Reissues always remind us that the ocean of music is much deeper than the surface of new releases. From Ghana to Colombia, passing by Somalia, Zimbabwe or Mali, PAM has selected 30 reissues from 2022 that bring back from oblivion the great archives of African music.

Habibi Funk unearthed yet another lost gem, this time pertaining to Salah Ragab’s Cairo Jazz Band vocalist Maha. Orkos, recorded in Cairo in 1979 combines jazz and Egyptian vocal traditions with funk, latin and soul. […]

At the end of the summer, Moga Festival is back on Essaouira’s shores after three years of hiatus. Let’s take a look at Acid Arab, Habibi Funk and the digger/archivist Retro Cassetta. After a successful […]

Inventive labels are revealing to the world forgotten musical gems, full of history and lost to the archives. Here’s a selection of some of the best African reissues of 2022.

Habibi Funk unearthed lost band Ferkat Al Ard to re-release this Lebanese gem with its distinct Brazilian influences originally published in 1978. Reediting Oghneya has been the longtime project of German label Habibi Funk. It […]

The German label will be reissuing ten tracks from the singer, recorded under the legendary Egyptian SLAM! imprint.  Habibi Funk met Hamid Al Shaeri through singer Youssra El Hawary in 2016 at his office and […]

The eminent explorative label continues its essential work of digging the music of the “Arab World”, now with Algerian singer, Majid Soula.  Majid Soula is an Amazigh artist, singer, and activist who has lived in […]

The Habibi Funk label, based in Berlin and entirely dedicated to the music of the Arabic-speaking worlds, continues its journey from Morocco to Lebanon with the second part of their compilation series, An Eclectic Selection […]