radioplasma podcast

We welcome Lady Moon & the Eclipse, on their first show and visit to Holyoke. Being this show, their last of 2019, we got the opportunity to have a conversation with all the band about its origins, the meaning of representation of Cosmic Soul, with a multi-cultural proposal that fuses soul, R&B, afrobeat, jazz, and Congolese roots. This diverse band work together as an alignment of talents, that c...

Meet Ta'Naya. She is a blind 15 years-old black girl, who recently joined our teen group for media literacy. She writes poetry, and plays piano. She is a high school student, and she is full of positive energy. In this conversation with our teen host, Shayleena, we got to learn more about Ta'Naya's story, and to be more aware of what it means to live with a disability. A powerful and moving experi...

We welcome our guest, singer songwriter, teacher artist, Kimaya Diggs to an interview about her musical work, and the opportunity of enjoying a couple of songs recorded live in our session. Kimaya is an artist who explores music from different streams, and creates a unique sound, reminiscent of the vibes of folk, soul, jazz, in a soothing, vibrant, and personal musical experience. We got the oppor...

We welcome singer, songwriter, educator, Amy Porchelli. A local talent who embraces art as the way to share stories and empowerment. Amy released her album "Bigger Than Me" in September 2019, and she shares a live performance of the title song with us, in this session. This radioplasma session with Amy, was an intimate conversation that approaches her process creating this musical storytelling pro...

Session recorded at the Readywipe Gallery, in occasion of the celebration of the Day of the Dead, titled: "Por Nosotros y para Todos Nosotros, Día de los Muertos Holyoke Community Altar." This was an emotive, colorful, beautiful collective experience, created by Neftalí Duran, Jason Montgomery, and the Readywipe Gallery, to make a space to honor, remember, and celebrate the lives of the dear depar...

Recibimos con mucho orgullo, la visita de Raquel Obregón, quien es la anfitriona y productora del espacio radial "Tertulia", que se transmite en NEPR, los Domingos de 8-10 de la noche. En celebración del Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana, Raquel, quien es originaria de Lima, Perú, es una de las homenajeadas en las celebraciones a realizarse en Holyoke durante Septiembre y Octubre. En esta sesión...

As part of the Millpond. Live series of concerts, the third show, offered a powerful experience with Haitian artist, Vox Sambou. In this backstage conversation right after his show, we talked about the amazing experience we all had, and also the importance of representation, multi-cultural awareness, and diversity. After the interview, you will enjoy a sample of his performance in this free series...

We welcome Dr. Diana Alvarez in this beautiful conversation and music session, with all the recent and most relevant activities by this Chicanx singer, songwriter, activist, educator, and inspiring human being. Also, this session is an invitation to join Diana at Millpond. Live this September 7, 2019 in Easthampton, MA.

We welcome our guest, El Oso Azul, representing Attack bear Press. We talked about lucha libre as a way of representation of culture, heritage, values, sports, fun, and the link to the arts, through the fantastic art initiative Attack Bear Press, developing all sort of cultural events in the Valley, connecting Holyoke, Easthampton, Northampton, and more.

We experienced a great music session and conversation with the band Sodada. Celebrating the release of their EP "Phase", we learned about the story and evolution of this musical project, created by Hannah Rose and Andy C. This session includes the live performance of their songs "Ultraviolet", and "Lit Up".

Esta es nuestra conversación con el proyecto musical Cimafunk, directamente desde Cuba. Previo a su presentación en Millpond. Live en Easthampton, tuvimos esta charla con Erik Iglesias Rodríguez, sobre el concepto de CImafunk y sus fusiones, la escena musical de Cuba, y algunos de los artistas que han influenciado el trabajo musical de Cimafunk. Interview recorded in Spanish. For an English subtit...

Rachel Dowd, Teen Librarian at Holyoke Public Library, hosts this session, with a deep conversation with Shayleena Figueroa, junior student at Holyoke High School, about the new school year, and some topics around school, teen life, goals, struggles, advice, and expectations.

