Obongjayar announces new EP, Which Way is Forward?
Before unveiling his new EP scheduled on February 7th, Obongjayar releases his sumptuous new single “Still Sun”. With his unique mix of...
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Sir Jean captures the energy of the 70s highlife scene with new album
Watch the latest video of the energetic single "Rock it Steady" from Silver & Gold released last week. The magnetic...
Expensive Shit, a treatise on Fela’s brand of humor
It is this smile with which Fela composed his music and developed a character that, many years after his death,...
London Afrobeat Collective carries a powerful message with ‘Power to the Women’
'Power to the Women' is the first single extract from Humans, the new album from the cosmopolitan band London Afrobeat Collective. The...
Manu Dibango’s Waka Juju to be released on vinyl
Cameroonian sax icon Manu Dibango’s 1982 LP Waka Juju is being reissued via Soul Makossa this winter. Originally released on CRC Records, Waka Juju mixes...
Antibalas, 20 years of afrobeat and kung-fu spirit (2/2)
In this second part of the interview, Martin Perna and Duke Amayo, two of the historic members of the Antibalas band, talk...
Antibalas, 20 years of afrobeat and kung-fu spirit (1/2)
In 2018, the band from New-York celebrated its 20 years. As honorable heirs of Fela, the band is about to...
Listen to British Nigerian act Moelogo’s new EP ‘Magic’
The Lagos born Mohammed Animashaun with the stage name, Moelogo is a British-Nigerian songwriter who is bringing a new feel...
KOKOROKO, the many moods of afro-jazz
With their self-titled debut EP, the London-based combo KOKOROKO reminds us that jazz is not just the soundtrack to chatting...
Femi Kuti reveals Fela’s opinion towards his first album
In Fela’s candid opinion, the album wasn’t good. According to Femi, he says "Fela condemned my first album. He said...
Fokn Bois, fake rascals
For the Ghanaian older generation that still speaks pidgin (the slang language of the English-speaking Africans), a “fokbois” is a...
Silver Vibrations, Roy Ayers’ mythical post-disco album finally reissued
Californian legendary musician's major album is given a new lease of life by BBE Music label, to be released on...
Fela’s stories: Sorrow, Tears and Blood
Old lion Binda Ngazolo, whose training owes a lot to Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s albums, revisits the meaning and context of...
Kokoroko is back with its soul and afrobeat-tainted jazz
One year after the release of their debut track "Abusey Junction", the Londoners announced their first EP with "Uman". The...
Best of the Moment: ‘Gbona’ by Burna Boy
Released towards the end of last month, Burna Boy’s soul-hefting jam, "Gbona" is the best we have heard in recent...
Seun Kuti, the politico-financial mafia and the African dream
Seun Kuti talks to PAM about the tracks on his new album, Black Times! True to himself and to the...
Seun Kuti teams up with Carlos Santana for ‘Black Times’
Seun Kuti and the Egypt 80, the legendary dance orchestra of Afrobeat, announces its fourth album, Black Times. The youngest son of Afrobeat legend...
Hamad Kalkaba: the Cameroon sound of the 70’s
Analog Africa releases Hamad Kalkaba and The Golden Sounds 1974-1975, a great album from Cameroon's mythical singer Hamad Kalkaba. Hamad Kalkaba was a...