“Olooh, a War Dance For Peace” arrives ahead of  Kasaï Allstars fourth album’s release, Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound. Kasai Allstars is back with “Olooh, a War Dance For Peace.” […]

Somewhere between hip-hop and tradition, “Ngaminké” tells the story of a water source in the village of M’Bamou, abandoned since wartime and desperate for new drinkers. Following the release of their first album on November […]

This Utrecht festival of international music and culture is presenting a series of video reports on their online TV channel as part of the “Reports from Other Continents” project. The series will travel to the […]

1960-2020. Sixty years on from their hard-fought independence, the Congolese – much like other citizens of respective African countries – were revisiting their history. Amongst them were the artists, who chose to explore their reflection through music. Let’s take a closer look at what the songs of Jupiter and Baloji’s have to teach us today.

Running through June 30, PAM invites you to discover a new episode each weekly in our series dedicated to the Independence of present day DRC and the musical power of Rumba.

In the first episode of our series dedicated to the soundtrack of independence from Congo (DRC), PAM reflects on the influence of Afro-Cuban music that the first great Congolese orchestras began to imitate, before they broke free to create their own sound: “Congolese rumba”.

Starring Ray Lema, Papa Wemba, Kanda Bongo Man, Zao and Loketo… via the Congo river that runs through Paris too.

Just a few days away of the International Women’s Rights Day, Kolinga releases their new single “Nguya Na Ngai”, a choreographed metaphor for the plight of women around the world. Written four years ago at the beginning […]