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MC Yallah & Debmaster, goosebumps in the dark
Feature
MC Yallah & Debmaster, goosebumps in the dark

A few weeks ahead of their appearance at the Paris edition of the Nyege Nyege Festival, PAM caught up with MC Yallah and Debmaster in Lille, to find out more about the origins of their partnership and Yallah Beibe, a new album of dark, futuristic rap unlike any other. Interview on the water.

HHY & The Kampala Unit, beyond flesh and electricity
Feature
HHY & The Kampala Unit, beyond flesh and electricity

PAM spoke with HHY & The Kampala Unit backstage at the Banlieues Bleus Festival to decrypt that which cannot be known about the mutant sounds and eclectic vibrations of the Nyege Nyege powered collective.

Phelimuncasi, family gqom
Interview
Phelimuncasi, family gqom

Unveiled internationally by Nyege Nyege in 2020, Phelimuncasi already has more than 10 years of underground gqom under its belt. Better late than never, the rest of the world finally discovered the South Africans at work on stage, performing their latest album Ama Gogela.

5 albums to discover this week
News
5 albums to discover this week

This week, Nyege Nyege compiles tracks from forgotten LA crew C.V.E., Kabza De Small returns to his roots, the Madalitso Band showcase their playful Malawain groove, Boddhi Satva ends his trilogy by unveiling its last instalment and Lamin Fofana begins his tryptic with part one.

The Cranes: Idi Amin Dada’s favorite boy band
Profiles
The Cranes: Idi Amin Dada's favorite boy band

Considered by many as the godfathers of modern music in Uganda, The Cranes reunited after a 44-year hiatus for a history-making concert at the Nyege Nyege Festival. PAM revisits the band’s musical fortunes, closely tied with the nation’s political history – for better or for worse.

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Dancing in the dust, Mali’s balani show phenomenon
Feature
Dancing in the dust, Mali's balani show phenomenon

Waists thrust at everything, pounding, shaking, and sending up billowing clouds of dust. Far from the city, particles fly in every chaotic direction as hands and feet beat at the earth. At the Balani Show, […]

DJ Decimal Point, one man rave in Kampala
Doc
DJ Decimal Point, one man rave in Kampala

Director Marion Desmaret shares the story of Uganda’s DJ Decimal in the latest episode of our Off the Map documentary series.

DJ Boboss and the mad mix of DIY electronics
Feature
DJ Boboss and the mad mix of DIY electronics

The Kenyan artist forced his way into DJing by inventing his own decks. Meet DJ Boboss, an electric character and self-taught electrician.