What makes for a good leader?
In this episode we are first joined by creative strategist and Co-CEO of Narrative Muse, Nigel Lopez-Mcbean. Originally from England and now based in Australia, Nigel pulls upon his years of industry knowledge to give us a masterclass on the importance of diverse leadership.
Later on in the show, we hear from Hilary Carty. As the executive director at Clore Leadership in the UK she has extensive experience in creating healthy and effective organisations from the top down. Here she talks about how we can foster a diverse workplace and the ins-and-outs of management.
Guests:
Nigel Lopez-Mcbean
Hilary Carty
We continue here where we left off last time with writer, curator and co-director of Pari Tian Zhang alongside artistic director of the Red Ladder Theater company, Cheryl Martin.
During the pandemic there was a breakdown in the formal structures of care which gave way to unprecedented rates of racism and abuse. Cheryl and Tian reflect on the pandemic's lingering impacts, how it made clear the gaps that exist in our social welfare systems as well as unexpected positives such as community finding solidarity amongst the hardship.
Guests:
Tian Zhang
Cheryl Martin
Hosted by:
Lena Nahlous
In this Interview Dr Görkem Acaroğlu is joined by industry veteran and CEO of the Creative Diversity Network in the UK; Deborah Williams OAM. Together they reflect on Deborah's career spanning over thirty years in the arts and how she was able to forge her own path. They examine the importance of diversity in leadership roles and why audiences should see things they don't like.
Guests:
Deborah Williams
Hosted by:
Dr Görkem Acaroğlu
This podcast is a collaboration with This Is Who We Are. It is a project which amplifies and brings together Women of Colour/Global Majority Women in solidarity. Formed by a collective including Renaissance One, Third Space, Diversity Arts Australia and more plus Australia and UK-based cultural practitioners/activists including Lena Nahlous, Bernardine Evaristo, Dr Paula Abood, Nur Shkembi, Melanie Abrahams and Sarah Dara.
In this episode we dive into the concept of radical care. Like many of topics we discuss here on the Colour Cycle, care is often unequally distributed across society with traditionally marginalised communities often receiving the least. As people within the arts we ask what can do to help facilitate an environment that feels safe and welcoming to all artists.
To answer these questions, our very own Lena Nahlous is joined by two very special guests. Tian Zhang is the essayist behind the inspiration for this episode ‘A Manifesto For Radical Care & How To Be A Human In The Arts' She works out of western Sydney as the Co-director of Pari, an arts and community space. Our second guest is the UK based writer, poet and artistic director of the Red Ladder Theatre company, Cheryl Martin. Together they dissect what care looks like and how we can foster a sense of community in the industry.
Guests:
Tian Zhang
Cheryl Martin
Hosted by:
Lena Nahlous
This podcast is a collaboration with This Is Who We Are. It is a project which amplifies and brings together Women of Colour/Global Majority Women in solidarity. Formed by a collective including Renaissance One, Third Space, Diversity Arts Australia and more plus Australia and UK-based cultural practitioners/activists including Lena Nahlous, Bernardine Evaristo, Dr Paula Abood, Nur Shkembi, Melanie Abrahams and Sarah Dara.
This discussion was conducted as part of the “This Is Who We Are” Project.
In this episode we are joined by women from across Australia, the US and the U.K connected through their shared passion for Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop has long been a bastion of anti-establishment rhetoric, providing a platform for the voiceless to be heard.
The industry veterans you’ll hear talk about the importance of hip-hop in forming connections, how self-determined spaces are crucial, as well as going over the many challenges they faced when breaking into the industry.
Guests:
MC Trey
Maya Jupiter
Naomi Wenitong
DJ Sarah Love
TRUEmendous
This podcast is a collaboration with This Is Who We Are. It is a project which amplifies and brings together Women of Colour/Global Majority Women in solidarity. Formed by a collective including Renaissance One, Third Space, Diversity Arts Australia and more plus Australia and UK-based cultural practitioners/activists including Lena Nahlous, Bernardine Evaristo, Dr Paula Abood, Nur Shkembi, Melanie Abrahams and Sarah Dara.
The Pacesetters conversations is a project of Diversity Arts Australia documenting and recording trailblazing artists’ work from culturally diverse backgrounds
Mayu Kanamori has about 30 years of practice under her belt, establishing herself as a multi-disciplinary artist and heritage interpreter working on site-specific projects across the country. In this interview, she explores her early days as a photographer, her move into multimedia artistic practice, questions of history and collaborative projects with First Nations communities.
