In conversation with Xhosa Cole on the Pan-African nature of jazz, the importance of looking back to move forward, and the capacity for activism and rejoice through music.
Following Citizen Boy, it’s Emo Kid’s turn to represent the Gqom Oh! South African family at the PAM Club with a fiery mixtape that summarizes his Durban born-and-bred collaborations around gqom and sghubu. At just […]
An expression of social and political life, the Carnival is also a liminal space of transgression, offering a celebratory freedom of expression synonymous with challenging the powers that be.
Following her last album, dedicated to the queer cultures of Kuwait, the producer is back on Hyperdub with Medieval Femme, a new project inspired by medieval Arabic women’s literature. Born in Dakar, the Kuwaiti producer […]
The outcome of an encounter between the Swedish musician-producer Karl Jonas Winqvist and musicians from the Toubab Dialaw village in Senegal, this collective recording, which evolved through jam sessions and WhatsApp exchanges, represents a strange vessel that traverses the Mediterranean soundscape. Read PAM’s full interview.
The label revisits the union between Motown Records and West Africa by reissuing the eponymous debut album from the Eboni Band, an Afro-funk staple of the 1980s. The Canadian label We Are Busy Bodies pays […]
The Portuguese artist presents productions made alongside his brother DJ Nervoso in a wild mix where kuduro and batida from the Lisbon ghettos lead the dance. Dariiofox, real name Dario Magalhaes, is a young London-based […]
Djourou Ballaké Sissoko To gather, to unite and celebrate the uniqueness of diversity: this is the profession of faith given on Djourou, the fourth album from the Malian maestro on the label No Format. From Oxmo […]