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Don’t get too comfortable with Simi
Interview
Don’t get too comfortable with Simi

The unrelenting Nigerian afropop singer breaks down her career thus far, her acclaimed Restless series, and the trials of being a mother and musician in a time of crisis.

Gilles Peterson: DJ on a different frequency
Feature
Gilles Peterson: DJ on a different frequency

To celebrate the release of Indaba Is the 1st record of 2021 from Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label – PAM caught up with Gilles and Indaba’s Thandi Ntuli (a few weeks apart, and on different continents) to talk curation, Pan-African sounds, and how a record label can be an ally.

9 new albums you should listen to this week
News
9 new albums you should listen to this week

Something Else Mr Eazi The Nigerian music giant returns with the much-anticipated EP, Something Else. He explains: “This project was inspired by Kel P and Killertunes, who kept coming to meet me in Accra until […]

The best albums of the year 2020
List / Guide
The best albums of the year 2020

2021 is fast approaching and it presents the opportunity for PAM to look back on the best albums of the last year. A difficult year is drawing to a close, one in which the world […]

The best rap albums of the year 2020
List / Guide
The best rap albums of the year 2020

2021 is fast approaching and with it the opportunity for PAM to look back on the best rap albums of the last year.

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Bentality outstanding on “Hearing The Call” by The Invisible Session
News
Bentality outstanding on "Hearing The Call" by The Invisible Session

With hypnotic percussion from cosmopolitan group The Invisible Session and poetry by the young African-American-Finnish artist Benjamin “Bentality” Paavilainen, the latest track from upcoming album Echoes of Africa induces a state of natural, hypnotic relaxation […]

Femi to Made Kuti, afrobeat no go die
Interview
Femi to Made Kuti, afrobeat no go die

PAM checks in with father son duo Femi and Made Kuti to talk about music, the state of Pan-Africanism, and what’s next for the Kuti family.

“Respect Yourself”: 1971 Staple Singers anthem
News
"Respect Yourself": 1971 Staple Singers anthem

Craft Recordings has just released a new lyric video for the track “Respect Yourself,” by legendary soul band The Staple Singers. A civil rights anthem whose lyrics resonate especially on American election day. These icons […]