Podcast Episodes

"We got on the Bad Bunny Bus" ft. Buscabulla

Season 2 Episode 5

Buscabulla got the kind of lucky break most artists only dream about: the chance to record with the biggest artist in the world. But what happens after the lightning strikes -- can they channel its e…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

"I was reluctant to go" ft. Sid Sriram

Season 2 Episode 4

Sid Sriram wanted to make it big in the American music industry, so when got an opportunity to live and work in India as a singer for hit films, he wasn't sure he would take it. Meklit talks with Sid…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

“New York is the people that live here” ft. Mafer Bandola

Season 2 Episode 3

New York City is a city of immigrants, but right now that ethos and identity is being tested like never before. Meklit talks with Mafer Bandola, a Venezuelan musician who made the city her home, and …

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

“I found refuge in tap dancing” ft. Gerson Lanza

Season 2 Episode 1

Art is a form of self-expression. A lot of people say that, but for tap dance virtuoso Gerson Lanza it was literally true. Plus a teaser of what's to come on the new season of Movement with Meklit Ha…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Coming up on Season 2

Coming up on Season 2

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

"Returning as Myself" ft. San Cha

Season 1 Episode 15

Meklit talks with Mexican-American singer San Cha about how she fell in love with Ranchera — a style of music that represented all the cultural values, sexual repression and stigma that she had once …

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

"Bananas and Cilantro" ft. Sasami

Season 1 Episode 10

Meklit talks with Sasami Ashworth about her acclaimed record “Squeeze,” and how it fits within a larger cycle of creation, restoration and self-discovery. 

More about Sasami: https://sasamiashworth.co…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

"Not Standing Still Anymore" ft. Chhom Nimol (of Dengue Fever)

Episode 13

Meklit talks with Cambodian-American singer Chhom Nimol about her long musical journey from performing on Cambodia’s first televised singing competition, to joining the band Dengue Fever. They also d…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

"Dubai is Like a Big Airport" ft. Cromwell Ojeda

Season 1 Episode 18

Cromwell Ojeda and his brother grew up in Dubai — two Filipino kids in an expat family — but now his brother is moving to Canada where their family can finally gain citizenship. Meklit talks with Cro…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

"She's gonna do all of that?" ft. Ghaliaa

Season 1 Episode 17

In part two of our series on path breaking artists in the United Arab Emirates, Meklit talks with Syrian singer and producer Ghaliaa about how a complete collapse of confidence led to her latest reco…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago