This week, Spice sets herself free, BNXN comes clean, Serge Ibaka goes from basketball to rap, Yanna Momina introduces us to the Afar musical tradition and Jinku concludes his autobiographical trilogy.
From Johannesburg to Yaoundé via Accra, Kinshasa or Lagos, this non-exhaustive list is an overview of the sounds that made us vibrate in June, whether it is amapiano, batida, Afro-house, gqom, English bass music, deep-house or other experiments of all kinds.
From Cairo to Kampala, L’île Maurice to Paris the official lineup for the Parisian edition of the Nyege Nyege Festival is finally here. Dive into the sounds, and get your tickets here!
The Kyf! project is an augmented show that explores the African continent and its instruments. It’s three actors invite us to listen to their PAM Club, a reflection on their memories and influences. The Kyf! […]
This week, Linda Ayupuka channel traditional Gurenɛ-language, Frafra ceremonial music , Noori & his Dorpa Band unleash Beja power, Chrisman experiments with Angolan sounds, Gav & Jord provide an oddly satisfying mix of industrial techno and experimental island noise and Mzvee celebrates her musical career.
Each week in our Pan African Rap playlist, discover the latest and greatest rap from across the African continent and its diaspora.
Inventive labels are revealing to the world forgotten musical gems, full of history and lost to the archives. Here’s a selection of some of the best African reissues of 2022.
Known as a South-American electronic music specialist, label Shika Shika now turns towards West Africa for the third volume of its series A Guide to the Birdsong. PAM talked to El Búho, label manager and compilation co-curator of our feathered friends.