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Afrobeats pioneer Wande Coal is back with new EP, Realms
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Afrobeats pioneer Wande Coal is back with new EP, Realms

Five years after the release of his last album Wanted, the Lagos-based singer Wande Coal is back with new EP, Realms.  Contemporary Nigeria Pop music wouldn’t be what it sounds like without Wande Coal. Artists like Wizkid, […]

The 10 most anticipated afrobeats albums of 2020
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The 10 most anticipated afrobeats albums of 2020

These are the most anticipated afrobeats releases of 2020, from Wizkid to Sauti Sol. Photo: Darkovibes In 2019, afrobeats’ global acclaim came to a full circle when Burna Boy was nominated for the Grammys. Through purposeful marketing […]

Niniola’s ‘Fantasy’ with Femi Kuti: a Nigerian music collaboration
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Niniola’s 'Fantasy' with Femi Kuti: a Nigerian music collaboration

Modern Afro House star Niniola teams up with Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti for a sweet and luscious track “Fantasy”, featuring Femi Kuti on saxophone and African Giant producer Kel-P on the mixing boards.  Two eras […]

7 albums to hear this week
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7 albums to hear this week

  In this week’s program: Princess Nokia shares two albums, 2Baba 9th studio album, Brazilian rapper Emicida strikes back and more.      Everything is Beautiful / Everything Sucks  Princess Nokia  Princess Nokia has dropped two albums: Everything […]

Diamond Platnumz returns with colorful new music video for ‘Jeje’
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Diamond Platnumz returns with colorful new music video for 'Jeje'

A track produced by Kel-P, the Nigerian beatmaker behind many Burna Boy and Wizkid hits. It is not a secret for anybody now, the bongo flava boss is more and more influenced by West African music. Indeed, while his […]

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K.O. and Sjava in the heights for the ‘Flight School’ video
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K.O. and Sjava in the heights for the 'Flight School' video

The two South African artists simulate a plane crash in this light and airy track. This is another video from the album “PTY UnLTD”, released in September 2019. Buoyed by the hit “Supa Dupa”, the […]

The 80 best albums of the 2010s
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The 80 best albums of the 2010s

2020 is here. An occasion for PAM to revisit the last decade’s best albums. From 2010 to 2019, here are our 80 essential albums of the decade. It was abundantly clear at the top of […]

Wale and Jidenna: How the American artistes maintains relationship with their African roots
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Wale and Jidenna: How the American artistes maintains relationship with their African roots

These American-based stars have constantly searched for their blackness in music and other places.  Artistes who have a multi-cultural background usually draw inspiration from this. Depending on their relationship, the product of this inspiration can […]