In this week’s selection: Queen B releases a surprise live album, Angélique Kidjo dedicates her album to iconic Celia Cruz and Simi rolls out a new release. More below. Beyoncé Homecoming Following the release of the HOMECOMING […]
Our forty favorites albums published in 2018 This was almost Mission Impossible: we chose about forty of the many records that have surprised us, cheered us up, conquered us this year. Finding a guiding principle […]
Great choreography for the music video of Les Amazones d’Afrique’s “Dombolo”. The first all-female supergroup of West Africa, the collective Les Amazones d’Afrique brings together musicians fighting violence against women. Whether they are undisputed stars or […]
Every month, PAM browses the pan-African scenes to offer a selection of ten fresh releases.This April we’re dancing to DJ Danifox’s rhythms, vibing to Mau from Nowhere’s lyrics and time travelling with Les Abranis.
As we witness the increasing interest for vinyl records, we explore the history of Kenyan music through these waxy relics and their pressing plants in Kenya.
There is no one African rap, there are hundreds. There are as many rap scenes as there are countries and languages on the continent. All over Africa, rappers and beatmakers are taking the codes and […]
This week, Kojey Radical gives a Reason to Smile narrated by his Ghanaian mother, Cruel Santino (formerly Santi) is back for an alté revival…
A selection of our favorite pan-African artists from the 43rd edition of Rennes’ Trans Musicales festival scheduled for December 1st to 5th, 2021. The Trans Musicale credo has always been to help discover new artists […]