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The best albums of the year 2020
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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 […]

Bentality outstanding on “Hearing The Call” by The Invisible Session
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Bentality outstanding on "Hearing The Call" by The Invisible Session

With hypnotic percussion from cosmopolitan group The Invisible Session and poetry by the young African-American-Finnish artist Benjamin “Bentality” Paavilainen, the latest track from upcoming album Echoes of Africa induces a state of natural, hypnotic relaxation […]

Saint Ezekiel in control on new project
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Saint Ezekiel in control on new project

Guitarist and songwriter Saint Ezekiel announces the release of Everything is Under Alarm, a mini-album that floats between afrobeat energy and abundant soul. Listen to the “Original American Dream” preview while reading PAM’s interview. Born […]

Mawimbi team up with Ghetto Kumbé on Afro-Colombian single “El Caribe”
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Mawimbi team up with Ghetto Kumbé on Afro‑Colombian single "El Caribe"

“El Caribe” is a bright-burning tribute to the Afro rhythms of the Colombian Caribbean coast. This track is the first extract from a Mawimbi collective album, which is scheduled for release in 2021. Sitting between […]

Keleketla! get remixed in support of the people of West Papua
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Keleketla! get remixed in support of the people of West Papua

All proceeds from Keleketla! Remixes, which is due to be released on December 1, will be donated to the NGO Free West Papua Campaign to help those still suffering the consequences of the Indonesian occupation. […]

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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 Gorillaz, Bachar Mar-Khalifé, Songhoy Blues, Y’akoto and more. Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (Deluxe)  Gorillaz The music […]

PAM Club: Nuri’s hypnotic polyrhythms
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PAM Club: Nuri's hypnotic polyrhythms

Today, Tunisia is at center stage in the PAM Club, proudly represented by its masked icon Nuri, an electronic musician who became a master in the art of working with traditional African rhythms.

Mike D takes you back to a Bamako party of the 70s
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Mike D takes you back to a Bamako party of the 70s

The track “Nissodia” released in 1978 by Malian artists Idrissa Soumaoro and L’Eclipse De L’Ija means “joie de vivre” in Bambara. An optimism that the former drummer and singer of the Beastie Boys wanted you […]