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With the priestesses of zãr
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With the priestesses of zãr

Long nights of ecstatic singing and dancing, ritual offerings, fiery percussion, and a few tons of incense… PAM takes you right into the heart of Egyptian Zãr – a trance ritual where women are said to be possessed by djinn – surviving in Cairo by grace of its last priestesses.

Habibi Funk dedicates new compilation  to Cairo’s pop legend Hamid Al Shaeri
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Habibi Funk dedicates new compilation to Cairo’s pop legend Hamid Al Shaeri

The German label will be reissuing ten tracks from the singer, recorded under the legendary Egyptian SLAM! imprint.  Habibi Funk met Hamid Al Shaeri through singer Youssra El Hawary in 2016 at his office and […]

PAM Club: highlife passion with John Armstrong
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PAM Club: highlife passion with John Armstrong

British journalist John Armstrong has selected the best of his curatorial work for the African branch of the BBE imprint. A PAM Club for connoisseurs! A retired lawyer, John Armstrong is above all a music […]

The 50 best albums of 2021
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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
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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. 

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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 […]