The Jola meets The Madi

Tribespeople! Welcome back to another episode of TJMTM! Have you ever found yourself wondering with Africans don’t explore Africa enough? In line with the last episode, the boys take on an in-depth conversation around the logistics of travel on the continent, and what drives the ability to travel around it freely. Whether you’re in the East, West, or South, there seems to be a commonality in the e...

Tjmtm is back! Tribespeople! Welcome back to the Jola Meets the Madi podcast. Back for another fun filled, yet insightful season, the boys start the episode off by updating us on their respective trips back home, and how this past year’s spiritual cleansing ensued. In addition, the boys dissect the current state of their unions, and give us an honest insight into whether they see opportunity, or l...

Tribespeople! Where did time go?? Just like that, the boys are at the end of Season 3. What a season it’s been and what a time to be living in. Thank you to all of our guests and to you, our tribespeople that keep us going. As we fall into recess for spiritual cleansing (mental refresh), we leave y’all with our take aways on holidays in Africa, our vacation time notice strategies at work, and 2021...

Tribespeople! WELCOME BACK TO THE JOLA MEETS THE MADI. We hope everything is irie on your side, and we’re sending blessings from ours. Ever think about the business of business? How about the commerce of commerce? Process of proc- you get the gist. Episode 9 focuses on the 5 fastest growing economic sectors on the continent of Africa, and we dissect what this means for the future of our continent....

*Ahem* Tribespeop- *ahem* *ahem* tribe-. *cough cough*. My people you dey??…. WELCOME BACK TO THE JOLA MEETS THE MADI. Due to the hot boy agenda, and other dues, the boys are back from a long hiatus, and are back with vim!! Back with another classic, in this episode we discuss everybody’s favorite “new” thing; Afrobeats. Or is it new sha? Where were you during the azonto days?? Pakuromo? Caro? Ant...

Based on the 2010’s who would you all put in your top 5 African musicians and the very best hip-hop artists? Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, Kendrick, Drake? Are these inevitable? In this episode, the fun guys take a deep dive into African music as a whole, and rank their “Mt. Kilimanjaro” of the top 5 African artists in the past decade. The later half of the episode focuses on hip hop, and the boys ra...

PART 2! Welcome back to Part 2 of the the Yoruba angel counselor series. After an enlightening Part 1 with Temitope giving us free game, the boys & VERY special guest star 🌟 tackle a serious pandemic on the African continent: Pacifically, four untrue narratives and stereotypes against the African man!! Whether it is secret second families, being unromantic or whatever concoction has been concocte...

Tribespeople gather around! Welcome back to another bantaba with the boys. Episode 5 brings back another hot topic.... marriage! For this episode we consult our Yoruba Angel brother Temitope, on what his experience with marriage has been, and what sorts of pressures he faced from others around the concept of marriage. Stay tuned as we explore all the ins and outs of navigating the ring, and whethe...

Tribespeople! Welcome to TJMTM airways, destination : Port-au-Prince, Haiti. In preparation for hot boy summer, the boys hold a board meeting with our very own Christian Pierre. Through this episode, we draw parallels, and differences between our Island brothers & sisters, and also note whatever perceived differences we may have. Part of the culture series, this episode explores Haiti in it’s rich...

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag? drifting through the wind, waiting to-. Wait, never mind.... Episode 3 is upon us, and today, we’re addressing being the only African in the room! The boys dissect what that means to them in school, professional spaces, public spaces, and more.  In addition to that, we discuss misappropriations and adverse situations that we’ve faced, and what kind of effects t...

Tribespeople!! We dey here again, to check the state of the union, and temperature of the streets. With summer peaking around the corner, and Joe Budden... sorry Moneybag Joe... so so sorry, Joe Biden rolling out the super vaccines meant to end coro coro, the boys give an insight as to whether we can trust this administration to meet deliverables that effect our communities day in and day out. We...

Tribespeople! We have watched from the mountains, as people have butchered African names, dismissed heritage, and Africanness reduced to adhere to other cultures that are not ours and we can no longer allow such. Nevertheless, we are back and better and coming to you across more platforms than ever. In episode 1, season 3 we bring back the original conversation that allowed us to get this podcast...

