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Beating Heart, back to the future
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Beating Heart, back to the future

Tracey accumulated 35,000 recordings from the 1920s to the 1970s which were recorded in 18 different countries and across 250 ethnic groups. Chris Pedley and Oliver Moira helped local contemporary producers tap into this incredible […]

Door to the Cosmos, the new compilation from On the Corner
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Door to the Cosmos, the new compilation from On the Corner

To celebrate their tenth release, the British label unveils a new compilation which will be released in September. Based in London, On the Corner is an independent label founded by DJ and writer Pete Buckenham. […]

Nídia unveils last part of her musical triptych, S/T
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Nídia unveils S/T, the last part of triptych via Príncipe

After the recently released album Não Fales Nela Que A Mentes, Nídia presents the last part of the puzzle with a 12″ EP on Príncipe. Nídia, the rising star of the musical genre named Batida […]

Dengue Dengue Dengue celebrates its 10th anniversary with a series of EPs
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Dengue Dengue Dengue celebrates its 10th anniversary with a series of EPs

The masked Peruvians are celebrating their tenth anniversary this year, and are launching the Humos EP trilogy, a collection of remixes, edits and unreleased tracks. From Lima, Peru, Rafael Pereira and Felipe Salmon form Dengue Dengue Dengue. […]

Listen to an exclusive mix from rising producer DJ Danifox
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Listen to an exclusive mix from rising producer DJ Danifox

Partner in crime with the Príncipe Discos label, the young Lisboner Danifox continues to rise with a second EP in pure batida tradition. For the occasion, he offers us an exclusive mix and tells us […]

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The 80 best albums of the 2010s
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The 80 best albums of the 2010s

2020 is here. An occasion for PAM to revisit the last decade’s best albums. From 2010 to 2019, here are our 80 essential albums of the decade. It was abundantly clear at the top of […]

Príncipe Discos: the highway to royalty
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Príncipe Discos: the highway to royalty

Since its inception in 2011, Lisbon-based label Príncipe Discos has set out to conquer international dancefloors with an irresistible sound signature: the “batida”. Beats, emancipation, roots, pride and identity… We meet up with producers Marfox […]

Le Guess Who? Festival: the way forward
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Le Guess Who? Festival: the way forward

Both uncompromising and genre-defying, the highly influential Le Guess Who? festival celebrated its 13th edition between November 7th – 10th in Utrecht, Netherlands, under miraculous sunshine. We report from inside of the exemplary festival. Embrace […]