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How Unknown Soldier became Fela’s most emotional record
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How Unknown Soldier became Fela's most emotional record

After that event, there was public outrage. People were asking: wetin dis Fela do? What they knew and what was true: Fela spoke against the government. The tales of Fela and his problematic relationship with the military […]

6 albums you need to hear this week
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6 albums you need to hear this week

Each week PAM staff rounds up significant new releases available on streaming services. This week, list includes new albums and EPs from Koffee, The Comet Is Coming, Dexter Story, The Polyversal Souls and Del B. Listen below. Koffee Rapture EP  New […]

Guts drops Philantropiques, new album in line with his Beach Diggin’ series
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Guts drops Philantropiques, new album in line with his Beach Diggin' series

French producer’s sixth album is a musical journey through Brazil, the Caribbeans and Africa. To be released on March 29th on Heavenly Sweetness. Guts was first known for being one of France’s cornerstone beatmakers, laying the soundtrack for artists […]

William Onyeabor, the mysterious synth cowboy
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William Onyeabor, the mysterious synth cowboy

The life of the late sonic genius, who died in 2017, still remains a mystery. The man is just as mysterious as the recipe for his music. Onyeabor was truly a UFO who crossed over […]

Jerico merges experimental baile funk with Haitian Creole in new single ‘Zanmi’
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Jerico merges experimental baile funk with Haitian Creole in new single ‘Zanmi’

Newly recruited in Canadian collective Moonshine, the artist unveils the first single of his forthcoming EP Run That to be released on March 8th. 23-year-old Haitian-Canadian Jerico is a DJ, producer, and vocalist, who’s being recognized as one […]

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8 albums you need to hear this week
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8 albums you need to hear this week

A list of albums released this week, in no particular order. Albums we love this week include Timaya, Angel Bat Dawis, Tellaman, Charlotte Adigery, Dj Khalab and more. Angel Bat Dawis The Oracle  Recorded using only her […]

5 Nigerian classic albums of the 70s
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5 Nigerian classic albums of the 70s

From Haruna Ishola to Fela and Orlando Julius, a look at the formative decade of Afropop. Haruna Ishola Oroki Social Club Decca Records (1971) For many, Haruna Ishola is the best performer of apala, a […]

Analog Africa reissues legendary album ‘Funky Rob Way’
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Analog Africa reissues legendary album 'Funky Rob Way'

Rob Way’s afro-cosmic album, first pressed in the 1970’s, seems to have come out of an imaginary science fiction movie, made by one of the most enigmatic artists to come out of West-Africa. German-based label Analog Africa […]