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Moffou, Salif Keïta’s cult album, turns 20
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Moffou, Salif Keïta's cult album, turns 20

PAM unwinds the fabric of one of Salif Keita’s cult albums, Moffou, released 20 years ago and recieving a new reissue for the occassion.

Everything you need to know about Le Guess Who? 2022
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Everything you need to know about Le Guess Who? 2022

The massive discovery festival, dedicated to strange and hidden music, will rock the historic center of Utrecht from November 10 to 13. PAM will be there. Leading up to our onsite coverage, here’s a small […]

Crashing into Nigeria’s cruise beat generation
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Crashing into Nigeria’s cruise beat generation

Cruise beats is the new hyper-fast sound popping off in Lagos outskirts, going viral on TikTok with cheeky voice samples and providing the soundtrack to apartment parties and legwork dancers hunting for more bpms.

PAM Club: Zazu, waking rave
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PAM Club: Zazu, waking rave

This weekend, the unifying energy of Zazu will take over the DJ booth of the PAM Club, with a set that alternates between dancehall, baile funk and afro-club gems tinged with r&b. No room for […]

BJF mixes baile funk and maloya on his single “Baloya”
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BJF mixes baile funk and maloya on his single "Baloya"

The Parisian BJF announces the release of his second EP Uprooted, four tracks that promise to put everyone in agreement on the dancefloors of the world. PAM invites you to listen to a premiere of the first single “Baloya”.

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Jungle prodigy Nia Archives takes over Rio with “Baianá”
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Jungle prodigy Nia Archives takes over Rio with “Baianá”

British sensation Nia Archive quickly became one of the most promising faces of jungle’s recent revival. Her latest single and music video “Baianá” gives the electronic genre a Brazilian makeover. 22-year-old DJ, producer, singer and […]

5 albums to discover this week
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5 albums to discover this week

This week, three shades of gqom, women reggae artists take their righful place, sweet Nigerian beats, the new thing coming from Kenyan and reggae meets hip-hop.

Rap: 10 tracks and a tour of Africa (Q3 2022)
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Rap: 10 tracks and a tour of Africa (Q3 2022)

​​From Mali to Nigeria, passing by Ivory Coast, Tunisia and Senegal, PAM presents a selection of 10 tracks that have lit the African rap planet on fire for the third quarter of 2022.