Originally produced in 1985 but never released, this eponymous album by Brazilian composer George Sauma Jr. reveals his fascination with disco-funk groove, a musical genre in line with the Brazilian Black Power movement of the […]
The Canadian label We Are Busy Bodies is about to re-release the much sought-after 1975 album Can You Feel It by South Africa’s first soul-jazz band, The Drive. The album Can You Feel It is […]
Udondolo Urban Village The long-awaited album of the young quartet from Soweto is a concentrate of South African’s history music. Imbued with zulu tradition, the songs of Urban Village carry within them the experiences of […]
According to this compilation by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker, Cuban music from 1975-1985 came in many forms: jazz, funk, tropicalia, disco and salsa … The list of new musical genres that emerged during this […]
Every month Cortega picks a DJ or producer who puts Africa and its diaspora in the spotlight. Featuring an exclusive playlist of the 10 sounds that have shaped his musical universe. Today we start with DJ mOma.
The year has started with a bang for Nubiyan Twist and the Ghanaian dynamo K.O.G (Kweku of Ghana), who added a dose of brass and dance rhythms to this latest single ahead of the release […]
2021 is fast approaching and it presents the opportunity for PAM to look back on the best albums of the last year. A difficult year is drawing to a close, one in which the world […]
2021 is fast approaching and with it the opportunity for PAM to look back on the best rap albums of the last year.