This summer the boss of the Heavenly Sweetness label shares some of the treasures of his record collection with us. Dive into reggae music featuring Bob Marley, Ken Boothe, Hugh Mundell and more.

Two weeks ago, PAM Rewind took a deep dive into Jamz Supernova’s world, with a selection of songs that shed light on her musical journey and her relationship to the African diaspora. Now we’re taking a seat back and chatting with her about roots and influences, the London scene and, of course, how her latest musical project came to be.

Here is the latest Naija music of the second quarter of 2021.

On 30 June 1960, the Congo (DRC) became independent. Alan Brain, director of the movie The Rumba Kings, and Manda Tchebwa, historian of Congolese music, have reconstructed in detail, with the help of archives, African Jazz orchestra’s journey. On their way to Belgium, the orchestra was in charge of brightening up the nights of the delegates participating in the negotiations, and composed the ‘Independence Cha Cha’.

From Ghana, Tunisia and Kenya to Egypt, Togo, Guinea… PAM presents a selection of ten tracks that have been making waves in the world of African rap in the second quarter of 2021.

Master drummer and music educator Mamady Keïta who bore the knowledge of the djembe for a generation of musicians through Le Ballet National Djoliba, his music group Sewa Kan, and as the founder of the Tam Tam Mandingue academy, has passed away.

Don Jazzy, Oxlade, Ibejii, and Jujuboy Star all break the silence with PAM to give their perspective on Nigeria’s recent Twitter ban, how the platform has played a key role in their careers as artists, and its consequences on creative freedom.

A tenuous tale of her Poté Poté is a British club and electronic artist from Saint Lucia, an island state in the West Indies. Through primarily a producer, Poté fully assumes his vocation as a […]