Every month, PAM browses the pan-African scenes to offer a selection of ten fresh releases. This March, we’re dancing to Davido’s timeless work, vibing to Najib Alhoush’s groovy rhythms, celebrating the life of Ali Farka Touré and more.
Anchored in the ancient and troubled history of the Beja people, Noori and His Dorpa Band use the Beja’s unknown melodies as an act of resistance for the historically marginalized group of Sudan’s Eastern Desert.
There is no one African rap, there are hundreds. There are as many rap scenes as there are countries and languages on the continent. All over Africa, rappers and beatmakers are taking the codes and […]
Logos II Pappy Kojo The Ghanaian artist rejuvenates the local hip-hop scene with his new album Logos II. Rapping from a young age, he left his native country for Italy in 2004 and began covering […]
Every week, we highlight significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s selection includes albums from Olamide, Headie One, Bergsonist, Costa Titch and more. Carpe Diem Olamide The Nigerian singer exports his talent with […]
On their debut release titled buffering juju, out now on the Mushroom Hour label, the nomadic folk duo of dumama+kechou offer up takes, re-takes, fixes, and sedimentary reduxes to the sound otherwise known as electronic music.
With extra vocals by Voodoo, a member of the Ozadya collective. Nüfrika consists of Rolv.K & Pekodjinn, Swiss-based producers and Djs. Rolv.k originated from Sierra Leone and Pekodjinn from and Tunisia (North Africa). Gafacci is […]
In this week’s selection: Ezra Collective’s London jazz, Japanese traditions revisited through cumbia by Minyo Crusaders, K.O.G highly energetic album, Ekiti Sound creates the soundtrack of the new diaspora, Kwesi Arthur raps about life in […]