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PAM Club: Artist Lebo’s enlightened Afro-house
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PAM Club: Artist Lebo’s enlightened Afro‑house

South African-born, UK-based DJ, vocalist and songwriter Artist Lebo combines the energies of both countries in a spiritually charged Afro-house set.

Meet the instrumentalists of amapiano
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Meet the instrumentalists of amapiano

Whether it’s the soulful sax on Kelvin Momo’s “Funa” or the electric keys that carry the live performance of MFR Souls, meet the musicians who are the unsung heroes of amapiano’s meteoric rise and rich instrumentation.

Kanazoé Orkestra, balafon to the world
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Kanazoé Orkestra, balafon to the world

Led by master griot Seydou Diabate, the Kanazoé Orkestra blends traditional balafon music with a cosmopolitan collection of musicians and sounds to bring the instrument to a new world of listeners.

Obeka, memories of an island spirit
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Obeka, memories of an island spirit

The Bermudian Obeka is back to tell us his pan-African electro-acoustic stories in a new EP entitled Summertyme. PAM presents an exclusive look at the eponymous music video. Just a year ago, Obeka was introduced […]

Phelimuncasi, family gqom
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Phelimuncasi, family gqom

Unveiled internationally by Nyege Nyege in 2020, Phelimuncasi already has more than 10 years of underground gqom under its belt. Better late than never, the rest of the world finally discovered the South Africans at work on stage, performing their latest album Ama Gogela.

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Strut Records dusts off Congolese Balka Sound
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Strut Records dusts off Congolese Balka Sound

A time capsule of 1980’s Congo, the Balka Sound compilation, available November 11th, gathers the best from the eponymous genre and group, led by grand ngomfi master Nbiki “Lusialala” Albert. Legend says that Nbiki Albert […]

Crashing into Nigeria’s cruise beat generation
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Crashing into Nigeria’s cruise beat generation

Cruise beats is the new hyper-fast sound popping off in Lagos outskirts, going viral on TikTok with cheeky voice samples and providing the soundtrack to apartment parties and legwork dancers hunting for more bpms.

Silent Noise and the sensual intimacy of maryyx2’s Lagos
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Silent Noise and the sensual intimacy of maryyx2’s Lagos

maryyx2 provides an alternative perspective of Lagos in Silent Noise, a digital and provocative window in which the intimate and chaotic clash with worlds often unseen.