Afrolit

Hiiii! Are you back forrealll this time??? Yes - welcome to 2024! Happy Spring New Year! This episode is quite old but I had to let the world listen to it! Tap in with Christa Eduafo aka DJ Chvmeleon. We talked all things Detty Dezemba, Living and Working in NYC and being a multifacted artsy babe - of course we touched on dating and the pandora's box that dating is. TAP IN! Check out Christa &...

Hiiii Again!! Yes - I really dropped an episode after a year of being offline, why is this becoming a habit but we are breaking generational habits in 2024 - YOU HEAR ME?? In other news: I was joined by my friend Lloyd Kofi Foster - the talented artist who was featured in 2023 Art Basel in Miami! I had a timeeeeeeeeeee, this episode probably needs a part 2 but here's to making stuff and puttin...

Hey Afrolit Fam: Just like that, WE MOVE!! We started off the season with a solsode (solo + episode) lol so we are ending it with another ONE! Solo episode for the books!! I wish you all an amazing crossover into 2023!! Season 5 doneee, bye for noww! See you in 2023 Check out Afrolit's Social: https://www.instagram.com/afrolitpodcast https://www.twitter.com/afrolitpodcast Ekua's Info: https://www....

Hey Afrolit Fam: Welcome back to the pod!! Today’s episode of Afrolit with Ludi Nsimba. A friend of the pod, as well as a force to be wrecked with! A true global citizen (you'll hear where she's from), has served in the Peace Corps and now works from Prompt PR as the Chief Operations Officer. In this episode, Ekua and Ludi talk about how to stay motivated during uncertainty, graduating during the...

Hey Afrolit Fam: Welcome back to the pod!! Today’s episode of Afrolit is with none other than everyone’s favorite producer, Amanda Nyakela Nyangoro! In this episode, Ekua and Amanda talk about how to stay motivated during uncertainty, graduating during the pandemic, and not feeling like you are wasting time as you stroll down unexpected paths.  Tap in to hear all of the INSIGHTFUL gems from o...

Hey Afrolit Fam: Welcome back to the pod!! Look at me being consistent!!!! My first guest of the season is the multi talented Patricia Kihoro!!! This conversation was truly so necessary and allowed us to go really deep into the process of creativity, letting imposter syndrome go, and understanding Patricia's roots of being truly an African artist. Check out Afrolit's Social: https://www.instagram....

Hey Afrolit Fam: I'm back!! Can't believe its been OVER A YEAR and we're in DEZEMBA!! Lord I've been gone tooooooo LONG but better late than never and we got episodes for DAYSSSS with drumroll....VIDEO cause when its UP and its STUCK!  Check out Afrolit's Social: https://www.instagram.com/afrolitpodcast https://www.twitter.com/afrolitpodcast Ekua's Info: https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm http...

SURPRISE!!! Yes - We got a NEW EPISODE!!! Hey Afrolit Fam, Season 4 has been a journey! I knew that we couldn't close out the season without something great! I was joined by Rita Bunatal, Entrepreneur and Founder of Malaika Apparel, Model and all around CREATIVE! We got into it and discussed: - How 2021 was just as hectic as 2020 - Covid Woes - Rita's Modelling Level Up + The Tea! - Deading FEAR a...

Hey Afrolit Fam: We're coming in hot and it was such a blessing to have Jas and Vic of Black Gals Living from UK 🇬🇧 ! This was recorded back in April, so bare with us as reminisce on the "Road Map to Freedom" but what we really got into was the differences between Black UK Culture and US Culture. Grab some TEA and tap in! Remember to use the #afrolitpod to get featured! We Discussed: - What is the...

Hey Afrolit Fam, Where do we even begin? We've been gone! But it's not YOU, it was US. We had a lot of handle on the backend and we left yall hanging but the good news is that WE ARE BACK and we're gonna close out SEASON 4 with a bang.  We discussed: - Where we both have been: Ekua + Lontia - What's up next and what we have in store We would love to hear YOUR VOICE! Send me a VOICENOTE and le...

Hey Afrolit Fam, SEASON 4 IS HERE! I'm back with more conversations with new and noteworthy creatives from Africa and the Diaspora. I knew I had to start the season off with fire, so I was joined by Shirazee to discuss his story!  We discussed: - What area codes he represents (+212, +229, +404) - First time in the studio + singing Michael Jackson without knowing english (francophone life) - K...

What is GOOD Afrolit Fam! If you are reading this, YOU MADE IT! we're back with LAST EPISODE OF 2020! We through the events of the ENTIRE YEAR OF 2020 and discussed how we felt, what to expect up next for both, Ekua and Lontia. Bye for now and see you in 2021! Use the code AFROLIT to get 15% off your purchase of Custom Press- On Nails from http://nalasnails.com/ We would love to hear YOUR VOICE! S...

