saxophonist Winston Monwabisi Ngozi aka Mankunku; a masterpiece of South African jazz recorded during Apartheid.

K.O.G. goes solo
News
K.O.G. goes solo

Never far away from Onipa and his other collective projects, vocalist Kweku Of Ghana announces his solo journey with a new album and “Shidaa”, an energised soukouss infused song. K.O.G. aka Kweku Of Ghana has […]

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The story of Salif Keita’s Soro
History
The story of Salif Keita’s Soro

In celebration of Salif Keita’s seminal album, Soro, via a conversation with it’s producer François Bréant.

Swordman Kitala, like a phoenix
News
Swordman Kitala, like a phoenix

After an extremely complicated period, Swordman Kitala joins forces with Moganjah to mark his return to the Kampala underground scene. Listen to “Back in di Yard” exclusively on PAM. In June 2020, British label Blip […]

The best Nigerian Afro-EDM
List / Guide
The best Nigerian Afro‑EDM

Modern Nigerian music is much more than Afrobeats, and the market’s continued boom has made space for DJs and producers who lean into the foreign influence of EDM and electronic music to create a wholly original Nigerian EDM scene.