The Nigerian drummer and Fela’s travelling soulmate with whom he invented Afrobeat, passed away on April, 30th in Paris. PAM revisits the journey of the drumming genius, and his immediately recognizable sound signature which forged […]
Little was known until recently of the futuristic sound emerging from the ghettos of Dar es-Salaam, which now is exporting itself to dance floors across the globe. Ten years on from its conception, singeli has […]
The result of a collaboration between Guts, Francisco Sousa and the Heavenly Sweetness label, the Bandé Gamboa project is the symbol of the musical encounter between Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau, the time of a cover […]
Every week, we highlight the best music videos that came across our desks, which you can also find in our Songs of the Week playlist on Spotify and Deezer. This week selections: Onipa, Show Dem Camp, Buju and Burna Boy, Sauti […]
Dancehall star Popcaan unveils the new video “Numbers Don’t’ Lie” from his latest Vanquish mixtape released in December 2019. Taken from his latest mixtape Vanquish released in December 2019 on Drake’s OVO Sound label, “Numbers Don’t Lie” retraces […]
Explore the world of afrobeats in Napoli, Italy, and the budding community of struggling refugees who use music as solace from their traumatic past and corrupt circumstances of the migrant system. Teranga, meaning “hospitality or […]
British label BBE has embarked upon a titanic mission to reissue part of the Nigerian label Tabansi’s back catalogue. PAM met with journalist John Armstrong and the label’s boss, Joe Tabansi, to piece together this […]
South African rapper Nasty C has been snapped up in an exclusive pact with Def Jam Recordings. He also put out ‘There They Go’ music video, extract from upcoming album. Nasty C has signed […]