Every month, PAM browses the pan-African scenes to offer a selection of ten fresh releases. This summer we’re soaking in Ammarae’s alté fountain, getting a crash course in Botswana’s Taa language and headbanging to Normal Nada’s meta-kuduro.
From gengetone and dancehall to hip-hop and alternative r&b checkout the artists shaking up the East African music scenes and beyond, passing through Kigali, Nairobi, Kampala and more.
PAM sat down with King Ayisoba surrounded by his usual entourage at the “Africa Spot” in Accra’s Ablekuma district where the artist broke down his life, how he has adapted to the times and his latest project, Work Hard.
Djiboutian vocalist Yanna Momina introduces Afar Ways with American producer Ian Brennan. This guarded musical tradition showcased in this 8-track album highlights the singer’s shrill voice. Back in 2018, Ian Brennan set on a journey […]
Afrofuturist Ugandan griot, Faizal Mostrixx, continues his avant-garde, multi-sensory disciplines on latest EP, Transitions, to be released on Glitterbeat Records. Faizall Mostrixx has been behind some of East Africa’s hottest electronica and counter-cultural rhythms for […]
The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar are set to release their latest album entitled Dancing Under the Moon on Glitterbeat Records.
The violin – in all its forms – undoubtably plays a major role in the music of the African continent. Here we present an overview of the stringed instrument, played by those who made it famous in the past, as well as those who celebrate its resonance today.
The Tel Aviv-based band is set to release a new album played on home-made instruments and inspired by a longing of their home country. Here’s what Eyal el Wahab, El Khat’s band leader, has to […]