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Introducing KYTE Games, a series of challenges where teams demonstrate their physical, strategic and finesse skills as they compete against each other.  The competition is the creation of artist Kofi Yours Truly who also serves as the MC and lead official.  In this episode you'll get to meet some of the competitors and the DJ's that provide the soundtrack to this whole ting!  Do not do y...

If you ever doubted the fact we do this for the pleasure and enjoyment of it, this episode will prove you wrong! Daemian & Pierce joined me in studio pour parler de tout et de rien.  We know it all (definitely not!), so hear our advice on getting your teeth fixed, the fall of babylon and prison reform.  Listen & share, it's the Brooklyn way!  Find us on IG @RealRadioPodcast and wherev...

It’s always nice to see talented people on their come up! We don’t claim to be A&R’s or talent scouts (maybe we are!) but to see a select Her like AQ continuously grow,  it's enjoyable.  She’s been increasingly getting noticed as DJ, particularly for promoting African House music.  We discussed the pandemic playing a role in her ascension and the music she produces in light of her more re...

Art conversations are always enticing for us; it's sometimes an enigma understanding what the artist intends to convey and who they're attempting to convey that too. We always ask about the accessibility of the art: Colleen Kong-Savage is accessible. So is her art.  As an illustrator, muralist, paper collage(r), it has to be a word, her most recent work involved murals working with Thriv...

It's always nice to tap in with the yutes. They are the leaders of the time to come. Dara Banjo is looking to command our attention.  She's has taken a seat at the table through her work in portrait and fashion photography; she has an affinity for nude portraits aiming to challenge notions of body image.  You can hear her energy and exuberance in this episode; she called next so pay atte...

Amie McNee told us to never hesitate about expressing your art as an artist.  Releasing it inevitably creates some sense of relief after the preceding anxiety subsides.  Widmark is still an artist despite no recent releases. You can tell by watching him internalize sounds, surroundings, speech, people’s behavior etc. There's a backlog of material building up.   Listening to this episode, you...

Artists look for ways to communicate to an audience: Frei Speech is an artist.  His figures of speech consist of wearable art, cinematography + two turntables and a bike!  If what is meant by “talk is cheap” is for us to freely share knowledge from our experiences, then the Mayor of Bedstuy chose the right moniker.  Listen & share, it’s the Brooklyn way!  Find us on IG @RealRadioPodcast and wh...

If Bob Ross and Wim Hof had a child, that child would be named Katharine !  Ok, please forgive the immediate male references I just made when speaking of this superwoman! Those references are due to my knowledge being limited by pop culture.  To hear Kath speak about it, getting in ice cold water at the lake sounds like a piece of ice cream cake: you prepare yourself mentally, you don a bathing su...

Remember the name Tyson Meraki .  My hunch is it’ll ring bells in the future, in a good way!  He kicked off  2022 as our first guest; he shared the upbringing experience and the quest for knowledge of self that fuels his animé work. He also brings illustrations to life with his skills in animation.  He doesn’t want to be boxed in, they never do these artists,  so he keeps many strings on his guita...

DJ Honda produced a track a while back called "Travellin' Man",  and it's fitting description of our guest Akin Yai . Originally based in Florida after being born in Benin, then bouncing around before finally landing back where it all started. In this episode, we discussed his experience as part of  the group Cyne , his taste for music and what brought him back full circle. In...

It’s tough to capture someone who captures places and people for a living so well. This episode is our attempt at catching a glimpse of Lougè .  We discussed art, colors and some of the in between things about Mr. Lougè.  It was necessary to memorialize this on multiple mediums so we brought in Pierce to capture the visuals .  Listen & share, it's the Brooklyn way! P.S. it was hot in the...

C’est confirmé, nous avons un écureuil qui rame. Plutôt bien d’ailleurs!  Privel Hinkati portait notre drapeau aux JO de Tokyo.  Dans cet épisode on a pu discuter du parcours qui la mené à l’aviron, de l’expérience olympique et de ses entraînements.  2024 est à nous!  Listen & share, it’s the Brooklyn way!  Find us on IG @RealRadioPodcast and wherever you listen to podcasts search "RealRa...

