Little was known until recently of the futuristic sound emerging from the ghettos of Dar es-Salaam, which now is exporting itself to dance floors across the globe. Ten years on from its conception, singeli has […]
New experimental collective releases an LP on Nyege Nyege. Nyege Nyege Tapes with artists such as Otim Alpha, Omutaba and Lawrence Okello- collaborates with the two artists of Teeth gency, Jesse Hackett and Mariano Chavez, and […]
2020 is here. An occasion for PAM to revisit the last decade’s best albums. From 2010 to 2019, here are our 80 essential albums of the decade. It was abundantly clear at the top of […]
In this week’s selection: Elza Soares’ dirty samba, Sampa The Great debut album, an unreleased album of Ghana highlife star Ebo Taylor, Ahmad Jamal’s new album and much more to hear this week. Sampa the Great […]
When the DJs started to replace wedding bands in northern Uganda. A month before their festival, Nyege Nyege collective announced two new releases: the compilation Electro Acholi Kaboom from Northern Uganda on Nyege Nyege Tapes and a new EP […]
In this week’s selection : an eclectic album recorded in one week by Damon Albarn and his troup, afro-infused lo-fi sounds by Gafacci, a lost album finally published by Habibi Funk… Africa Express Egoli Created in 2006, […]
Led by Damon Albarn, the music collective’s new project features South African and European artists such as BCUC, Otim Alpha (Nyege Nyege), Poté, Dominowe and DJ Spoko. Created in 2006, Africa Express just announced Egoli, new release to be out on July 12th. Recorded in seven days […]