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Sélène Saint-Aimé: It’s all about Potomitan
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Sélène Saint‑Aimé: It’s all about Potomitan

A revelation at the Victoires du Jazz (French music awards) in 2021, Sélène Saint-Aimé will release her second album on 25th March 2022. After her first jazz album Mare Undarum (‘sea of waves’ in Latin) […]

“Something’s Going On” for KOKOROKO
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“Something's Going On” for KOKOROKO

The London-based jazz collective announces a tour with this new track exploring health crisis immobility.  Inspired by “the forced immobility and existential crises that the global pandemic has collectively put us through“, “Something’s Going On” […]

Flora Purim returns with If You Will, a new Brazilian jazz album
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Flora Purim returns with If You Will, a new Brazilian jazz album

A key figure of Brazilian jazz fusion, the singer is set to release her first studio album in over 15 years via Strut Records. If You Will was recorded primarily in Curitiba and São Paulo. […]

Ben Marc set to release his debut Glass Effect
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Ben Marc set to release his debut Glass Effect

The London-based musician has announced a hybrid project made of free-jazz, classical, broken beat, hip-hop and more. Producer and multi-instrumentalist Ben Marc is one of the key figures of London’s jazz scene. Following his critically […]

Naïssam Jalal sets her poem “D’ailleurs nous sommes ici” to music
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Naïssam Jalal sets her poem "D'ailleurs nous sommes ici" to music

In collaboration with photographer Seka, the French-Syrian flutist takes up the pen to speak with the children of immigration to reimagine everyday representation.  A prolific flutist and composer, Naïssam Jalal’s career has been punctuated by […]

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Jazzanova reinterprets the sounds of Strata Records
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Jazzanova reinterprets the sounds of Strata Records

The Berlin-based production collective is set to unveil its take on the “true sound of Detroit”, inspired by the iconic Strata imprint.  Strata Records rose from the ashes of Detroit’s tumultuous 1960s decline, leading to […]

Napoleon Maddox, Sorg and Jowee Omicil pay tribute to Toussaint Louverture
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Napoleon Maddox, Sorg and Jowee Omicil pay tribute to Toussaint Louverture

At the crossroads of hip-hop, jazz and blues, American rapper Maddox explores the history of the Haitian general in a show soon to be presented in Paris.  Napoleon Maddox, an American rapper who recently moved […]

South African artists remember Hugh Masekela
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South African artists remember Hugh Masekela

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