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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.

Msaki’s Platinumb Heart: when art is the final courtroom
Profiles
Msaki’s Platinumb Heart: when art is the final courtroom

The singer-songwriter unveils a dense double project, set in the injustices and the beauty of contemporary South Africa. PAM chatted with Msaki, the eternal art activist, about her fights and her hopes. 

Talking creativity and connection with Lex Amor
Interview
Talking creativity and connection with Lex Amor

Checking in with the fresh new school rapper on the UK scene coming off a slate of recent successes and a new single “Rocks” to get insight into the former poet’s creative process. 

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Haile Selassie I: Machiavellian ruler, hero of pan-Africanism
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Haile Selassie I: Machiavellian ruler, hero of pan‑Africanism

Haile Selassie I, emperor of Ethiopia and pan-African instigator, created an apocryphal personality and reign that has resonated into the reggae Rastafari and Africa’s modern political backdrop.

JazzFest Berlin, next stop Johannesburg
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JazzFest Berlin, next stop Johannesburg

The festival, scheduled for November 5th and 6th, will showcase the city’s rich jazz scene as well as its cultural heritage. We spoke with artistic director Nadin Deventer about the Southern migration. Following a digital […]

The latest on Nigeria’s EndSARS movement
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The latest on Nigeria’s EndSARS movement

The most recent update on the status and development of #EndSARS and the pursuit of police reformation in Nigeria.