For more about Mayu Kanamori:
Unfolding Nikkei Australian stories: A conversation with Mayu Kanamori | Sydney Review of Books
In Repose: A Japanese Requiem | Radio National Yasukichi Murakami -Through a Distant Lens (excerpt) | YouTubeCredits: Guest: Mayu Kanamori Interviewer: Yuki Kawakami
Music: L’Etoile danse ( Pt1) by Meydan
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Clatter and Creek by Nul Tiel Records
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 ( international)
Podcast producer: Nadyat El Gawley
Executive producer and host: Lena Nahlous, DARTS CEO
Pacesetters project producer: Kevin Bathman
The Pacesetters conversations are a project of Diversity Arts Australia documenting and recording trailblazing artists’ work from culturally diverse backgrounds.
The interview with Tony Ayers examines how his childhood, cultural identity and family tragedy have shaped his signature approach to storytelling today. Now entering his sixth decade of life, Tony reflects on how he went from orphan to orator of some of our most compelling and original stories on screen.
For more about Tony Ayres:The Family Law Season 1 | The Adaptation Process
The Slap Making Clickbait – a conversation with series creators Tony Ayres and Christian White | YouTube One of Australia’s biggest TV producers is predicting a talent crisis | Sydney Morning Herald A conversation with Tony Ayres | Sydney Review of Books
Credits: Guest: Tony Ayres Interviewer: Patrick Abboud
Music: L’Etoile danse ( Pt1) by Meydan
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Podcast producer: Nadyat El Gawley
Executive producer and host: Lena Nahlous, DARTS CEO
Pacesetters project producer: Kevin Bathman
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The Pacesetters conversations is a project of Diversity Arts Australia documenting and recording trailblazing artists’ work from culturally diverse backgrounds.
When Abdul Abdullah approached Khaled Sabsabi for an interview, Abdul mentioned that there was already a lot of writing by smarter people than himself about Khaled's practice. Abdul wanted to unpack the ideas that Khaled explores in his work-- especially how he got to where he is, and to show readers his natural warmth. Abdul believes a lot of young people would relate to Khaled's experience as an outsider, and how this formed his unique approach to a visual arts practice. It is an example of a young man reacting to a dysfunctional system and maturing into one of Australia's leading artists. Khaled might not say it this way, but Abdul sees a clever street-wiseness becoming wisdom that we can all learn from.
For more about Khaled:
Khaled Sabsabi in conversation with curator Matt Cox | Art Gallery of NSW
Khaled Sabsabi: A hope | Campbelltown Arts Centre
Khaled Sabsabi’s Fending for Peace | Mutual Art
Credits:
Guest: Khaled Sabsabi
Interviewer: Abdul Abdullah
Music: Dog and Kahnon, Khaled Sabsabi
Podcast producer: Nadyat El Gawley
Executive producer and host: Lena Nahlous, DARTS CEO
Pacesetters project producer: Kevin Bathman
The Pacesetters conversations is a project of Diversity Arts Australia documenting and recording trailblazing artists’ work from culturally diverse backgrounds.
The interview with MC Trey is an overview of her life—from an idyllic childhood in Fiji, rougher teenage years in Western Sydney, becoming a pioneering and successful female rapper in Australia, and her present role as an integral community advocate for Pacific members of the Western Sydney community.
For more about MC Trey:
Feline Forces video on YouTube
Daily video on YouTube
Love, life & legacy - An interview with MC Trey | Rolling Stone
Credits: Guest: MC Trey
Interviewer: Simone Amelia Jordan
Music: MC Trey©
Podcast producer: Nadyat El Gawley
Executive producer and host: Lena Nahlous, DARTS CEO
Pacesetters project producer: Kevin Bathman
The Pacesetters conversations is a project of Diversity Arts Australia documenting and recording trailblazing artists’ work from culturally diverse backgrounds.
The interview with Kamahl looks at the challenges and triumphs he’s experienced from the racist treatment he received on Hey Hey It’s Saturday to reaching the pinnacle of his career at the Invictus Games. It chronicles some of his many achievements and the many incredible people he’s met — from Don Bradman to Prince Harry. And he reflects on his life’s story and the wisdom he’s gained.
