PAM celebrates the 4th anniversary of the musician’s passing by chatting with a young generation of South African artists about his legacy.

The Hugh Masekela Heritage Foundation and Assupol will celebrate the musician’s legacy with an online festival this Sunday, on the 4th anniversary of his passing. Long live Bra Hugh!  January 23rd, 2022 will mark the […]

Tony Allen has completed the project he began ten years ago with his friend Hugh Masekela, who left us in 2018. Following the release of this new album, Rejoice, PAM met the brilliant drummer in Paris. […]

Rejoice, the long-awaited collaborative album between two African music legends, Tony Allen and the late Hugh Masekela, will finally be released on March 20th via World Circuit. Photo credit: Brett Rubin & Bernard Benant Having […]

The unforgettable political climax when the trumpet player taunted the Pretoria Regime on South Africa’s border. Photo credit: Rodney Barnett It was in 1960, after the Sharpeville massacre, that the South African jazzman was exiled to England […]

Nakhane, 30 years old, has just released a unique album, mixing David Bowie’s pop, Marvin Gaye’s soul, church choirs and the house beats he’s been drowning to in clubs. Interview with a surprising artist whose […]