In 2021, African rap was marked mainly by the rise of drill, the sub-genre of hip-hop which had a huge impact on rap music all over the continent.

Listen to 2021’s best amapiano, batida, baile funk, techno, jungle, gqom, afro-futurist and more, making the clubs bounce all across the continent.

Listen in on 2021 with our pan-African selection from Cairo to Pretoria, Lagos to Nairobi, featuring the likes of Ayra Starr, Mdou Moctar, Focalistic, Nahawa Doumbia, and Kasai Allstars.

In addition to her newly released mixtape (via Hakuna Kulala), queer artist with Kenyan and Tanzanian roots DJ Iche joins the PAM Club exercise with a groovy and authentic mix.

In celebration of Salif Keita’s seminal album, Soro, via a conversation with it’s producer François Bréant.

The Belgian-Burkinabe trio has just released “Le repas du cobra”, their first track, via the notorious Glitterbeat Records.  Avalanche Kaito is the meeting between Kaito Winse, a Burkinabe urban griot, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, and a […]

After years as percussionist and backing vocalist to the Jamaican superstar, “Roots” now starts his own adventure with the video for “Ups And Downs”. Hector “Roots” Lewis makes history as the first artist to sign […]

The Fra Fra man with the two strings talks about his movements from his home in Ghana to Brighton, passing by Fela Kuti, a new generation of musical youth, and a benevolent new album.