Each week in our Pan African Rap playlist, discover the latest and greatest rap from across the African continent and its diaspora.
Following the release of his EP Trappish II off his own label imprint Trappish Music, Ish Kevin breaks down the distinctions in Kigali’s rap community, the mindset of Rwanda’s next generation and the power of collaboration to bring Rwandan music to the world.
Mr Bongo announces the reedition of a rare album from Malian musician Idrissa Soumaoro, initially released in 1978. Le Tioko-Tioko, from which the banger “Nissodia” is taken, was recorded by Soumaoro and l’Eclipse de l’IJA. […]
Our week’s selection includes a rebajada compilation, Tuareg blues, Mzukulu’s latest, the good vibes of Trazyx and the afrofuturist techno of Dopplereffekt.
South African singer, songwriter and rapper Dope Saint Jude takes another leap in her music that’s pushing boundaries with epic sounds and biting lyrics on the release of her EP Higher Self.
Composed as the soundtrack to Sudan’s revolution, Noori and his Dorpa band, scouted by Ostinato Records, unveil Beja Power!, a defiant act of resistance and cultural pride. Noori lives in Port Sudan, a city on […]
A one-time outsider takes center stage as WurlD releases his latest album My WurlD With U solidifying his rank as a hitmaker and experimenter.
PAM met Ikoqwe, an Angolan hip-hop duo made up of Pedro Coquenão and Luaty Beirão, off-stage at Rennes’ Transmusicales Festival for a cosmic detour discussing the essence of hip-hop, iconoclastic political activists and the reimagining Angolan sound samples.