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Nimbus West honors Horace Tapscott & the Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra on reissue
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Nimbus West honors Horace Tapscott & the Pan‑Afrikan Peoples Arkestra on reissue

The label has shared the group’s 1979 recording, taking us on a journey to the center of spiritual jazz. Following the release of Why Don’t You Listen? in 2020, Nimbus West continues its tribute to […]

7 albums you should listen to this week
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7 albums you should listen to this week

Logos II Pappy Kojo The Ghanaian artist rejuvenates the local hip-hop scene with his new album Logos II. Rapping from a young age, he left his native country for Italy in 2004 and began covering […]

Strut Records offers dazzling unreleased JuJu record
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Strut Records offers dazzling unreleased JuJu record

Following on from the work done by Black Fire label, Strut Records is honoring JuJu, an artist who has truly left his mark on different jazz currents. Strut Records offers a real gem. Continuing its […]

Arkestra, Sun Ra’s whirlwind is still here
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Arkestra, Sun Ra's whirlwind is still here

The orchestra founded by Sun Ra is releasing a new album, Swirling, which perpetuates the brilliant creativity of the free Pharaoh. Patriarch Marshall Allen and his friend Knoel Scott share this vibrant and persistent legacy with PAM.

Lumumba, a national hero
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Lumumba, a national hero

On June 30th, 1960, the entire population of the Congo, and in particular its capital Lépoldville, danced “the independence cha-cha”. But menacing clouds would soon darken the Congolese skies. Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba would come to pay the price for his actions. His name remains forged in people’s memories, and in the songs that tell his tragic story.

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Ostinato Records releases Djibouti’s Groupe RTD first ever album
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Ostinato Records to release Djibouti’s Groupe RTD first ever album

Already proud to be able to wave essential compilations dedicated to Sudan, Somalia, Haiti or Cape Verde, Ostinato is now collaborating with the Groupe RTD to record the first ever international album to emerge from […]

BBE revives legendary Tabansi Records
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BBE revives legendary Tabansi Records

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 […]

Pollenize It! Residency Power in the Global Underground
Pollenize It! Residency Power in the Global Underground

In 2022 German agency Piranha Arts, in collaboration with Nyege Nyege, funded 2, 6 week residencies, one in Kampala, Uganda, another in Hamburg, Germany, bringing together over 30 artists from various regions of Africa and […]