Our week’s selection includes Malian diva Oumou Sangaré’s fusion album, Pierre Kwenders’ hommage to Papa Wemba, KMRU & Aho Ssan reveal an explosive album, Congolese rumba is revisited under an experimental rock lens and Okmalumkoolkat takes a hip-hop detour from gqom.
This week, an initiation to Tsogho ritual music with Papé Nziengui’s Kadi Yombo, a dive into Egyptian history with the collaboration album of Sun Ra Arkestra & Salah Ragab, Youssoupha’s deluxe version of the rock solid NEPTUNE TERMINUS album, Jamaican reggae legend Horace Andy’s latest and dndSection’s afrobeats in Atlanta.
The Congolese-born artist and leading figure of Montreal’s Moonshine collective, pays tribute to the true King of DRC while announcing a new album. Papa Wemba, also known as the King of Congolese rumba, has without […]
As Portugal will finally reopen nightclubs on October 1st, XXIII announces the release of a new compilation, Volume 10. Listen to “Tuga,” a first single by Caucenus and DJ Narciso. After more than a year […]
Two weeks ago, PAM Rewind took a deep dive into Jamz Supernova’s world, with a selection of songs that shed light on her musical journey and her relationship to the African diaspora. Now we’re taking a seat back and chatting with her about roots and influences, the London scene and, of course, how her latest musical project came to be.
Jamz Supernova, BBC Radio 1Xtra host and founder of the label Future Bounce, breaks down her come-up in the UK music scene and the tracks that inspired her understanding of heritage, influence, and the future of music.
Poté, a St Lucian born son of the diaspora, releases his second full length project A Tenuous Tale of Her on Bonobo’s Outlier label, piecing together the Afropean sounds derived from Kuduro and Zouk and today’s best diasporic dance music.
For this new episode of PAM Club, we welcome London-based DJ and producer Daviaa, from Lisbon. The unwavering standard-bearer of Afro-electronic music from the Portuguese-speaking world, he delivers a galvanizing set driven by his obsession […]