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Paris c’est l’Afrique: the many ways of mbalax (episode 2)
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Paris c’est l’Afrique: the many ways of mbalax (episode 2)

PAM is pleased to present a new episode from the Paris c’est L’Afrique series (dir. Philippe Conrath, 1989) on our YouTube channel. Youssou N’Dour, Xalam, Touré Kunda, Doudou N’Diaye Rose, Omar Pène… from Dakar to Paris, they […]

Lee Scratch Perry: Rainford, the New Testament of Dali dub
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Lee Scratch Perry: Rainford, the New Testament of Dali dub

Photos credit: Daniel Oduntan / permission of the artist Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry has released Rainford with Adrian Sherwood, boss of the legendary English label On-U-Sound. At 83, the Jamaican wizard is finally – without folklore […]

Top 5 Burna Boy anthems
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Top 5 Burna Boy anthems

Songs which, in its moments of freshness and clout, captured the world of its inhabitants. Both 2018 and 2019 has belonged to Burna Boy. The afrofusion artiste, born in July 1991, is a ferocious talent. As many […]

Funbi, between music and society
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Funbi, between music and society

Funbi’s music is the expression of his environment, emotions and social backgrounds, it is deeper than just lyrics. Funbi’s debut EP, Serenade is an unconventional and brilliant coupe to the mainstream sounds in Nigeria. He closed 2018 with […]

Touré Kunda’s debut album getting reissued
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Touré Kunda's debut album getting reissued

Sixu Tidiane Touré and Ismail Touré’s Mandinka Dong LP is coming out on September 16 via Secousse and Hot Mule Records. Crédit photo : Audran Sarzier Released in 1979, self-financed by loans from friends and allies, […]

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A brief history of the Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale beef
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A brief history of the Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale beef

For many years now, two of Ghana’s biggest dancehall musicians have been at each other’s throats. We investigate the incidents that have shaped this as the back and forth draws to a full circle.  At […]

Ernest Ranglin’s reggae-disco album reissued for the first time
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Ernest Ranglin's reggae‑disco album reissued for the first time

Photo credit: Raymond Young A 6 track mini-album with the collaboration of Noel Williams aka King Sporty, best-known for his role as a co-writer on Marley’s classic “Buffalo Soldier.” In a career spanning over 50 […]

When Africans sing of Africa, an introduction
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When Africans sing of Africa, an introduction

Pour démarrer en beauté, voici une toute première sélection où soufflent les vents d’Afrique.