The beat-digging veteran whose crossfader has always oscillated between soul, funk, jazz, reggae and hip-hop offers his best scratch so far with the LP Philanthropiques: 14 homemade productions inspired by 29 years of wild digging, […]
2019’s first semester is coming to an end. Here is a selection of our favorite releases of the last three months. Graphic Illustration by Julie Jargeais Blick Bassy 1958 Four years after releasing “Akö”, the singer […]
Each week PAM staff rounds up significant new releases available on streaming services. This week, list includes new albums and EPs from Koffee, The Comet Is Coming, Dexter Story, The Polyversal Souls and Del B. Listen below. Koffee Rapture EP New […]
A selection of our favorite albums and EPs released this week. With Blick Bassy, KOKOROKO, Duke, Jerico, Fuse ODG and R2Bees. Photo credit: Justice Mukheli Blick Bassy 1958 Four years after releasing “Akö”, the singer and […]
Californian legendary musician’s major album is given a new lease of life by BBE Music label, to be released on March 22nd. With almost 60 works released during half a century, californian soulman has worked with […]
A list of albums released this week, in no particular order. With Fokn Bois, Star Band de Dakar, IAMDDB, Deena Abdelwahed and Scraaatch. Fokn Bois Afrobeats LOL Ghanaian duo FOKN Bois are celebrated for their most unconventional way of […]
Bahir, to be released on Soundway Records on March 15th, is a snapshot of the last few years of the artist’s immersive study of the Horn of Africa. The album follows his Wondem LP in 2015, which was also […]
From Haruna Ishola to Fela and Orlando Julius, a look at the formative decade of Afropop. Haruna Ishola Oroki Social Club Decca Records (1971) For many, Haruna Ishola is the best performer of apala, a […]