For more about Kamahl:
‘I hope to have one last curtain call’ | The Australian
Kamahl opens up on racism on Hey Hey It’s Saturday | SBS Insight Kamahl responds to Daryl Somers's regret over Hey Hey It's Saturday treatment | ABC
Credits:
Guest: Kamahl
Interviewer: Sunil Badami
Podcast producer: Nadyat El Gawley
Executive producer and host: Lena Nahlous, DARTS CEO
Pacesetters project producer: Kevin Bathman
How does it feel to be surrounded, supported, and inspired by community? We hear from Sarah Ayoub, a freelance journalist and author of young adult novels including The Yearbook Committee and The Cult of Romance, as well as StoryCaster graduates Annie Brockenhuus-Schack, Sarah Mendoza, and Hannah Lai, a group of passionate creatives exploring the significance of community and collaborative art.
This Colour Cycle season is a takeover by Diversity Arts’ StoryCasters, a collective of young culturally diverse content producers.
Produced on the unceded lands of the Darug and Eora nations. Always was. Always will be. Aboriginal Land.
Guests: Sarah Ayoub, Annie Brockenhuus-Schack, Brieze (vox pop), Sarah Mendoza, and Hannah Lai.
Interviewer: Sarah Mendoza, Alison Tanudisastro, Sharon Masige
Research and presentation: Vir Kaula, Claire Cao, Sonia Mehrmand
Season 5 Host: Sonia Mehrmand
Regular Host and Executive Producer: Lena Nahlous
Producers: Sonia Mehrmand and Vir Kaula, with support from Claire Cao and Colin Ho
More information (Hyperlinks to featured orgs / artists / work):
Music: Melvin Tu and Ali Saganci
StoryCasters is a project of Diversity Arts Australia and provides training and mentorship to young culturally diverse digital producers. Visit STORYCASTERS.NET for more.
This season is supported by Multicultural NSW and Create NSW. Diversity Arts also receives core funding from Australia Council for the Arts.
StoryCasters trainer/ mentors: Jennifer Macey, Phoenix Eye, Sweatshop Literacy Movement, Nicola Morton, Del Lumanta.
On this episode of DARTS’ StoryCasters-led Colour Cycle podcast, we partner up with Newcastle, NSW-based arts organisation, Octapod, to talk to five regional artists about working in the arts outside metropolitan areas. Western Sydney StoryCaster producer Vir Kaula hosts an important discussion about the strength of the local community and what it’s like being an artist in the Greater Newcastle region.
We’ll meet Octapod talents Indeah Clark and Tamahae Puha, the duo behind the Skux Az, an art collective focused on bringing dynamic and more ‘unconventional’ art into Maitland. Also, Jamie Bastoli, a multidisciplinary artist, discusses finding a supportive community, and Gunggandji photographer, DJ and visual artist Wanjun Carpenter speaks about the political power of art. Vir is also joined by actor and theatre maker Roger Ly, talking about the value of producing art for multicultural communities.
This Colour Cycle season is a takeover by Diversity Arts’ StoryCasters, a collective of young culturally diverse content producers.
Produced on the unceded lands of the Cabrogal and Mulgoa of the Darug nation and the lands of the Awabakal, Worimi, Wonnarua and Darkinyung peoples. Always was. Always will be. Aboriginal Land.
A production of Diversity Arts Australia.
Guests: Skux Az (Indeah Clarke and Tamahae Puha), Wanjun Carpenter, Jamie Bastoli, Roger Ly
Interviewer: Vir Kaula
Research and presentation: Vir Kaula, Claire Cao, Sonia Mehrmand
Season 5 Host: Sonia Mehrmand
Regular Host and Executive Producer: Lena Nahlous
Producers: Sonia Mehrmand and Vir Kaula, with support from Claire Cao and Colin Ho
More information (Hyperlinks to featured orgs / artists / work):
Music: Melvin Tu and Ali Saganci
Thank you to our major partner in this episode, Octapod.
StoryCasters is a project of Diversity Arts Australia and provides training and mentorship to young culturally diverse digital producers. Visit STORYCASTERS.NET for more.
This season is supported by Multicultural NSW and Create NSW. Diversity Arts also receives core funding from Australia Council for the Arts.
StoryCasters trainer/ mentors: Jennifer Macey, Phoenix Eye, Sweatshop Literacy Movement, Nicola Morton, Del Lumanta.
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the arts sector, and the music industry in particular. Broadcaster and writer Tanya Ali speaks to three incredibly talented musicians about their work and how the pandemic challenged them to transform their creative processes.
Singer and songwriter GLO discusses the creation of her track “Transmute” during one of her state’s many lockdowns and the significance of the Black Lives Matter movement, while Māori artist A.GIRL talks about growing up in Western Sydney and how her childhood has influenced her music. Adelaide-based producer Strict Face also joins Tanya to tell us how the multitude of nightclub shutdowns affected his career and creative process.
This Colour Cycle season is a takeover by Diversity Arts’ StoryCasters, a collective of young culturally diverse content producers.
Recorded and produced on the unceded lands of the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the Caborgal of the Darug nation, the Mulgoa of the Darug nation and the Karuna peoples. Always was. Always will be. Aboriginal Land.
A production of Diversity Arts Australia.
Guests: GLO, A.GIRL, Strict Face
Interviewer: Tanya Ali
Research and presentation: Vir Kaula, Claire Cao, Sonia Mehrmand
Season 5 Host: Sonia Mehrmand
Regular Host and Executive Producer: Lena Nahlous
Producers: Sonia Mehrmand and Vir Kaula, with support from Claire Cao and Colin Ho
More information (Hyperlinks to featured orgs / artists / work):
Music: GLO, A.GIRL, Strict Face, Melvin Tu and Ali Saganci
StoryCasters is a project of Diversity Arts Australia and provides training and mentorship to young culturally diverse digital producers. Visit STORYCASTERS.NET for more.
This season is supported by Multicultural NSW and Create NSW. Diversity Arts also receives core funding from Australia Council for the Arts.
StoryCasters trainer/ mentors: Jennifer Macey, Phoenix Eye, Sweatshop Literacy Movement, Nicola Morton, Del Lumanta.
Can joy and insights flow from writing, literature, screenwriting and other forms of the craft? Our StoryCasters chat with an eclectic group of storytellers and share stories of their own.
StoryCaster producer Sharon Masige shares a reflective piece on her childhood love of books and the importance of finding representation, while Natesha Somasundaram, a playwright, screenwriter and actor, speaks with broadcaster Tanya Ali about navigating a changing arts space.
Live from Boundless Festival, Sharon chats with award-winning speculative fiction author Eugen Bacon, to talk about her writing process, how her African-Australian identity influences her work, and more. StoryCaster producer Vir Kaula also talks to ABC News journalist Ahmed Yussuf about the importance of creative hubs.
This Colour Cycle season is a takeover by Diversity Arts’ StoryCasters, a collective of young culturally diverse content producers.
Recorded and produced on the unceded lands of the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the Caborgal of the Darug nation, the Mulgoa of the Darug nation and the Karuna peoples. Always was. Always will be. Aboriginal Land.
A production of Diversity Arts Australia.
Guests: Natesha Somasundaram, Tanya Ali, Eugen Bacon, Ahmed Yussuf
Interviewers: Hannah Lai, Sharon Masige and Vir Kaula
Research and presentation: Vir Kaula, Claire Cao, Sonia Mehrmand
Season 5 Host: Sonia Mehrmand
Regular Host and Executive Producer: Lena Nahlous
Producers: Sonia Mehrmand and Vir Kaula, with support from Claire Cao and Colin Ho
More information (Hyperlinks to featured orgs / artists / work):
Music: Melvin Tu and Ali Saganci
StoryCasters is a project of Diversity Arts Australia and provides training and mentorship to young culturally diverse digital producers. Visit STORYCASTERS.NET for more.
This season is supported by Multicultural NSW and Create NSW. Diversity Arts also receives core funding from Australia Council for the Arts.
StoryCasters trainer/ mentors: Jennifer Macey, Phoenix Eye, Sweatshop Literacy Movement, Nicola Morton, Del Lumanta.
Live from the Fearless Curious event, award-winning journalist and media personality, Marc Fennell speaks with StoryCasters podcaster Sharon Masige about how industry pipelines can be transformed for greater equity. In an equally engaging conversation, Newcastle Art Gallery’s Zana Kobayashi sits down with Storycasters podcaster Vir Kaula to share her experience working in the region’s creative sector and the importance of community action, especially when cultivating change in rural NSW.
This Colour Cycle season is a takeover by Diversity Arts’ StoryCasters, a collective of young culturally diverse content producers.Recorded and produced on the unceded lands of the Cabrogal of the Darug nation, the Mulgoa of the Darug Nation and the lands of the Awabakal, Worimi, Wonnarua and Darkinyung peoples. Always was. Always will be. Aboriginal Land.
Recorded and produced on the unceded lands of the Cabrogal of the Darug nation, the Mulgoa of the Darug Nation and the lands of the Awabakal, Worimi, Wonnarua and Darkinyung peoples. Always was. Always will be. Aboriginal Land.
