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Ikoqwe: Batida and Ikonoklasta extraterrestrial hip-hop from Angolan iconoclasts
Interview
Ikoqwe: Batida and Ikonoklasta extraterrestrial hip‑hop from Angolan iconoclasts

PAM met Ikoqwe, an Angolan hip-hop duo made up of Pedro Coquenão and Luaty Beirão, off-stage at Rennes’ Transmusicales Festival for a cosmic detour discussing the essence of hip-hop, iconoclastic political activists and the reimagining Angolan sound samples.

PAM revisits Papa Wemba’s Le Voyageur
Feature
PAM revisits Papa Wemba’s Le Voyageur

For the third and final in our series on classic albums recorded in Paris in the eighties and nineties during the first coming of “world music” we consider Le Voyageur by Papa Wemba.

Analog Africa reissues Orchestre Massako with Mack-Joss
News
Rediscover Orchestre Massako, a pillar of Gabonese music

Analog Africa announces the release of a new limited dance edition of Orchestre Massako with band leader Mack-Joss and features of Amara Touré available on June 3rd . The latest LP from Analog Africa compiles […]

Pan African Rap: Jay Bahd, Nasty C, DAVINHOR & more
News
Pan African Rap: Jay Bahd, Nasty C, DAVINHOR & more

Each week in our Pan African Rap playlist, discover the latest and greatest rap from across the African continent and its diaspora.

The pan-African guide to Rewire 2022
News
The pan‑African guide to Rewire 2022

A selection of our favorite pan-African artists from The Hague’s eleventh Rewire Festival, bringing together a wide range of musical and interdisciplinary performances, specially commissioned works, club nights and more.

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Julius Nyerere and the golden age of muziki wa dansi
History
Julius Nyerere and the golden age of muziki wa dansi

Julius Nyerere aka Mwalimu was a pan-Africanist icon with a taste for music. PAM recounts how Tanzania’s first president birthed the muziki wa dansi movement with state sponsored bands.

PAM goes Off the Map in new docuseries
Doc
PAM goes Off the Map in new docuseries

PAM is proud to present Off the Map, a collection of mini-docs that bring you into the lives of emerging artists from Kinshasa to Paris, Casablanca and Johannesburg.

Pan African Rap: Albi X, Mc Artisan, Shane Eagle & more
News
Pan African Rap: Albi X, Mc Artisan, Shane Eagle & more

Each week in our Pan African Rap playlist, discover the latest and greatest rap from across the African continent and its diaspora.