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“I’m ready for that transformation” ft. Dayme Arocena
Season 2 Episode 2
Daymé Arocena has one of the most stunning voices in music today. But when Meklit heard Daymé's latest album, Alkemi, she could tell something dramatic had changed. Her voice had changed, and Daymé h…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
"Syria is finally free" ft. Hello Psychaleppo
Season 2 Episode 14
Bashar Al Assad, Syria’s brutal dictator, has fled the country -- opening a new and uncertain chapter after more than a decade of Civil War. Meklit speaks with the Syrian electronic composer Samer Sa…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
"I'm sorry I wasn't here" ft. Diana Gameros
Season 2 Episode 13
Diana Gameros was living in the US in 2010 when her home city of Juarez, Mexico became known as one of the most dangerous places on Earth. She was undocumented at the time; she couldn't travel back a…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
"22 Nights" ft Chhom Nimol -- Live on stage
Season 2 Episode 12
Chhom Nimol of the band Dengue Fever tells the harrowing story of the 22 night she spent in an immigration detention facility.
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
"A circle moment" ft. Emel Mathlouthi
Season 2 Episode 11
Meklit talks with Tunisian singer Emel Mathlouthi about the moment that turned her into a viral sensation and the voice of a revolution -- but also about what it means to move beyond the shadow of th…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
"I've just thrown out the word expectation" ft. Adi Oasis
Season 2 Episode 10
Adi Oasis released an album and had a baby in the same year -- she thought it would be the end of her music career, but it's been the opposite. Adi and Meklit talk about the challenges of being a mam…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
"Breaking unbreakable things" ft. Cheakaity Brown
Season 2 Episode 9
Cheakaity is a DC-based soul singer who was brought into the world with a weighty name: the one who breaks unbreakable things. He talks with Meklit about lineage, prophecies and the fear of living a …
Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago
"Pragmatism and Revolution" ft. Victoria Ruiz
Season 2 Episode 8
Victoria Ruiz fronts the leftist punk band Downtown Boys, and has spent her career walking the line between pragmatism and idealism -- often in extremely visible settings, and often with painful cons…
Published on 1 year ago
"Girls do not enter" ft. June Millington
Season 2 Episode 7
Fanny was the first all-women band to release a record on a major label, in 1970. Meklit talks with lead guitarist June Millington about the incredible pressures of navigating the industry at that ti…
Published on 1 year ago
"I've been writing the same song since the first song I wrote" ft. Helado Negro
Season 2 Episode 6
Helado Negro has released 13 records in 15 years. He joins Meklit to talk about how the immigrant work ethic plays out in the arts, and Meklit wonders: is it good that we work this much?
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago