Barely escaping the Bolsonaro regime, Bixiga 70 is resurrected, with a new album. PAM spoke to the freedom fighters about their history of resistance.

As we head back to school in 2023, get your energy up with Deena Abdelwahed’s post-club music, AUNTY RAYZOR’s incendiary flow and Yussef Dayes’ contagious groove.

PAM rounds up the hottest amapiano releases of 2023 from across the continent as the South African genre continues to produce global hits and garner vast influence.

Throughout its history Afrobeats has been piloted by those who run the decks, updating palettes and moving to the stage to bring the genre from boy band ballads to global acclaim.

From the streets of Ikorodu, Seyi Vibez’s native suburb, PAM spoke with the 23-year-old Afro-pop maverick about his radical streak of Apala inspired, fuji soaked and amapiano tinged hits.

Every month, PAM browses the pan-African scenes to offer a selection of ten fresh releases. To prolong the summer, dive into Nigeria’s musical heritage with Tony Allen and Ayo Manuel, take a detour to Beirut with Charife Megarbane and go crazy with DJ K.

The self proclaimed Bandana Papi merges his Nigerian heritage with his American upbringing on his latest album, Don’t Tell Anyone, for a modern blend that builds a musical bridge across the Atlantic.

No-limit fashion designer, embodied performer and hybrid visual artist, Exocé feeds on the luminaries of Africa, like Fela or Sun Ra. Artist and messenger on a mission, he unfurls his Afro-cosmic universe at the Nyege Nyege Festival – Paris edition – this July 14.