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Nyamekye Junction, an EP at the crossroads of three nations
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Nyamekye Junction, an EP at the crossroads of three nations

Accra-based trio Nyamekye Junction announces the release of the Dasein EP, a spiritual and political manifesto that delicately combines nostalgia and the future of African music. For its very first release at the end of […]

PAM Club: under Niz’s tropical bass
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PAM Club: under Niz’s tropical bass

As a global bass French ambassador and member of the Parisian collective Croustibass, Niz is sending us on a journey all over the word with his PAM Club. The only goal in his mind: giving […]

Jako Maron promises a maloya 2.0 with Kabar Jako
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Jako Maron promises a maloya 2.0 with Kabar Jako

Jako Maron returns with a new album Kabar Jako, written and performed with Axel Sautron (vocals) and Zan Amemoutou (percussion), via Safiko Production. As the forefather of maloya electro, Jako Maron is the one who […]

PAM Club: the “lomwe beats” of DJ Kainga
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PAM Club: the "lomwe beats" of DJ Kainga

DJ Kainga decorates the PAM Club with his synthetic and watered-down music in a mix as atypical as it is artisanal, reflecting the popular sounds of rural Malawi.   Originally from Zomba, the former capital […]

Cheb Runner, angry immigrant music for a unified dancefloor
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Cheb Runner, angry immigrant music for a unified dancefloor

PAM met Cheb Runner at The Hague’s 2022 Rewire festival, an artist building bridges between a musical past and electric future through the eyes of an angry immigrant bent on unifying the public through dance.

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Zakes Bantwini and the business of spiritual music
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Zakes Bantwini and the business of spiritual music

After breaking records in 2021 “Osama”, the South African producer appears in the video for “iMali” alongside Karyendasoul and Nana Atta. A perfect occasion to look back with him on his 10-year career, his spirituality […]

A tale of two Kamarus
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A tale of two Kamarus

Two musicians bore the name, Joseph Kamaru, a grandfather and titan of Kenyan folk lost to time and an ambient musician grandson in the midst of his destiny.

The Afrorack, first experiments on DIY modular synthesizers
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The Afrorack, first experiments on DIY modular synthesizers

Back in 2019, an article was dedicated to Brian Bamanya’s Afrorack, Africa’s first DIY modular synthesizer. The inventor is now about to release his first album named after his creation via Ugandan label Hakuna Kulala. […]