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Candido: Dancin’ & Prancin’ (1979)
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Candido’s Dancin’ & Prancin’

A look back at the bongo innovator and thousand finger man, Cándido Camero Guerra’s, 1979 Afro-Cuban disco masterpiece. Cándido Camero Guerra known simply as Candido is one of the pioneers of Afro-Cuban jazz and an […]

The violin, pulling on the heartstrings of Africa
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The violin, pulling on the heartstrings of Africa

The violin – in all its forms – undoubtably plays a major role in the music of the African continent. Here we present an overview of the stringed instrument, played by those who made it famous in the past, as well as those who celebrate its resonance today.

Aṣa breathes fresh air with new album, V
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Aṣa breathes fresh air with new album, V

Aṣa talks to PAM about her artistic vision and upbringing to celebrate the release of her latest album, V, a project that act local and thinks global. 

Mahotella Queens, the crown jewels of mbaqanga
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Mahotella Queens, the crown jewels of mbaqanga

With a career spanning over fifty years, the Mahotella Queens brought mbaqanga music to a global audience, balancing an urban identity with traditional cultural practices.

Nigerian artists to watch in 2022
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Nigerian artists to watch in 2022

Coming of a record breaking year in 2021, here’s our list of Nigerian artists who are set to take over the music world in 2022.

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Robert Glasper, the “Black Superhero” of “every ghetto”
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Robert Glasper, the “Black Superhero” of “every ghetto”

The American pianist and producer drops a new video with Killer Mike, BJ the Chicago Kid and Big K.R.I.T., ahead of his upcoming album Black Radio III.  On February 25, ten years to the day […]

PAM Club: highlife passion with John Armstrong
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PAM Club: highlife passion with John Armstrong

British journalist John Armstrong has selected the best of his curatorial work for the African branch of the BBE imprint. A PAM Club for connoisseurs! A retired lawyer, John Armstrong is above all a music […]

The Cavemen. championing the highlife renaissance
Profiles
The Cavemen. championing the highlife renaissance

Back from their first headline tour, The Cavemen. recount how they revived one of West Africa’s favorite genres, highlife, for the next generation of listeners.