Artists, co-creators, friends and all-rounders Yawnee and Kamal talk about the consistent flow of creativity in their lives and how each artistic medium feeds into the other.
The mind behind our theme song, DJ Yamz, discusses his artistic journey and the healing nature of leaning into your creative drive.
Stream what the host Mariah considers his magnum opus, 27 in Accra town on Spotify
Coming in hot with our season 2 opener. Anabel Rose shows us how she gets sh*t done!
In this episode, host, Mariah talks about the best African music moments of the year 2024 and celebrates the new year, 2025
In this episode, Mariah continues the discussion on the renaissance of women in African music
In this bonus episode, host Mariah discusses the art of protesting and the use of music as a tool for rebellion. How do African artists use their voices for activism? I keenly focus on the ongoing #StopGalamseyNow and #FreeTheCitizens protests in Ghana and how we can all contribute to the movement's success.
This summer had artists dropping banger after banger. In today's episode I discuss some of my favourites from home.
In this episode, Mariah discusses the current renaissance of women in African music and how we got here
Mariah discusses the popular discourse around the state of Afrobeats and its artists.
Theme song: DJ Yamz ft. Akotowaa & rxwdxwg - Champion No Easy
00:00 Introduction
01:08 The end of Afrobeats??
02:44 What is Afrobeats?
10:04 Embracing Afrobeats to control our narrative
14:37 Pride in African identity
17:25 Supporting African Award shows & growing our infrastructure
21:26 Recommendations for African Music and Podcasts
Yung D3mz discusses the lessons he's learned through his career journey, his work with Ground Up Chale and the need for recognising talent in our communities.
Herman Suede joins the In the Mix studio to discuss balancing stardom and school, getting recognised by the legends, his inspirations and the skill of production and performance.
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Theme song: DJ Yamz - Champion No Easy ft. Akotowaa, Prince Hakeem Matthews & rxwdxwg
Music & Artists discussed:
Sarkodie, Burna Boy, Olamide ft Omah Lay - Infinity, Manifest, La Meme Gang, Rema
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Nubuke joins In the Mix as a cohost to discuss the likely inception of the current afrobeats wave, British- Ghanaian producer Juls.
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Theme song: DJ Yamz - Champion No Easy feat Akotowaa, Prince Hakeem Matthews & rxwdxwg
Music & artists discussed:
Juls
Mr Eazi - Bankulize feat. Pappy Kojo prod. by Juls
Mr Eazi - Skin tight feat. Efya prod. by Juls
Ayra Starr - Commas
Paapa Versa - Dear Grace
Ria Boss
KiDi
King Promise - Ginger
Black Sherif
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In this episode the hosts and guest, Bigg Homie Flee, discuss African music's evolving popularity globally.
Sneak peek into the first season of the podcast.