Mikel Mwalimu-Banks

MIKELSPEAKLIFE

Music EN ↓ 6 episodes

A music and art podcast about artists living with disabilities, black men's wellness, and aging rites of passage. Created and hosted by 20-year veteran of the Burnt Sugar Arkestra, Mikel Mwalimu-Banks. SPEAKLIFE aims to address issues of agency in disability arts culture, and the systemic challenges that individuals and their families must navigate. This platform uses music as a springboard for entering into conversations and wisdom sharing about art, agency, and disability.

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Mikel Mwalimu-Banks

Episodes

Wisdom of the Ages with The Fly and Distinguished Marvin Gillmore 08.07.2025 55:00

How to keep going when the going ain't good. Join me for a conversation on a mission of life from someone who's been living 100 years.

Women of Root & Rock: The Trifecta 3~ From the Burning Büshe: Cold Chillin' With Shelley Nicole 11.04.2024 1:15:49

Women of Root & Rock: The Trifecta 3~ From the Burning Büshe: Cold Chillin' With Shelley Nicole Brewings and doings with my sister from another mister and musical comrade, Shelley Nicole. Tune into our musings on our dear Greg Tate, The Burnt Sugar Arkestra, Black Büshe and Priestess of Twerk. https://www.blakbushe.com/ https://www.facebook.com/blakbushe/ https://www.instagram.com/shelleynicol...

Women of Root & Rock: The Trifecta 2~BIPOC Rock with LaFrae Sci: Building With The Power of Music & Technology 11.04.2024 1:10:43

Women of Root & Rock: The Trifecta 2~BIPOC Rock with LaFrae Sci: Building With The Power of Music & Technology Join me for a conversation with Groove Diplomacy's LaFrae Sci. In this episode, we talk about art, non-profit building with the power of music and technology, and LaFrae's connection to our beloved Greg "Ionman" Tate. https://groovediplomacy.org/ Youth Big Band Siberia 2018: https...

Women of Root & Rock: The Trifecta 1~That GOOD Rootsong Medicine with Karma Mayet 11.04.2024 1:23:13

Women of Root & Rock: The Trifecta 1~That GOOD Rootsong Medicine with Karma Mayet In this episode, I talk with the lovely Karma about healing with sound and touch. Karma shares the dew on her incredible journey as an artist, playwright, healer, and beloved soul in the constellation of Greg "Ionman" Tate and the Burnt Sugar Arkestra Family. https://www.karmamayet.com/ https://www.instagram.com/...

2 The Hard Way: Tales of FSHD featuring Phil Monocle 30.07.2023 1:05:13

In this episode I speak with Phil Monocle, my brother in FSHD, about how our condition moves through the body, survival tools, and inspiration medicine. Phil grew up playing cello and bass and working with his hands, mostly with woods and metals, and ultimately worked as a violin maker and restorer until FSH muscular dystrophy forced him to stop. He has spent the ensuing time figuring out "life ha...

Words From The Wheelchairs With Scott Harding 21.05.2023 1:24:42

In our birthday episode we talk with Scott Harding about the will to continue to be artists after disability claims our mobility. We had a few glitches on the tech side, but this is the pilot so we're giving ourselves room to learn and grow. Hope you enjoy this session as much as we did. Thanks for tuning in! http://scottyhardtrust.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Harding_(musician) https:...