Every month, PAM browses the pan-African scenes to offer a selection of ten fresh releases. To prolong the summer, dive into Nigeria’s musical heritage with Tony Allen and Ayo Manuel, take a detour to Beirut with Charife Megarbane and go crazy with DJ K.
PAM spoke with Femi Koleoso, drummer and leader of the Afro-fusion quintet, Ezra Collective, to talk about Afrobeat, the group’s authentic mission and fusing Fela’s sound with the modern world.
The Nigerian falsetto singer has taken his signature voice from obscurity to international stardom with a slim string of tracks. PAM interviews the young artist to break down his success.
The Kyf! project is an augmented show that explores the African continent and its instruments. It’s three actors invite us to listen to their PAM Club, a reflection on their memories and influences. The Kyf! […]
The Nigerian-British band announces Electricity, a new futuristic Afro-dance album produced by synthpop band Hot Chip. The collaboration between Ibibio Sound Machine and British band Hot Chip was born out of a shared love of […]
Never far away from Onipa and his other collective projects, vocalist Kweku Of Ghana announces his solo journey with a new album and “Shidaa”, an energised soukouss infused song. K.O.G. aka Kweku Of Ghana has […]
An electric journey between Africa, the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean. The group Ticora drops today their first official track, “Soledad”. At the crossroads of afrobeat, highlife and jazz, the track set the tone for […]
The London-based duo unveil the title track to their upcoming Blue Note-published album, recorded in Ghana with notorious producer, Killbeatz. Co-written in Accra with KillBeatz during a late night production session, “Motherland Journey” uses the […]
The Tel-Aviv based musician has shared two uptempo singles off his upcoming album, Reclusive Rituals. Tel-Aviv based musician Shay Hazan is a composer, producer, bassist and bandleader. His versatile bass is frequently heard on national […]
Curated by Femi Kuti and Chris Martin, Fela Kuti’s music will be revisited via a 7xLP box set with commentary from afrobeat historian Chris May, a poster design from Lemi Ghariokwu, and stills from Music is the Weapon.
Musicians have always travelled. Willy N’for had all the necessary ingredients to want to travel, a troubled past, a complicated life, dexterity with the bass guitar, and an appetite for travelling on the interstellar grooves of funk, with dreams of jamming with giants.
With his posthumous album, There Is No End, the legendary Afrobeat drummer continues to inject rhythms into our lives exactly one year after his passing. On April 30, 2020, Tony Allen left us. This former […]
In “Cosmosis,” the Nigerian poet and British grime artist combine for the first track on the new posthumous album by the afrobeat legend. Recorded in London, in March 2020, in the famous Studio 13, “Cosmosis” […]
Taken from his latest album, Tresilian Bay, the British producer has released a new version of “In My Craft,” a single recorded in collaboration with singer Miryam Solomon. The London-based British bassist and producer Huw […]
This gigantic compilation from the Moochin’ About label brings together a collection of classics from the Ghanaian and Nigerian music of the 1950s and 1960s. Cool Cats Invasion (Highlife, Juju & Palm-wine) offers a captivating […]
With his first single “Free Your Mind” and the accompanying video, Made Kuti is doing much more than making a name for himself. A grandson from the Kuti family… At the age of 25, Made […]
The collective, led by charismatic singer Eno Williams, announced a new album that will be out in March with the track “Tell Me (Doko Mien)”. Born in London in 2013, the afro-disco project has a […]