A production of Diversity Arts Australia.
Guests: Marc Fennell, Zana Kobayashi
Interviewers: Sharon Masige and Vir Kaula
Research and presentation: Vir Kaula, Claire Cao, Sonia Mehrmand
Season 5 Host: Sonia Mehrmand
Regular Host and Executive Producer: Lena Nahlous
Producers: Sonia Mehrmand and Vir Kaula, with support from Claire Cao and Colin Ho
More information (Hyperlinks to featured orgs / artists / work):
Music: Melvin Tu and Ali Saganci
StoryCasters is a project of Diversity Arts Australia and provides training and mentorship to young culturally diverse digital producers. Visit STORYCASTERS.NET for more.
This season is supported by Multicultural NSW and Create NSW. Diversity Arts also receives core funding from Australia Council for the Arts.
StoryCasters trainer/ mentors: Jennifer Macey, Phoenix Eye, Sweatshop Literacy Movement, Nicola Morton, Del Lumanta.
Hear from dynamic women unpacking what it means to live a cross-cultural existence in Australia.
Live from Boundless Festival, StoryCasters podcaster Connie Khoo chats with acclaimed author Alice Pung about how she experiences intercultural relationships, her outstanding writing journey and more. Broadcaster and writer Tanya Ali also sits down with Yorta Yorta musician ALLARA about pride in her identity and making music during a global pandemic. Finally, we hear personal reflections from Storycasters graduates Hannah Lai and Alison Tanudisastro, who shine a light on what it means to be ‘third’ and ‘fourth’ culture kids.
This Colour Cycle season is a takeover by Diversity Arts’ StoryCasters, a collective of young culturally diverse content producers
Recorded and produced on the unceded lands of the Darug and Eora peoples. Always was. Always will be. Aboriginal Land.
A production of Diversity Arts Australia.
Guests: Alice Pung, ALLARA, Hannah Lai and Alison Tanudisastro
Interviewers: Connie Khoo, Alison Tanudisastro, Tanya Ali and Hannah Lai
Research and presentation: Vir Kaula, Claire Cao, Sonia Mehrmand
Season 5 Host: Sonia Mehrmand
Regular Host and Executive Producer: Lena Nahlous
Producers: Sonia Mehrmand and Vir Kaula, with support from Claire Cao and Colin Ho
More information (Hyperlinks to featured orgs / artists / work):
Music: Melvin Tu and Ali Saganci; ALLARA
StoryCasters is a project of Diversity Arts Australia and provides training and mentorship to young culturally diverse digital producers. Visit STORYCASTERS.NET for more.
This season is supported by Multicultural NSW and Create NSW. Diversity Arts also receives core funding from Australia Council for the Arts.
StoryCasters trainer/ mentors: Jennifer Macey, Phoenix Eye, Sweatshop Literacy Movement, Nicola Morton, Del Lumanta.
On this compelling new season of DARTS’ Colour Cycle podcast, led by emerging young digital producers from the Storycasters project, our first episode features gripping stories on the ways overseas-born artists have adjusted to Australia’s arts and culture landscape.
Storycasters graduate Vir Kaula chats with talent from Newcastle-based arts company Octapod, including writer and comedian Elena Terol, painter Cristina Matas and actress and director Stephanie Rochet. The lively foursome share migrant perspectives on navigating a new creative sector, the importance of community and how their individual experiences have shaped their artwork.
Recorded and produced on the lands of the Cabrogal of the Darug nation, the Mulgoa of the Darug Nation and the lands of the Awabakal, Worimi, Wonnarua and Darkinyung peoples. Always was. Always will be. Aboriginal Land.
A production of Diversity Arts Australia.
Guests: Vir Kaula, Elena Terol, Cristina Matas and Stephanie Rochet
Interviewer: Vir Kaula
Research and presentation: Vir Kaula, Claire Cao, Sonia Mehrmand
Season 5 Host: Sonia Mehrmand
Regular Host and Executive Producer: Lena Nahlous
Producers: Sonia Mehrmand and Vir Kaula, with support from Claire Cao and Colin Ho
More information (Hyperlinks to featured orgs / artists / work):
Music: Melvin Tu and Ali Saganci
Credits:
Thank you to our major partner for this episode, Octapod.
StoryCasters is a project of Diversity Arts Australia and provides training and mentorship to young culturally diverse digital producers. Visit STORYCASTERS.NET for more.
This season is supported by Multicultural NSW and Create NSW. Diversity Arts also receives core funding from Australia Council for the Arts.
