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The best reissues of 2022
List / Guide
The best reissues of 2022

Reissues always remind us that the ocean of music is much deeper than the surface of new releases. From Ghana to Colombia, passing by Somalia, Zimbabwe or Mali, PAM has selected 30 reissues from 2022 that bring back from oblivion the great archives of African music.

5 albums to discover this week
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5 albums to discover this week

This week, Black Sherif’s introspective rap, melancolic house, engaged rock from Natitingou, spiritual free-jazz and sweet memories from Ghana.

Black History Month: 5 songs for 5 activists
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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.

Ben Marc set to release his debut Glass Effect
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Ben Marc set to release his debut Glass Effect

The London-based musician has announced a hybrid project made of free-jazz, classical, broken beat, hip-hop and more. Producer and multi-instrumentalist Ben Marc is one of the key figures of London’s jazz scene. Following his critically […]

Muzi’s Interblaktic, a Zulu Skywalker space odyssey
Interview
Muzi’s Interblaktic, a Zulu Skywalker space odyssey

We spoke with Muzi about his fourth album Interblaktic, a defiant merger of local South African genres and a new generation of space-age electronic full of love, romance, self empowerment, and intergalatic adventures.

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The best albums of the year 2020
List / Guide
The best albums of the year 2020

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 […]

On The Corner Records, a ticket to outer space
Feature
On The Corner Records, a ticket to outer space

Despite covid-19, 2020 has seen many exciting releases for the label On The Corner. On the release of their opulent compilation Door to the Cosmos we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to give founder Pete Buckenham a call, and retrace the history and the spirit of the out-of-this-world label.

9 new albums you should listen to this week
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9 new albums you should listen to this week

Every week, we highlight significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s selection includes albums from Wizkid, Batuk, Nesrine, DJ P2N and more. Made In Lagos Wizkid Due to leaks, his album was released […]