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Busi Mhlongo, South Africa’s urban punk king
Feature
Busi Mhlongo, South Africa’s urban punk king

Writing about Busi Mhlongo is quite an emotional task and it’s this constant negotiation between language’s failure and the most optimistic part of me that absolutely needs to deliver the truth about Mhlongo’s importance in […]

Miriam Makeba, and the fight goes on
Profiles
Miriam Makeba, and the fight goes on

90 years ago, the South African singer, who was to become “Mama Africa”, a Pan-African heroine, was born. The life of a woman who thought that the fight should never end.

Alai K explores East-African techno ahead of debut album
News
Alai K explores East‑African techno ahead of debut album

The “musical witch doctor” drops “We Ukipita”, a second single to his upcoming red hot debut album Kila Mara.   A Kenyan born and Berlin based percussionist, vocalist, DJ and producer, Alai K is notorious for […]

Bonga, from the childhood courtyard
Interview
Bonga, from the childhood courtyard

He could have become a sprinter, a public servant or a guerrilla, but Bonga turned his husky voice into a unique weapon that has conquered the world. His new album celebrates his 50-year career, and the music of his childhood in the family courtyard.

A brief history of soca music in ten tracks
List / Guide
A brief history of soca music in ten tracks

From Lord Shorty to The Soca Boys, Arrow and Square One, PAM tells the story of soca in ten tunes.

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Etran de l’Aïr: Air, guitars and stars!
Review
Etran de l'Aïr: Air, guitars and stars!

Good news from the galaxy : Etran de l’Aïr’s second album already has desert dunes and Niger’s music borders rocking !

PAM presents Gidam, a fully immersive film from the streets of revolution
Doc
PAM presents Gidam, a fully immersive film from the streets of revolution

PAM presents Gidam (until the end), a film by Arthur Larie and Bastien Massa, shot in December 2021 in Sudan. It follows Enas, a young percussionist who accompanies the protests demanding the departure of the military from power.

KiDi, forever a golden boy
Feature
KiDi, forever a golden boy

If you are a close follower of all TikTok trends, it is almost impossible you have never heard “Shut up… and bend over”. These words were sung by Dennis Nana Dwamena, better known as KiDi, […]