The founder of collective NON Worldwide announces 7 Directions, seven interpretations of the incredible polyrhythms of Congolese percussion music. Update : listen to the album on Bandcamp. Alongside her work as a sonic activist and in curating […]

With his first solo album, Everyone’s Just Winging It And Other Fly Tales (Lusafrica/The Garden), DJ, rapper and producer Blinky Bill puts Kenyan modern music on the global map. PAM met him after his concert […]

Swiss/Congolese producer Soraya Lutangu announces Mentor, her new EP on Planet Mu. After an acclaimed debut EP on PTP, Bonaventure is back with a new project on UK label Planet Mu. Mentor is a “homage to people whom inspire her, a gesture […]

Gerald Toto has released “Away Alive” the first single off of his forthcoming album Sway. We last heard Gerald Toto on the sublime 2017 trio album Bondeko, recorded with fellow global travellers Lokua Kanza and […]

UK duo unveils first single “Open My Eyes“. ONIPA means ‘human’ in Akan, the ancient language of the Ashanti people of Ghana. It’s a message of connection through collaboration: from Ghana to London, our ancestors […]

It’s not everyday that one of Britain’s greatest actors launches a record label. Today Idris Elba launches 7Wallace and announces his first signing James BKS. James BKS neatly mirrors Idris’ story mix of movies and […]

Date: 31 May 2018 Director: Pantera EP: Survivor Label: Ekleroshock   Shot in Abidjan, capital city of The Ivory Coast, the striking new video harnesses the primal energy of ‘Muanapoto’s kinetic drumming loops, beneath the no-f*cks-given attitude of […]

Twenty years after he died, french label Born Bad Records pays tribute to Pierre Sandwidi, one of West Africa’s most outstanding and adamant artist. Born in 1947 in Boulsa, a small village in central Upper Volta, Pierre […]