Tribespeople!!!! The end of season 2 already?? What a ride this season has been. What would the season end be without typical African fashion of annoda bangdededem!! As you know, all our guys are ballaz, so we had to bring the sound defying Revelation Band to the bantaba and gist around a summation of the season. Musically they’re unprecedented, and personably they’re a collection of personalities...

Tribespeople gather around! For episode 9, we linked with our cousins from America, the 2CGMH crew. Supplemented with comical commentary, this episode explores the relationship between the African & the African-American. The boys attempt to dissect an age old fallacy that has brought division between us and our cousins in America, the Caribbean and South America. Past that, the 2CGMH crew tells us...

Welcome back tribespeople! For episode 8, Meet Shivani Patel M.D, our most distinguished guest. A first generation Indian-American & a future anesthesiologist, join us as Dr. P takes us on a journey through a history of medicine, and relates it to the issues facing the industry as a whole today. Centered around the history of medicine vs. black people, this conversation travels through the complex...

Tribespeople! We don' return from the past with annoda spiritual game. This time, we come with a most honorable guest, Bella-Annembom hailing from the mighty Cameroon. In this episode, the matter wey we settle is, "african men don't cheat!" Or do they? Tune in to this episode if you're team Lawrence. Team Issa we dey settle your matter next time...LOL. Peace, love and blessings to you all!

Episode 6; we hope you have 4 ears for this one. Seemingly the most diversified in opinion thus far and filled with hot takes on controversial current issues, the association takes a deeper analysis at the complexity of being a black person in America at the moment and everything around it. From Kanye running for president, to the NFL’s “effort” at activism, we dissect it all. If you listen past 1...

Tribespeople, lets get down to annoda spiritual game! For this episode, we find out wetin be inside United Nations. Yes, our most honorable guest is Her Excellency, Isatou D Badjie! An expert in international relations, and molded by experiences past imagination, Isatou takes us on a journey through the eyes of a distinguished Gambian Diplomat posted to the United Nations Headquarters. People, wor...

A short statement away from the normal course of the season. The boys share their thoughts on the current state of the union, and the everyday challenges of black men and women. BLACKLIVESMATTER

Tribespeople, gather around, for this episode is a serious matter. So serious, that we had to hear it straight from the source itself. In Episode 4, an elder of the Madi tribe joins us, to school us on the history of commerce, politics, and life as it is on the continent. Speaking predominantly to the history of east africa, Mr. Patrick Idro takes us on an eye opening journey, that seemingly appli...

Welcome back Tribespeople! Lets get down to annoda underground spiritual game. This time, all the way from the Volta region of the mighty Ghana. Our special guest is black star Dj Nayiram, who has been, and is the biggest global music advocate. Taking the scene by storm, Nayiram has since built a brand that is second to none when it comes to premier nightlife entertainment, specifically Afro Sound...

In episode two, we bring back the concept that started it all, CULTURE. Navigating through the distinct, yet seemingly cross-cultural customs that we have, the boys highlight nostalgic memories of home and what makes them so special. FIFA, Donkey kong, mario kart? Yes, even we were invincible at these. Lastly, J man the snowman finishes the episode with 5 mins of snow, but thoughts for a lifetime....

Tribespeople! After 3 long months we are back in bizness with more chune for ya head top. In season 2, ep.1 we navigate through the craziness that 2020 has presented thus far, and how we are coping. Later on, we dissect our December holiday trips to the motherland respectively, and offer the highlights, lowlights and no lights of our trips. Happy to be back, and strap in for a hell of a ride this...

The serious guys (fun too) are ending season 1 as “Semesters” or “Ba Summers”. Being the peak travel period for the diaspora returning to partake in the December holiday festivities, in episode 10 we navigate and depict our own experiences and excitements on going back home to the motherland as so-called SeMESteRs and Ba SuMmERs.

“Biggie biggie, heavy heavy. Bebi do you want me??.” If you’re privileged enough to know who Mr. Ibu’s son is, you will know exactly what that’s from. LOL. Welcome to episode 9 y’all. In this episode, the fun guys discuss a bit of the history, and current state of music & film across the continent. Through generations of performing arts, one thing is certain, authenticity always sells. Step into d...