Every month Cortega picks a DJ or producer who puts Africa and its diaspora in the spotlight. Featuring an exclusive playlist of the 10 sounds that have shaped his musical universe.

Throughout a year of hardship, the Kenyan rap scene prevailed, unveiling a fresh selection of talent from shrap and drill, to the old school flavours of boom-bap and gangster rap.

In 2021, African rap was marked mainly by the rise of drill, the sub-genre of hip-hop which had a huge impact on rap music all over the continent.

With almost 20 years in the game, Stogie T aka Tumi Molekane is a South African hip-hop pillar. PAM spoke to “The Poet MC” about his journey and next moves. 

The visuals transport the listener to a cinematic mafioso atmosphere for a second German-Ghanaian collaboration.  Setting the tone for their upcoming Way Out East album with recent singles “Check the Vibe” and “These Days”, Berlin-based […]

The South London artist has announced a new audiovisual exhibition, introducing a first listen to the exhibits soundtrack via single “Zatōichi”.  Gaika’s debut album Basic Volume was released in July 2018 by Warp Records, followed […]

The rising Western Sydney vocalist returns with a new uptempo single.  Big Skeez’s music is deeply inspired by his roots, whether they lay in Africa or in Western Sydney. With a childhood immersed in different […]

PAM spoke with Denise Chaila after a moving Pitchfork Paris performance to get the inside take on her pointed lyrics, the challenges and empowerment of a multi-hyphenate identity, and the emerging Limerick rap scene.