Every month, PAM browses the pan-African scenes to offer a selection of ten fresh releases. This summer we’re soaking in Ammarae’s alté fountain, getting a crash course in Botswana’s Taa language and headbanging to Normal Nada’s meta-kuduro.

In an emotional trip to the artist’s homeland, Brazilian singer Lucas Santtana explores the history of carnival’s Bloco Afros, the condition of Brazilian Black and indigenous population and the region’s candomblé spiritual fusion on the eve of the country’s historic elections.

A few weeks ahead of their appearance at the Paris edition of the Nyege Nyege Festival, PAM caught up with MC Yallah and Debmaster in Lille, to find out more about the origins of their partnership and Yallah Beibe, a new album of dark, futuristic rap unlike any other. Interview on the water.

DJ, producer and singer, Hanna Haïs shares her deep experience of house music in a PAM Club rich in Afro-house and Afro-tech gems. Born into a family of artists and singers, Hanna Haïs was brought […]

From gengetone and dancehall to hip-hop and alternative r&b checkout the artists shaking up the East African music scenes and beyond, passing through Kigali, Nairobi, Kampala and more.

For the release of the Saharan group’s new album Amatssou (fear), one of the key members – Abdallah Ag Alhousseini – gave an interview to PAM in the desert of southern Algeria to talk about Tinariwen’s destiny and their message.

After missing her dream show in Cape Verde, Coco Em reflects on her experience and denounces the difficulties faced by African artists on the international scene.

This legendary band, formed in 1973 by young Algerians from France, was an unrivalled laboratory for blending rock influences with Kabyle and North African traditions. The Swiss label Bongo Joe has dedicated a compilation to the group: Amazigh Freedom Rock.