Amha Eshèté was Ethiopia’s first independent record producer. It is to him that we owe the first recordings (and the following two hundred) of the golden age of Ethiopian music, later resurrected by the famous Éthiopiques series. He confesses it all to PAM in full detail (Part one).

Through this third single, Nick Richards and guest feature Soweto Kinch signal the coming of the long-awaited Freedom Fables on February 5. “Buckle Up,” the third single from the album, brings together the best of […]

The orchestra founded by Sun Ra is releasing a new album, Swirling, which perpetuates the brilliant creativity of the free Pharaoh. Patriarch Marshall Allen and his friend Knoel Scott share this vibrant and persistent legacy with PAM.

PAM met the founder of the group Urban Village, a guitarist and art researcher born in Soweto. In a few vinyls, he retraces a slice of South African music history (60-80s), all the way from their village to Soweto, the great cultural shaker.

AYA Aya Nakamura After the two singles ” Jolie Nana ” and ” Doudou “, the French RnB queen unveils her third album. Soberly entitled AYA, this record is the most personal of the singer. […]

Checking in with the unclassifiable South African band Urban Village ahead of their first international album release on No Format!

Every week, we highlight significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s selection includes albums from Wizkid, Batuk, Nesrine, DJ P2N and more. Made In Lagos Wizkid Due to leaks, his album was released […]

The new vengeful and farcical video “Tittle Tattle” provides a baroque sample of their third album Freedom Fables scheduled for next February. The young English collective from Leeds is shaking up the codes of contemporary […]