Nigerian artist Somadina builds on her panoply of experience for a debut that includes Nollywood punk, afro-psychedelic future nostalgia, indie rock and an alternative spirit that’s both wild and weird, sweet and dangerous. 

There is no one African rap, there are hundreds. There are as many rap scenes as there are countries and languages on the continent. All over Africa, rappers and beatmakers are taking the codes and […]

Listen in on 2022 with our pan-African selection from Spanish Town to Johannesburg, Lagos to Nairobi, featuring the likes of Sampa the Great, Sudan Ariches, Asake, Koffee and more.

PAM spoke with Nigerian songstress Ria Sean on the process surrounding her sophomore EP Love Station, a slow-tempo, afro-fusion tale of confidence, self-doubt, and boundless love. 

The young DJ Michelle Hübsch shares an unusual vision of South African music, with an experimental selection, far from the current dancefloor standards. From Johannesburg, Michelle Hübsch has taken her place behind the decks to […]

Every month, PAM browses the pan-African scenes to offer a selection of ten fresh releases. This November, listen to PsychoYP, Molotof, Somadina, Ezra Collective, and more.

This week in the PAM Club, Russian avant-club artist Wulffluw XCIV sends a raging mix that pushes warm Afro-diasporic beats into the deep end of the apocalypse. Wulffluw XCIV believes in music as a tool […]

PAM honors the living legend of dub poetry, running through five of the Jamaican master’s tap natch poems imbued with cutting social commentary, heavy bass, and eternal rhythm.