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The 50 best albums of 2021
List / Guide
The 50 best albums of 2021

Listen in on 2021 with our pan-African selection from Cairo to Pretoria, Lagos to Nairobi, featuring the likes of Ayra Starr, Mdou Moctar, Focalistic, Nahawa Doumbia, and Kasai Allstars.

Stogie T, “preserving and thriving” in South African rap
Feature
Stogie T, “preserving and thriving” in South African rap

With almost 20 years in the game, Stogie T aka Tumi Molekane is a South African hip-hop pillar. PAM spoke to “The Poet MC” about his journey and next moves. 

Mazen Kerbaj invites Deena Abdelwahed on “Blue Malediction”
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Mazen Kerbaj invites Deena Abdelwahed on “Blue Malediction”

Between music and visual arts, the Berlin artist announces an album in collaboration with the Ugandan Don Zilla, the Jamaican Gavsborg or the Tunisian Deena Abdelwahed.  Morphine Records shares today Deena Abdelwahed and Mazen Kerbaj’s […]

Hermeto Pascoal and his Grupo unveil an exclusive live recording from 1981
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Hermeto Pascoal and his Grupo unveil an exclusive live recording from 1981

The Brazilian sorcerer has announced the release of Planetário Da Gávea, the recording of a magical concert held on a warm Rio night.  Growing up on a farm in Brazil’s northeastern state of Alagoas, Hermeto […]

6 albums to discover this week
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6 albums to discover this week

Essiebons Special 1973 – 1984 Analog Africa For most of the 1970s, Dick Essilfie-Bondzie’s Dix and Essiebons labels were synonymous with the best in modern highlife, and the producer’s roster made for a who’s-who of […]

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One Night in Pelican: when Soweto was the live music hub
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One Night in Pelican: when Soweto was the live music hub

The British-South African label Matsuli Music unveils a compilation retracing the incredible story of Club Pelican, a 70s underground Soweto club that brought jazz, funk and soul to new heights.  A night-time haunt in the […]

9 albums you should listen to this week
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9 albums you should listen to this week

Greatness 2.0 DJ Neptune Greatness 2.0 clocks in at 27 features, some names familiar and some new. Mr Eazi, Yemi Alade, and Patoranking are among those back for another taste of greatness. However, this project […]

Pan-African kinship within London’s Balimaya Project
Interview
Pan‑African kinship within London's Balimaya Project

Yahael Camara Onono tells us about the project’s founding and his career in music from his North London upbringing to his lifelong love for djembe.