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Lebene and Sam chat with Dyani about alignment bringing him onto score Lys, the early days growing up in Paris and South Florida, The Ryan Leslie effect, and his journey from music production to film scoring. They also play a few tracks from Dyani’s monthly astrology playlist. With Guest: Dyani Douze. Musician, film composer, performing artist, dreamweaver, spiral guide & sound healing practit...

With Guest: Belinda Man is a media artist with 25 years of experience. Starting at the age of 10 with graphic design and growing into photography to video to creative writing to film to print design, she has been connecting the dots through storytelling for a long time. She underwent an intensive 3-year IT program sponsored by IBM + Adobe in high school before acquiring her BA in Media at Evergree...

They’re back with part two of the interview with filmmaker and video director Belinda Man. In part one, Belinda shared her origin story and what it means to break traits as a first generation Chinese American. In this episode Belinda discusses what inspired her to become a filmmaker, the directors that inspire her work and shares details on her next artistic venture, the magazine Nufly.  With Gues...

With Guest: Domonique Zen Hansen is a multifaceted artist born in the vibrant city of Atlanta, yet her roots run deep in the sun-kissed shores of Miami. A true renaissance soul, she thrives as an actor, director, dancer, and writer. Recently, she celebrated the achievement of earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater at The New School - School of Drama, where she sharpened her craft in the ench...

With Guest: Gyedu Blay Ambolley affectionately known as the "Simigwa Do Man", was born in the port city of Sekondi-Takoradi, in the Western Region of Ghana, West Africa. Ambolley's early years of musical interest dates back to the age of eight. The young music enthusiast learned the rudiments of music from the late Sammy Lartey. As a singer, songwriter, producer and "musical-li...

Everyone needs an LJ. A passionate dramaturg, educator and theatre producer, Lindsay A. Jenkins, is a woman breaking the mold of traditional theatre practices. Based out of Los Angeles by way of Dallas Texas, she is the founder of Maroon Arts and Culture, an organization committed to the development and production of Black theatre.  On today’s episode LJ talks with Lebene about the necessity of de...

With Guest: Gyedu-Blay Ambolley affectionately known as the "Simigwa Do Man", was born in the port city of Sekondi-Takoradi, in the Western Region of Ghana, West Africa. Ambolley's early years of musical interest dates back to the age of eight. The young music enthusiast learned the rudiments of music from the late Sammy Lartey. As a singer, songwriter, producer and "musical-li...

Raised in a household of music filled with turntables, belly dancing and live percussionists; Samira Mendoza knew they would be a professional musician by the time they’d reached the 8th grade. A chance audition for a music conservatory involving Mozart and an improvised horn section, and later the encouragement of a classmate to explore DJing, would soon have Samira deeply invested in the realm o...

Camille Simone Thomas has a presence, a self assured spirit that is wise beyond her years. As a child she interviewed the elders of her church for a self published magazine. A courageous choice for the budding artist. Today that combination of courage and curiosity has led her into collecting the stories of her family members, and retelling the lives of women and communities generations before her...

Join Sam, Cait, and Lebene as we delve into the musical inspirations and themes of Lys, aka Lysistrata of Aristophanes: An African Version, while listening to high life, traditional drums, contemporary beats and original music from our composers: Gyedu Blay Ambolley and Dyani Douze .

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