Oct 28, 2021
Amanie Illfated is a South Sudanese Canadian
Afropop/R&B singer/songwriter and model.
By incorporating her past refugee experiences in
her music, she touches on themes of empowerment, depression, and
self-improvement.
I talk to Amanie about leaving her family in
Saskatchewan at 16 to pursue music in Toronto, working...
Oct 14, 2021
At the beginning of the pandemic, roller skating culture
experienced a resurgence on social media and beyond. However, the
recreational activity is more than just another nostalgic
phenomenon-gone-viral; there's a rich history of black and brown
skating communities that date all the way back to the '70s.
Jared and...
Sep 16, 2021
Comedians Big Norm and Keith Pedro are like the
Filipino counterparts to Method Man and Redman.
As the hosts of the live cannabis comedy show Bare
Jokes and members of the hip-hop comedy group Runnin' at the Mouth,
their comedy offers hilarious observations about race relations,
multiculturalism, and pop culture.
In...
Aug 12, 2021
Vince Jamal is a Toronto-based Barbadian R&B/soul singer
who is as much influenced by his ancestral island riddims as the
classic American soul music he was raised on.
Somewhere in his complicated music DNA, you'll find soul
legends like Marvin Gaye and Bill Withers, classic neo-soul
ala D'Angelo and Maxwell, the...
Jul 29, 2021
Erika Iri5 is a Chicago-based multimedia artist
that works with various audio media, such as audiotape, VHS reel,
and vinyl.
Over the past 15 years, she's created a countless
number of portraits of music icons like Prince, David Bowie, Amy
Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, and Madonna.
I talked to Erika about her creative...