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Pamela Badjogo releases new video: “Toto”
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Pamela Badjogo releases new video: "Toto"

With a single from her forthcoming album KABA, the Gabonese singer transports us into her delicate world that is fueled by commitment and solidarity. After leaving Gabon for Mali and touring with the greatest voices […]

Mawimbi team up with Ghetto Kumbé on Afro-Colombian single “El Caribe”
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Mawimbi team up with Ghetto Kumbé on Afro‑Colombian single "El Caribe"

“El Caribe” is a bright-burning tribute to the Afro rhythms of the Colombian Caribbean coast. This track is the first extract from a Mawimbi collective album, which is scheduled for release in 2021. Sitting between […]

9 new albums you should listen to this week
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9 new albums you should listen to this week

Every week, we highlight significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s selection includes albums from Wizkid, Batuk, Nesrine, DJ P2N and more. Made In Lagos Wizkid Due to leaks, his album was released […]

Bab L’Bluz, or Gnawa’s eternal voyage
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Bab L’Bluz, or Gnawa’s eternal voyage

With their debut album, Nayda, the band Bab L’Bluz mix the rhythms of Gnawa trance with rock and curling incense. Both poetic and powerful.

Tony Allen, the drummer who played like no other
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Tony Allen, the drummer who played like no other

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 […]

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Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela, two giants reunited beyond death
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Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela, two giants reunited beyond death

Tony Allen has completed the project he began ten years ago with his friend Hugh Masekela, who left us in 2018. Following the release of this new album, Rejoice, PAM met the brilliant drummer in Paris. […]

The 80 best albums of the 2010s
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The 80 best albums of the 2010s

2020 is here. An occasion for PAM to revisit the last decade’s best albums. From 2010 to 2019, here are our 80 essential albums of the decade. It was abundantly clear at the top of […]

Pamela Badjogo unveils new music video ‘Ngoka’
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Pamela Badjogo unveils new music video 'Ngoka'

The Gabonese singer wonders about the status of women in Africa. Known especially for lending her voice to the musical Kirikou & Karaba, Pamela Badjogo has collaborated with great names — on stage or in […]