British label BBE has embarked upon a titanic mission to reissue part of the Nigerian label Tabansi’s back catalogue. PAM met with journalist John Armstrong and the label’s boss, Joe Tabansi, to piece together this […]
The band Onipa unveils the video clip for “We No Be Machine”, the eponymous title of an album which will be released on March 20th via Strut Records. Onipa is a project born from a […]
In this week selection: Kida Kudz’s first mixtape, Scorpion Kings live album by South Africa’s finest duo Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa and many more… Credit photo: Nasty Kida Kudz After a heavy 2019 of […]
“Laliboi has always been there. He was just silent. He was more of a school then, [and] is still a scholar [today].” — Siphosenkosi Nkondlwane (alias Laliboi) The music of Laliboi is a sonic tapestry of […]
After his performance at Show-Me Festival in Zurich (CH) we sat down with Durban’s rapper Robin Thirdfloor. Let’s face it! The landscape of South African rap has changed. Robin Thirdfloor, also known as Simphiwe Nyawose, emerged […]
Spoek Mathambo and Manteiga’s band releases second album. Batuk is an acclaimed music project from Johannesburg, South Africa, lead by vocalist/rapper Manteiga and producer Spoek Mathambo, who having brought their riotous take on modern African music to stages around […]
South Africa’s duo Batuk unveils the first single from the coming Move! EP with one goal: to make us dance. Batuk is led by rapper/songstress Manteiga and genius producer Spoek Mathambo. They already conquered the South African and European musical landscape in […]
PAM’s music critics share their nominations for the best Pan-African albums of the year. The list below is made up of personal favorites to the Pan African Music team, and is just a small roundup of […]