Podcast Episodes

"We came from the same groove" ft. Cimafunk

After years of singing backup in Havana, Cuban musician Cimafunk found his own sound by refusing to choose between tradition and innovation. The breakthrough came when he realized Afro-Cuban rhythms …

Published on 2 hours ago

"Who we are when no one is watching" ft. Ali Sethi

Ali Sethi released a song that got so popular, some claim it had the power to unite two countries at war – but his artistic journey all began with a suggestion from a college professor. 

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

"We make the boom bap" ft. Ana Tijoux

When you don't feel like you belong to the country you were born in, where do you call home? Born to Chilean exiles in France, rapper Ana Tijoux didn't find home in a place, she found it in Hip Hop.

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

“Questioning everything” ft. Lupita Infante

Lupita Infante is the granddaughter of Mexican cultural icon, Pedro Infante, but she is also an artist in her own right, carrying legacies from both sides of her family. Through songwriting, GRAMMY p…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

“I don't tell people I'm a musician” ft. Peter One

Season 3 Episode 4

Peter One has had two big breaks, decades apart, on different continents. But both times, he has chosen to live a double-life: working as a touring musician and also holding down a “regular job” in o…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

“Syrians must go back" ft. Omar Offendum

Season 3 Episode 3

In the early 1900s, the ‘Little Syria’ neighborhood thrived in Lower Manhattan, but today few people know it even existed. Rapper and poet Omar Offendum aims to change that.

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

“I sound like an alien to them” ft. Satomi Matsuzaki

For Satomi Matsuzaki, the lead singer and bass player in Deerhoof, music has been a humanizing tool in the face of the sometimes dehumanizing experience of being an immigrant. Look no further than th…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

“I can speak to my ancestors through this” ft. Lalin St Juste

Season 3 Episode 2

Lalin St Juste knew, even as a child, that singing was a path towards her own healing. As she grows up, she goes on a journey reclaiming her Haitian heritage – and uses music as a process of healing …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

"A Really Bad Deal" ft. Annahstasia

Season 3 Episode 1

The LA-based folk musician Annahstasia was “discovered” by the music industry when she was just 17, but the backing of a label wasn’t the breakthrough she’d imagined. The breakthrough had to come fro…

Published on 4 months ago

"Why I was spared" ft. Mon Rovîa

Season 2 Episode 15

How do we turn pain into empathy? Meklit talks with Liberian-American singer Mon Rovîa about his long journey to doing just that. 

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago