With the Gumba Fire compilation, Soundway Records puts the light on the funky pop music scene of South Africa’s 1980s, widely known as bubblegum. Picture: Black Five Bubblegum music was born in 1980s black South Africa, from the […]
Nigerian pop, South African gqom, Tanzanian bongo flava or Moroccan rap. Here is our timeline for African hits of 2017: a 60-track journey to discover the artists who nailed it on YouTube in the last […]
PAM’s music critics share their nominations for the best Pan-African albums of the year. The list below is made up of personal favorites to the Pan African Music team, and is just a small roundup of […]
The Pan African Music team select their favorite 2017 reissues. Compilations, vinyl reissues and exclusive archive gems: a short focus on 25 timeless albums that made our year. Listen to selections from this list on […]
Superband Kiff No Beat, future president Widgunz, dandy Suspect 95, “God of Punchlines” Bop de Narr and new favorite MC One: these are the 5 Ivorian names to watch at the moment. French version published […]
Rumba as a bridge between Africa and Northern America via the Caribbean: ÌFÉ is the musical and spiritual project of the Afro-American DJ, producer, percussionist and composer Otura Mun, born Mark Underwood in the US, and […]
On the occasion of the release of his new EP Jozi Acid, we ask South African producer Mo Laudi a mix with his last favorites. Based in Paris, Mo Laudi is a tru Afro House […]
Inside a medieval castle and under the star-lighted sky of the Portuguese Atlantic coast, singer Oumou Sangaré and her musicians entertain a very mixed audience – in style, age and social class. At the same […]