An expression of social and political life, the Carnival is also a liminal space of transgression, offering a celebratory freedom of expression synonymous with challenging the powers that be.

After a rocky 2020 that witnessed a pandemic and national protests against police violence, Nigerian artists are hitting 2021 with a newfound force. Here is our selection of the best Nigerian music of 2021 so far.

The unrelenting Nigerian afropop singer breaks down her career thus far, her acclaimed Restless series, and the trials of being a mother and musician in a time of crisis.

A year after its release, the passionate and moving “Vinte Vinte” is given a stunningly beautiful music video. Featuring contemporary fado icon from Angolan descent Ana Moura, iconoclast artist Conan Osíris and the inescapable Branko, […]

Discover Guiss Guiss Bou Bess’ electro-sabar live set on PAM. The concert was captured during a series of shows hosted by ElectrAfrique, the collective working in Dakar and beyond to promote Afro-electro. Set Sela is the […]

Omar Sosa releases his wonderfully aged album An East African Journey, exploring the timbres and strings from Madagascar to Ethiopia, Burundi to Mauritius, in a delicately compiled collection of African musicality.

In anticipation of the Offering Gotsoul Online Weekender, Yoruba Records founder and prolific musician Osunlade speaks with PAM about his Ifa inspired music, African connections, and life behind the decks

Ghana Freedom (2/5). On the eve of independence, highlife music was in vogue in Ghana.