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The Pan African Music Magazine

In Paris for the Gqomunion #4 party, gqom’s kings open us their usb stick. Rudeboyz are the South African trio producing Gqom, the steel-cladded, drum-pounding music straight from the Durban townships. If you’re after an idea […]

by Pan African Music

Feature

African hits timeline 2017 (1/2)

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 […]

by Narjes Bahhar

Interview

Diron Animal: from the Angolan ghetto to afropop's elite

He escaped from Luanda’s ghetto at 17, and recently escaped temporarily from his Porto-based “kudurock” trio Throes + The Shine. Angolan singer and musician Diron Animal plays it solo with his debut album, Alone, proudly released […]

by Kino Sousa

Interview

"Forget about Europe, it's a museum!" Daniel Haaksman about the future of dance music

We talked to Daniel Haaksman, the Berlin based DJ, producer, journalist and label boss, about his new project African Fabrics and global dance music.

by Pan African Music

Interview

MO LAUDI : Interview with a prolific South‑African artist !

Today PAM meets Mo Laudi : Artist / Producer / Party planner and boss of Globalisto records. The South-African based in Paris, is everywhere and has just released a new EP with Gazelle and DJ Invizable. He talks about this collab, his […]