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Brain Damage’s unexpected tribute to Big Youth on new album
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Brain Damage's unexpected tribute to Big Youth on new album

On Beyond the Blue, the band revisits “I Pray Thee,” one of the Jamaican reggae legend’s most powerful anthems, alongside Samuel Clayton Jr. In March 2020, Samuel Clayton Jr. and Martin Nathan, better known as […]

Mr Eazi plays “The Don” in new short
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Mr Eazi plays “The Don” in new short

Mr Eazi composes a short film for his recent single “The Don,” taking his creativity another step further and inviting fans into a new era of his musical identity. Mr Eazi’s transformation into The Don […]

Carnival, a bastion of Brazilian resistance
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Carnival, a bastion of Brazilian resistance

An expression of social and political life, the Carnival is also a liminal space of transgression, offering a celebratory freedom of expression synonymous with challenging the powers that be.

Wau Wau Collective: An unclassifiable union
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Wau Wau Collective: An unclassifiable union

The outcome of an encounter between the Swedish musician-producer Karl Jonas Winqvist and musicians from the Toubab Dialaw village in Senegal, this collective recording, which evolved through jam sessions and WhatsApp exchanges, represents a strange vessel that traverses the Mediterranean soundscape. Read PAM’s full interview.

We Are Busy Bodies pays tribute to the Eboni Band
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We Are Busy Bodies pays tribute to the Eboni Band

The label revisits the union between Motown Records and West Africa by reissuing the eponymous debut album from the Eboni Band, an Afro-funk staple of the 1980s. The Canadian label We Are Busy Bodies pays […]

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The best Nigerian songs of 2021 so far
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The best Nigerian songs of 2021 so far

After a rocky 2020 that witnessed a pandemic and national protests against police violence, Nigerian artists are hitting 2021 with a newfound force. Here is our selection of the best Nigerian music of 2021 so far.

Ballaké Sissoko, the one and the many – the world’s kora player
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Ballaké Sissoko, the one and the many – the world’s kora player

The master of the kora has released a new album, Djourou, wherein which he beautifully demonstrates his art of musical conversation. From Oxmo Puccino to Camille and Salif Keita, Djourou tastefully brings together a myriad of artists, centred on the kora. PAM interviews the artist.

Omaar shakes up Mexican club culture on new album
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Omaar shakes up Mexican club culture on new album

The Mexican artist Omaar appropriates techno, dembow and gqom on the aptly named Drum Temple, a new album that confirms his uniqueness as a producer. Listen to the single, “Ritmo,” with PAM. NAAFI is definitely […]