Though Amaro Freitas’ third world tour is suspended, his life of exploration in jazz continues, recounting a long journey of inspiration and triumph.

Every week, we highlight significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s selection includes albums from YG, Mama Odé, Phinoshey, Muzi, Zaza, Niniola, YellowStraps and more. Colours and Sound Niniola The Nigerian singer unites […]

Amidst mounting tragedy, the music keeps playing. Here’s a selection of what we unearthed this month. The president of South Africa went live on national television to announce a phased approach towards easing lockdown regulations. […]

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 Ghanaian rapper unveiled his latest EP The Gamble last November. The visuals of the title track were released last week and perfectly captures the effervescent soul of the Ghanaian capital: motorbike rides, dancing everywhere, […]

  In this week’s program: Princess Nokia shares two albums, 2Baba 9th studio album, Brazilian rapper Emicida strikes back and more.      Everything is Beautiful / Everything Sucks  Princess Nokia  Princess Nokia has dropped two albums: Everything […]

Nigerian artists are always deep in the music hustle. Going past the need for releasing good songs, there’s the recognition that a good video can do even more. In February, while the year is relatively […]

Once a week during Black History Month, PAM will be bringing you emblematic pieces of music from Black American artists that reflect the country’s history.  Photo: Cassius Clay & Sam Cooke en studio, 1963 (DR) When […]