PAM pays tribute to Manu Dibango, who left us one year ago, on 24 March 2020. The musician, a generous pioneer, has built bridges between Africa and the rest of the world. A look back at the first chapters of his fantastic novel-like life.

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 – 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 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. 

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.

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.

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 […]

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 […]