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Ecko Bazz: smuggling love into the apocalypse
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Ecko Bazz: smuggling love into the apocalypse

At Rewire’s eleventh festival edition in The Hague, PAM meets backstage with Ecko Bazz after an explosive performance to talk about love’s place in his earth-shattering music. Interview.

Ama Gogela: a nervous second album by trio Phelimuncasi
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Ama Gogela: a nervous second album by trio Phelimuncasi

Label Nyege Nyege announces the release of Durban-based band Phelimuncasi’s second album entitled Ama Gogela. Driven by a need to produce politically-motivated music and to shake things up, the trio made of band members Malathon […]

PAM Club : Leo PaLayeng’s AcholitroMix
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PAM Club : Leo PaLayeng's AcholitroMix

Pioneer of the acholitronix movement, the rare Leo PaLayeng honors us with his presence in PAM Club with a crazy mix that galvanizes Ugandan popular music.  From northern Uganda to southern Sudan, Acholi music is […]

5 albums to discover this week
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5 albums to discover this week

This week, Pongo delivers an adrenaline shot with her debut album, DJ Travella carries the new wave of singeli to the stars, Acid Arab invite their entourage for a pan-African remix session, Hassan Ideddir gets another shot at the limelight, and Makhadzi provides the bolobedu house.

The pan-African guide to Rewire 2022
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The pan‑African guide to Rewire 2022

A selection of our favorite pan-African artists from The Hague’s eleventh Rewire Festival, bringing together a wide range of musical and interdisciplinary performances, specially commissioned works, club nights and more.

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PAM Club: Houdini, the other side of the mirror
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PAM Club: Houdini, the other side of the mirror

This face probably reminds you of Hibotep, whom we invited last January in our PAM Club series. One year later, we leave the controls to her twin sister Houdini for a set just as extravagant! […]

DJ Travella drops breakneck singeli on “Crazy Beat Music Umeme 2”
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DJ Travella drops breakneck singeli on “Crazy Beat Music Umeme 2”

With this hyper-kenetic single, the Dar Es Salaam native announces his debut album, Mr Mixondo, to be released on Nyege Nyege Tapes. Hailing from Dar Es Salaam – the economic capital of Tanzania – DJ […]

DRC’s La Roche set to drop solo debut via Nyege Nyege Tapes
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DRC’s La Roche set to drop solo debut via Nyege Nyege Tapes

Released via the electric Ugandan label, the Fulu Miziki producer’s project will be “firmly rooted in Congolese traditional sounds” and “de-materialized into distant lands”.  La Roche’s upcoming project has the objective of painting “a vivid, […]