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Headie One enlists Stormzy and Aj Tracey on “Ain’t It Different”
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Headie One enlists Stormzy and Aj Tracey on “Ain't It Different”

A follow-up to “Only You Freestyle” featuring hip hop icon Drake. Irving Adjei aka Headie One, is a British rapper and songwriter from Tottenham, North London. In 2018, he released his mixtape The One which […]

Fireboy DML’s album Apollo is ready for takeoff
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Fireboy DML's album Apollo is ready for takeoff

The Nigerian rookie who signed to YBNL, Olamide’s label, presents his second studio album which will be released on August 20th. With his youthful and fluid flow, Adedamola Adefolahan aka Fireboy DML returns to the […]

BŪJIN, poetry between Brazil and South Africa
Interview
BŪJIN, poetry between Brazil and South Africa

On her new single “SERGIO”, the Kenyan-South African BŪJIN draws a vivid satire of modern colonialism. She explains the metaphor in a nearly philosophical interview.  A versatile artist, Dani Kyengo takes advantage of her Kenyan […]

Zaza, the queen of improvisation in Comorian weddings
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Zaza, the queen of improvisation in Comorian weddings

The Secousse label puts the twarab singer back in the spotlight by releasing her track “Nduzangou”. Originally from Djoumoichongo, a town on the island of Grande Comore, Zaza Ali Mohammed aka Zaza and her long-time […]

Pop Smoke hosts Davido and Burna Boy on posthumous deluxe
Review
Pop Smoke hosts Davido and Burna Boy on posthumous deluxe

Pop Smoke’s posthumous deluxe, released on his 21st birthday, includes Nigerian superstars DaVido and Burna Boy, for a bittersweet international collaboration.

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Leo PaLayeng, memories of an elephant
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Leo PaLayeng, memories of an elephant

Ugandan producer and musician Leo PaLayeng has been electrifying the music of the Acholi people for 20 years now. PAM sat down with one of the precursors of the Acholitronix movement about his new album […]

Crazy Jazzmen of Africa: BYG and the 1969 Pan-African music festival in Algeria
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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 […]

African rap: 6 months and 20 music videos
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African rap: 6 months and 20 music videos

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