PAM checks in with father son duo Femi and Made Kuti to talk about music, the state of Pan-Africanism, and what’s next for the Kuti family.

“Leaving is not the only solution,” says the Wassoulou legendary singer to the Malian youth. Nahawa Doumbia will release her new album this fall on Awesome Tapes From Africa, Kanawa (don’t go). The meaning of […]

In the Ugandan slums of Wakalinga, a self-taught movie director and his assistant from New York are proceeding to rip up the action film rulebook written by North America and Hong Kong. PAM meets with the pair to find out more.

The label No Format! announces the release of an exclusive album by Oumou Sangaré, called “Acoustic”. It was recorded under live conditions where the purity of her voice and that of the instruments shine through. The album will be released on June 19th.

Recorded in 1959, the album Just Coolin’ by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers will be released for the first time via Blue Note. The legendary Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers’ album Just Coolin’ […]

The Saharawi singer-songwriter and activist Aziza Brahim returns for her 3rd Glitterbeat album following the critically acclaimed, Abbar El Hammad, released in 2016. Aziza Brahim grew up in a camp in the Algerian desert alongside […]

A deep and soulful journey into the heart of Ghana’s indigenous highlife music. The 72-year-old “Golden Voice of Africa” Pat Thomas, Ghanaians producers Kwame Yeboah and Ben Abarbanel-Wolff from the Kwashibu Area Band announced the release of their sophomore […]

An exceptional collaboration between the legendary afrobeat drummer and a pioneer of techno music. The project began in late 2016 when Allen asked Mills to play on an album with him. From this meeting the idea of a show […]