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Women to listen to on March 8 (and every other day)
List / Guide
Women to listen to on March 8 (and every other day)

For this International Women’s Day, PAM has compiled a playlist in which African or Afro-descendant women are the central characters. It is meant as a tribute to women, their struggles, as well as their past and future victories.

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 !

5 albums to discover this week
News
5 albums to discover this week

This week, Skales is back with a full length project, DJ Lag makes his long awaited debut, Étran de l’Aïr pay tribute to their hometown, Rokia Koné and Jacknife Lee team up for a Malian mashup, and living legend Bonga graces us with Angolan tunes just before carnival. 

Ousmane Sembène, griot of the screen
Profiles
Ousmane Sembène, griot of the screen

PAM salutes the great Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène with a panning shot of his life and a pull focus on his use of music in cinema

Toumani Diabaté, the man who talked with a symphony orchestra
Interview
Toumani Diabaté, the man who talked with a symphony orchestra

The label World Circuit is releasing for the first time a sumptuous concert where the kora maestro performs with the London Symphony Orchestra. PAM contacted him in Abidjan to talk about this groundbreaking experience.

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PAM Rewind: Boddhi Satva’s world in 15 tracks
Series
PAM Rewind: Boddhi Satva's world in 15 tracks

Every month Cortega picks a DJ or producer who puts Africa and its diaspora in the spotlight. Featuring an exclusive playlist of the 15 sounds that have shaped his musical universe. Today we invite the Central African producer Boddhi Satva.

Ami Yerewolo champions the value of perseverance on “Ibamba”
News
Ami Yerewolo champions the value of perseverance on "Ibamba"

For her new single, which announces the album AY, the Malian artist advocates self-confidence, despite what others might say. “Ibamba” means “perseverance,” a necessary quality in Ami Yerewolo’s universe, as emphasized on this new single. […]

The best albums of the year 2020
List / Guide
The best albums of the year 2020

2021 is fast approaching and it presents the opportunity for PAM to look back on the best albums of the last year. A difficult year is drawing to a close, one in which the world […]