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Stambeli, the spirits’ last dance: a PAM original documentary
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Stambeli, the spirits’ last dance: a PAM original documentary

Discover this three-part documentary series that pays tribute to a Tunisian ritual where music, dance and trance combine to liberate bodies and minds, tracing its traditional origins to sub-Saharan Africa and reinvented by a young guard of electronic musicians.

The 10 best albums of April 2023
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The 10 best albums of April 2023

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.

A soundtrack to Nigerian protest music
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A soundtrack to Nigerian protest music

Nigerians went to the polls to usher in a new era of Nigerian politics. As the nation comes to terms with the results, PAM has provided a soundtrack of protest music to highlight the country’s historic and ongoing struggle for political justice. 

Sarkodie, from Tema to the world
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Sarkodie, from Tema to the world

The Ghanaian star is stretching his legacy, from a star-studded album to his critically acclaimed collaboration with the late Bob Marley, the Twi rapper is constantly pushing African hip-hop to new heights. 

Bob Marley, the last prophet
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Bob Marley, the last prophet

The journalist Francis Dordor, author of the latest biography on the reggae icon, carefully documented and archived his meetings with the “Tuff Gong”. Interview.

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The best reissues of 2022
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The best reissues of 2022

Reissues always remind us that the ocean of music is much deeper than the surface of new releases. From Ghana to Colombia, passing by Somalia, Zimbabwe or Mali, PAM has selected 30 reissues from 2022 that bring back from oblivion the great archives of African music.

The best African rap songs of 2022
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The best African rap songs of 2022

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 […]

Rap: 10 tracks and a tour of Africa (Q3 2022)
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Rap: 10 tracks and a tour of Africa (Q3 2022)

​​From Mali to Nigeria, passing by Ivory Coast, Tunisia and Senegal, PAM presents a selection of 10 tracks that have lit the African rap planet on fire for the third quarter of 2022.