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The 50 best albums of 2022
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The 50 best albums of 2022

Listen in on 2022 with our pan-African selection from Spanish Town to Johannesburg, Lagos to Nairobi, featuring the likes of Sampa the Great, Sudan Ariches, Asake, Koffee and more.

Meet the instrumentalists of amapiano
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Meet the instrumentalists of amapiano

Whether it’s the soulful sax on Kelvin Momo’s “Funa” or the electric keys that carry the live performance of MFR Souls, meet the musicians who are the unsung heroes of amapiano’s meteoric rise and rich instrumentation.

Linton Kwesi Johnson in 5 dubs
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Linton Kwesi Johnson in 5 dubs

PAM honors the living legend of dub poetry, running through five of the Jamaican master’s tap natch poems imbued with cutting social commentary, heavy bass, and eternal rhythm.

PAM Club: Afro-Peruvian collage, episode 2, by Vudufa
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PAM Club: Afro‑Peruvian collage, episode 2, by Vudufa

The masked DJ and producer Vudufa takes over from Tribilin Sound to bring you the second episode of our series of Afro-Peruvian electronic mixes following the traditional Day of Creole Song. In 1944, President Manuel […]

Trying Something New with Yinka Bernie
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Trying Something New with Yinka Bernie

Yinka Bernie makes space for tears, vulnerability and love on his latest EP Something New, an alté treasure worth listening to on repeat. Here’s what you need to know about the Nigerian crooner.

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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.

Long live gengetone, a new generation claims the throne
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Long live gengetone, a new generation claims the throne

While some Nairobi residents think drill has overshadowed the gengetone movement, a new school creatives are using storytelling and social engagement to keep the hypnotic dancehall hybrid alive.