Pure Akan wields his heritage and folk stories to create an empowering backdrop to his hiplife sound. The rapper, singer and linguist takes us through the power of names, history and his latest album, Nyame Mma.
PAM spoke with Tendai Maraire, son of Dumisani Maraire about the reissue of his father’s album Tichazomuona, the legacy of the name and the spiritual sacrifice required by one of Africa’s oldest instruments.
Nyami Nyami Records unveils a reissue of Dumisani Maraire’s album Tichazomuona, initially recorded by the Zimbabwean mbira player and his family in 1986, six years after Zimbabwe’s independence. Born in 1944, Dumisani Maraire pioneered the […]
Each week in our Pan African Rap playlist, discover the latest and greatest rap from across the African continent and its diaspora.
Montpellier-based Guyanaian DJ, singer, and producer OhjeeLo is making a name for herself in the PAM Club with her fiery and at times unexpected mix of genres, where the Caribbean collides with club music from […]
Les Filles de Illighadad at Pioneer Works Les Filles De Illighadad The Niger band has released a live album, recorded long before the health crisis. Les Filles de Illighadad have helped spread Tuareg blues around […]
We dive into the masterminds behind the records of Burna Boy, Fireboy DML, Joeboy, Tiwa Savage and more, shining a light on the talent of the many producers taking Nigerian music to new levels of creativity and prestige.
From Rema to Kizz Daniel, Nigerian artists know a hot trend when they see one, and have a special way of making it their own.