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Busta 929 drops video for amapiano hit “Gqoz Gqoz”
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Busta 929 drops video for amapiano hit “Gqoz Gqoz”

The South African “Umsebenzi Wethu” hitmaker returns for the third edition of his Undisputed projects, presenting the visuals of the viral dance challenge.  In the amapiano landscape, Busta 929 is more than well identified. In […]

Robert Glasper, the “Black Superhero” of “every ghetto”
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Robert Glasper, the “Black Superhero” of “every ghetto”

The American pianist and producer drops a new video with Killer Mike, BJ the Chicago Kid and Big K.R.I.T., ahead of his upcoming album Black Radio III.  On February 25, ten years to the day […]

With the priestesses of zãr
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With the priestesses of zãr

Long nights of ecstatic singing and dancing, ritual offerings, fiery percussion, and a few tons of incense… PAM takes you right into the heart of Egyptian Zãr – a trance ritual where women are said to be possessed by djinn – surviving in Cairo by grace of its last priestesses.

Burundian soul man J.P. Bimeni drops anti-racist ode ahead of new album
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Burundian soul man J.P. Bimeni drops anti‑racist ode ahead of new album

From royal refugee to award winning artist, J.P. Bimeni has now announced the arrival of his new album Give Me Hope with a song dedicated to Black American activist James Stern. In the writing of […]

The allure of being Wande Coal
Interview
The allure of being Wande Coal

Wande Coal runs PAM through his multi decade-long career, from Mushin to Mohits, his lasting influence on Nigerian pop’s newest stars, and his highly anticipated album.

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Mélissa Laveaux announces new album with “Papessa”
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Mélissa Laveaux announces new album with “Papessa”

In her spellbinding new track, the Haitian-born Canadian singer delves into the mysteries of the “papess”, the second trump card of the tarot.  After a remarkable COLORS performance in 2021, Mélissa Laveaux is back with […]

PAM Club: highlife passion with John Armstrong
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PAM Club: highlife passion with John Armstrong

British journalist John Armstrong has selected the best of his curatorial work for the African branch of the BBE imprint. A PAM Club for connoisseurs! A retired lawyer, John Armstrong is above all a music […]

The Cavemen. championing the highlife renaissance
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The Cavemen. championing the highlife renaissance

Back from their first headline tour, The Cavemen. recount how they revived one of West Africa’s favorite genres, highlife, for the next generation of listeners.