StoryCasters trainer/ mentors: Jennifer Macey, Phoenix Eye, Sweatshop Literacy Movement, Nicola Morton, Del Lumanta.
First aired: 16 March 2022
This episode we’re unpacking intersectionality. What is it? Why is it important, and what does it mean to live an intersectional life?
In London, freelancer, editor and novelist Sharmilla Beezmohun (Co-founder of independent literature organisation Speaking Volumes) unpacks the question with Sydney filmmaker Pearl Tan, a lecturer in directing at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, who is studying for a PhD looking at the intersectional experience of diversity workers in the screen industry. Later on in the show, UK based independent producer and curator Melanie Abrahams chats to poet and playwright Chérie Taylor Battiste on the lived experience of intersectionality.
Guests (in order of appearance): Pearl Tan, Sharmilla Beezmohun, Chérie Taylor Battiste
Interviewers: Lena Nahlous and Melanie Abrahams
Host: Lena Nahlous
Producer: Nadyat El Gawley
Music: Getaway
Credits: Co- written by MC Trey (Australia) and Savuto (Fiji) / TAPASTRY ©
Recorded at Treehouse Productions, Fiji
This podcast is a collaboration with This Is Who We Are, a UK-Australian movement of intergenerational & intersectional women artists, producers and creatives of colour who are transforming sectors, thinking and spaces.
This season was produced on the unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin nation, and the Gadigal and Wangal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Always was. Always will be. Aboriginal Land.
First aired: 16 March 2022
In this episode, we’re peering a little into our personal lives today with some quick vox pops from artists and creatives. Our question: What is something we learnt about later in life, that we wish somebody in our lives had told us about? It could have come from our mothers, fathers, extended family, or people we came across growing up.
UK performance artist Aleasha Chaunte considers becoming a parent and what she learned from her mother and family; and Sharmilla Beezmohun talks about how she wishes she knew that the older we get, the less we know.
Guests (in order of appearance): Aleasha Chaunte, Jennifer Lee Tsai, Dj Sarah Love, MC Trey, Maya Jupiter, Sharmilla Beezmohun, Pearl Tan
Interviewers: Lena Nahlous and Melanie Abrahams
Host: Lena Nahlous
Producer: Nadyat El Gawley
Music: Getaway
Credits:
Co-written by MC Trey (Australia) and Savuto (Fiji) / TAPASTRY ©
Recorded at Treehouse Productions, Fiji
Video shot by Only Ideas Studio, Fiji.
This podcast is a collaboration with This Is Who We Are, a UK-Australian movement of intergenerational & intersectional women artists, producers and creatives of colour who are transforming sectors, thinking and spaces.
This season was produced on the unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin nation, and the Gadigal and Wangal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Always was. Always will be. Aboriginal Land.
First aired: 16 March 2022
In this episode we’re speaking to three award-winning women of the Hip Hop world across three continents. These pioneers discuss working across regions, why community is integral to Hip Hop, and what resilience means to them.
In Australia is MC Trey, a pacesetter in the world of hip hop whose legacy spans 20 years of music about everyday life, love and her Pacific community. In London is one of the busiest award-nominated aficionados of hip hop, DJ Sarah Love who’s also a broadcaster, TV presenter and journalist. In California is Maya Jupiter who was born in La Paz to a Mexican father and Turkish mother. She grew up in Australia where she fell in love with Hip Hop, later dropping three albums and hosting music shows on TV and radio.
Guests (in order of appearance): MC Trey, DJ Sarah Love, Maya Jupiter
Host and Interviewer: Lena Nahlous
Producer: Nadyat El Gawley
Music: Inshallah
Credits
Songwriter: Maya Jupiter
Vocals: Maya Jupiter, Mia Xitlali and Sandino González-Flores.
Qanoon and Oud: Halim Al-khatib
Drums: Evan Cristo,
Bass: Juan “El Unico” Perez,
Keyboard: Quincy McCrary
Guitar: Quetzal Flores.
Video Production: Abby VanMuijen of RogueMark Studios, Art by Eliza Reisfeld and Animation by Marisa Rafter
More information
Supporting the arts can increase our resilience
The Complex Intersection of Gender and Hip-Hop
Life and Hip Hop : women’s role in the industry
DJ Sarah Love Juice Crew interview
This podcast is in collaboration with This Is Who We Are, a UK-Australian movement of intergenerational & intersectional women artists, producers and creatives of colour who are transforming sectors, thinking and spaces.