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome back to another episode. This week was a little different, I had the pleasure of hosting Mannywellz, Nigeria- Born, DMV Raised Recording Artist.  He's gone on tour with Wale and Jidenna, just to name a few. Make sure to check out his new EP, Mirage out EVERYWHERE, link here: https://platoon.lnk.to/mirage We discussed: - Artist Life in Quarantine - Gaining respect from...

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome to "The Scenarios" This is a new segment within Afrolit that will tackle situations that we may or may not have been in! We are ALL for the hypotheticals too. Send in your scenarios and we would LOVE to answer them and give them your feedback. Today's Scenarios: You meet a fine one and he tells you that he's TALKING to other people but even if he WASN'T he would tell you h...

Hey Afrolit Fam, we're back with another special edition EPISODE, today marks 4 years of the podcast!!! We had an open mic where we discussed:  Afrolit's 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! The journey has not been easy but it has been so much fun! What a toddler afrolit is, excited for more!  The COVID-19 Vaccine, what are we saying? will we take it?  Why is there so much pressure when we turn 30...

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome to "The Scenarios" This is a new segment within Afrolit that will tackle situations that we may or may not have been in! We are ALL for the hypotheticals too. Send in your scenarios and we would LOVE to answer them and give them your feedback. Today's Scenarios: You are FINALLY internet famous (lol hopefully that's not your only life aspiration) and the loml (love of your...

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome back to another episode. We had the pleasure of hosting the amazing Makho Ndlovu, on-air media personality and Host! She has been featured on E! News, Amazon Live and Wendy Williams Show just to name a few. However, at her core, she is a Zimbabwean Star and is proud to rep +263 everywhere she goes!  We discussed: - How she got started in the industry, from Project Man...

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome to "The Scenarios" This is a new segment within Afrolit that will tackle situations that we may or may not have been in! We are ALL for the hypotheticals too. Send in your scenarios and we would LOVE to answer them and give them your feedback. Today's Scenarios: You are vibing with a new potential SOMEBODY, things are good and then all of sudden: energy has switched but on...

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome back to another episode. We had the pleasure of hosting Ntombi Moyo on the show. She is a well-rounded creative: Stylist, DIrector and Model. She's recently moved to NYC and we decided to catch up with her! We discussed: - Being Ndebele and What that means - African parents not understanding - Working hard at what you love!' - Letting what is FUN lead you - Everything coun...

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome to "The Scenarios" This is a new segment within Afrolit that will tackle situations that we may or may not have been in! We are ALL for the hypotheticals too. Send in your scenarios and we would LOVE to answer them and give them your feedback. Today's Scenarios: You are in a foreign country to you within Africa and you get pulled over by the cops. What are you doing and ho...

Hey Afrolit Fam, we're back with another special edition EPISODE, we had an open mic where we discussed: 👏🏿 Breonna Taylor's Verdict + Now WHAT happens.. 👏🏿 Black Women Entrepreneurs Killing it right now...s/o Beyonce List 👏🏿 Megan the stallion's star rising to the TOP , regardless of ANYTHING! We will never support or condone violence against women. We stand with Megan! This episode was rec...

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome to "The Scenarios" This is a new segment within Afrolit that will tackle situations that we may or may not have been in! We are ALL for the hypotheticals too. Send in your scenarios and we would LOVE to answer them and give them your feedback. Today's Scenarios: Imagine you meet someone and they are UBER FAMOUS in another country....and they rap...find out how Ekua and Lon...

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome to another episode of feel good content! We were joined this week with Jamilla Okubo, a Mixed Media artist with lineage from Trinidad, Kenya and Black American identities.  Ekua and Jamilla are college buddies and hang out on the same twitter (lol!), but we thought it was important to highlight her journey and discuss the future of art, especially for Black and Brown...

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome to "The Scenarios" This is a new segment within Afrolit that will tackle situations that we may or may not have been in! We are ALL for the hypotheticals too. Send in your scenarios and we would LOVE to answer them and give them your feedback. Today's Scenarios was quite DEEP and if you are sensitive, please know there is a TRIGGER WARNING: We discuss what we would do if w...

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome to another episode of feel good content! We were joined this week with Polly Irungu, a Multimedia Journalist, Photographer and most recently: a founder of Black Women Photographers.  Last month, her work was displayed on TIMES SQUARE but we were able to catch up with her and speak on the come-up. We Discussed: -3 Tips for photographers started out -What ACTIVISM reall...