One year after the release of their debut track “Abusey Junction”, the Londoners announced their first EP with “Uman”. The band’s name ‘Kokoroko’ means ‘be strong’ in Orobo, a language and tribe from Nigeria. The […]
A peek into 5 of the Nigerian records that defined Afropop in the 80s. Christy Essien Igbokwe Ever Liked My Person? Lagos International Records (1981) Produced by Lemmy Jackson, Ever Liked My Person is the […]
Some of the best of the LP we are grateful for in 2018. Burna Boy had shut down the internet with his vibrant collaboration with Lily Allen in the song “Heaven’s Gate” while M.I Abaga […]
Our forty favorites albums published in 2018 This was almost Mission Impossible: we chose about forty of the many records that have surprised us, cheered us up, conquered us this year. Finding a guiding principle […]
The year 2018 was a great year for the reissue of musical treasures from all over the continent. Here are our 25 most loved reissue albums of 2018. This list reflects ‘favourites’ albums that PAM […]
For their 4th album, Quebra Cabeça, the Brazilian afrobeat big band bring forward more complexity to their musical puzzle and also welcome the electronic vibrations of the São Paulo megalopolis to the studio. May, 2016. Ten […]
Her first single, “E go better” topped the Cool FM Abuja’s Top Ten for three weeks in 2012. Since then, she has been actively making and pushing her music. Dunnie’s recent work, SEVEN, a twenty three […]
Kamal Keila a.k.a. Sudan’s James Brown. Berlin based label Habibi Funk is launching a new series covering the Sudanese jazz scene. The first record is Kamal Keila’s Muslims And Christians. When label’s boss Jannis Stürtz start to prepare his trip […]