L.A. Ray is motivated and persistent as a jack of a few trades from Mount Vernon NY.  Fashion is essential to him and is expressed through his clothing brand and nonprofit.  He also hosts a nice little event called « Strip & Paint ».  Find out more in this episode.  Listen & share, it’s the Brooklyn way!  Find us on IG @RealRadioPodcast and wherever you listen to podcasts search "Real...

Les connaisseurs savent quel DJ Africain met l’ambiance!  The US adventure of BB L’Amour started in NYC but the DJ seed had been planted many years prior. It’s now grown to multiple cities and residency at the legendary Shrine and Tapis Rouge events. He’s also affiliated with a certain Empereur 4K .  In this episode you’ll find out about Birane and how he became BB L’Amour.  Listen & share, it...

Where I come from the elders have always counseled us on the importance of owning land and property; if that philosophy applies to you and you're finding yourself looking for opportunities in NYC, meet Lonnie Robinson !  In this episode we discussed how he became a licensed agent, his client-agent philosophy and real estate in Brooklyn.  As a native of the borough he has a strong sense of the...

The revolution won't be on the tube so don't bother looking there! Yes, there are revolutionaries among us; Ikemba Ojore is of that ilk. As a member of The International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement , he came on the show to discuss freedom, community building and revolution.  Listen & share, it's the Brooklyn way!  Find us on IG @RealRadioPodcast and wherever you list...

Creating ethically comes with challenges. Kahindo Mateene is finding solutions to those challenges through her brand Kahindo !  They offer colorful fashion ethically made in Africa for women. In this episode, we discussed her creative process, sourcing the materials, her inspiration  and what led to her career as a creative director.  Listen & share, it's the Brooklyn way! Find us on IG @...

We had our first discussion mid pandemic via zoom and the in-studio version is a level up! Glenn and Melissa from Soft Power Vote came on to discuss their most recent voter guide for the upcoming NYC elections.  Once again they used their special recipe to cook up a political information guide that can empower people.  Listen & share, it's the Brooklyn way! Find us on IG @RealRadioPodcast...

We always wanted to do an album review session live on air with the artist. Having the opportunity to hear the artist describe their state of mind and the creation process as you share how the art was received is something We find interesting. Kofi lent himself to this exercise coinciding with the release of his latest album " KYTE Season ". The added layer of doing it on IG live made it...

This episode  starts out as a discussion with Andy Beatman about his upcoming release.  But really, I recorded this to assuage a selfish need I had of bringing the original RealRadio crew back together: it worked!  Well almost, we weren't able to connect the dots with Del and Miranda but they were with us in spirit.  Zoom didn't do justice with showing our studio chemistry so we included...

I believe there is a saying that speaks of how twins communicate at frequencies not immediately accessible to common folk. There’s a mysticism to that connection and the Brujas are in tune with those frequencies.  They not only vibrate with each other at those frequencies but with the world that surrounds them also.  Sometimes we get to tag along for the ride: join in with this episode!  Listen &a...

When you don't know it's good to be around those that do and hope to absorb some of their knowledge.  Coach Moseley has done it, she's been around those that know; she knows!  In this episode she shared about leadership, the business of college athletics and how she'll apply that to a shop she plans to own in Georgetown and family counseling!  Makes sense, good coaches pay atte...

Comment ne pas être séduit par le pitch d’ Alain Ekambi ?! Avec toute sa passion, son savoir faire et son énergie impossible de dire non à Dikalo !  Dans cet épisode, Il a partagé tout sur l’historique de la plateforme, du processus de levé de fond, comment l’équipe s’est associée à distance et du role des utilisateurs dans le développement de Dikalo + Mbuntu.  À croire que ce que nous avait dit P...

As a DJ/Producer Boddhi Satva made the resolution to create a "holy trinity" with pop music, African rhythms and underground house, he calls it Ancestral Soul! Therefore, it was only right that our discussion started with addressing his ancestry as a person from Central African Republic, how that led to a stint as a diamond cutter and a transcendental connection with legendary producer A...

This discussion with Crystal Pfeifer  started months ago; so in this episode we picked up where we left off on topics such as fashion, her insights on trends, the industry and millinery!  We also made sure to cover the basics about her background and track record so you’ll know her credentials are legit.  I recommend you check out her online store and get your custom headwear for that post pandemi...