We welcome Amy Johnquest, the BannerQueen, in this conversation about the third anniversary of her space, Spot 22, and we also talked about her work as an artists, some of her creations, and the arts in general.

Erika Slocumb talks about the most recent activity around her research on the project Black Holyoke. As a way to showcase this research, there will be a series of events at the Wistariahurst Museum, that include performances, and an exhibit of stories and images of the Black community of Holyoke, compiled by Erika, through several interviews.

We visited the PRX Podcast Garage in Boston, a space dedicated to podcast creation, production, and access for independent producers to learn, develop, record, their own podcast content. We had a conversation with Palace Shaw, Community Manager at PRX Podcast Garage, and a podcaster herself. This visit allowed us to know more about this fantastic project, that is celebrating its 3rd anniversary du...

We welcome the Colombian band Cimarrón, with a musical sample of their performance at Gateway City Arts, and the conversation we had with singer Ana Veydó, and harp player, Carlos Cuco Rojas, after their show. This conversation is in Spanish.

This is the conversation describing the story and process behind the creation of the two murals at the Holyoke Public Library, made by Girls Inc on their summer externship program, along with teens from the Holyoke Public Library, and three artists from Colectivo Moriviví, from Puerto Rico. In this session, we talk with Salomé Cortés, Raysa Rodríguez, and Sharon González, from Colectivo Moriviví,...

Our teen host, Shayleena, received a surprise visit by Bevan Brunelle, Theater and Media Literacy teacher at Holyoke High School, and they had a conversation about the upcoming activities that include a Haunted House at Wistariahurst, and a new play, featuring Clue (yes, that same Clue as the board game).

We welcome Edo Mor, one of the organizers of the music festival Barbès in the Woods, a full day multi-cultural event, celebrating the blending of cultures from the New York City's bar, performance space, musical incubator Barbès in Park Slope, Brooklyn, doing a midsummer special event in the Bartlett Farm, in Montague, MA. On this conversation, we talked about the details and backstory of this fes...

July 25, is a relevant, historical date for Puerto Rico. in 1898, The United States invaded and seized Puerto Rico as part of the Spanish-American War. In 1952, Puerto Rico became self governed commonwealth of the U.S. under the name of Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. In 1978, two young men were killed by police at the sad events of the Cerro Maravilla massacre. Today, July 25th of 2019, Pue...

Olivia Mausel and Robert Comeau are our guests in this fascinating conversation about several important updates and announcements related to the preservation and history of Holyoke, like the Stained Glass Windows restoration project at City Hall, a tour of the Clock Tower at City Hall, and different tours through cemeteries, parks, and the canal system.

This session is part of the media literacy activities at the Holyoke Public Library's Teen Room, where our Teen Host, Shayleena, interviews Rachel Dowd, Teen Librarian, about the activities for this summer of 2019.

Con motivo de su gira 2019 por Norteamérica, la agrupación Rio Mira regresa a Massachusetts, para presentarse en Valley View Farm con su música representativa del Afro-Pacífico, fusionando Ecuador y Colombia con instrumentos de percusión y la marimba. En esta conversación con Esteban Copete (Marimba, Colombia), Karla Kanora (Vocalista, Ecuador) y Carlos Loboa (Percusioón, Colombia), conocimos sobr...

Journalist, Director, Meagan Murphy, shares the story that inspired the creation of "The Breast Archives", a storytelling documentary about the experiences, thoughts and feelings of different women and their breasts. This is a deep, open conversation about wellness, and body wisdom, that chimes on religion, patriarchy, and self awareness.

On May 28, 2019, the first of several conversations with the community of South Holyoke, will look for the feedback, input, and participation of neighbors, about the redevelopment, and housing opportunities coming soon around the Carlos Vega Park. We talked with the Holyoke Housing Authority Executive Director, Matthew Mainville, and the HHA Director of Development, Sarah Meier-Zimbler, about this...