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Women to listen to on March 8 (and every other day)
List / Guide
Women to listen to on March 8 (and every other day)

For this International Women’s Day, PAM has compiled a playlist in which African or Afro-descendant women are the central characters. It is meant as a tribute to women, their struggles, as well as their past and future victories.

Pongo shines on her hymn to love, “Doudou”
News
Pongo shines on her hymn to love, "Doudou"

Along the Seine river, the Angolan kudurista shines and reveals a bright facet filled with tenderness on her new single.  A few weeks before releasing her long-awaited debut album, Pongo releases a new track in […]

Miriam Makeba, and the fight goes on
Profiles
Miriam Makeba, and the fight goes on

90 years ago, the South African singer, who was to become “Mama Africa”, a Pan-African heroine, was born. The life of a woman who thought that the fight should never end.

Soul Jazz reissues Studio One Dub compilation
News
Soul Jazz reissues Studio One Dub compilation

Soul Jazz is reprinting a 2xLP compilation of Coxsone Dodd’s dub versions with Horace Andy, Johnny Osbourne and more for an 18th anniversary edition. A long out of print classic, Studio One Dub is being […]

Bonga, from the childhood courtyard
Interview
Bonga, from the childhood courtyard

He could have become a sprinter, a public servant or a guerrilla, but Bonga turned his husky voice into a unique weapon that has conquered the world. His new album celebrates his 50-year career, and the music of his childhood in the family courtyard.

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KiDi, forever a golden boy
Feature
KiDi, forever a golden boy

If you are a close follower of all TikTok trends, it is almost impossible you have never heard “Shut up… and bend over”. These words were sung by Dennis Nana Dwamena, better known as KiDi, […]

Black History Month: 5 songs for 5 activists
Series
Black History Month: 5 songs for 5 activists

While Black History Month is all year round for us at PAM, we’re going to celebrate this February and publish a number of special articles. Here we have an annotated playlist made up of 5 songs from 5 historic activists.

Dj Tilal 24 : “I want the world to know Sudan”
Reportage
Dj Tilal 24 : “I want the world to know Sudan”

Tilal picks up his turntables and the rest of his equipment before climbing the ladder to the roof of his building near Khartoum airport. Night is falling on the Sudanese capital. As he sets up, […]