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Welcome to a space home to everything surrounding art.
Be invited on a journey through lives shaped by creativity, meeting different inspiring artists of diverse crafts at varying points of their careers from all over the world, and exploring the ongoing and probably never ending question of the essence behind art.
Meet the guests!
Nene Narh
Nene Narh is a ghanaian singer-songwriter especially passionate about soul music, who I met at an event while staying in Accra.
Join us for a heartfelt conversation and a little jam-session! (if you stay for the very end)
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Nela Elle
Nela Elle is a Cameroonian movement artist and creative entrepreneur passionate about dance, inclusion, and empowerment, she develops and coordinates artistic initiatives that inspire communities across West Africa.
We met during my stay in Ghana last year and I had the pleasure to get some insights into the world of dance in Ghana through a workshop that Nela took me along to.
Join us for a conversation about the dance scene in Ghana, Nela´s journey into dancing, her current projects and much more!
Candice Vernon
Candice Vernon is a Writer/Director/Producer, from the small island of Jamaica. She is also the host and leader of Soho House West Hollywood´s Women In Film Club. She wrote and directed, „The Dream Still Lives“, a tribute video by Stevie Wonder & CAA, for Martin Luther King Jr.s 50th anniversary of his passing, starring various celebrities such as The Obama’s, Common, Meryl Streep, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, and many more.
Join us in Accra, Ghana, where we met to talk about her journey to filmmaking, her creative projects, visions for the future of the film industry and much more!
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James Ebo Whyte
James Ebo Whyte is an author, playwright, motivational speaker and founder of "Roverman Productions" a live theatre company based in Ghana.
He has written and directed more than 56 plays since 2008 and published two novels, "The Deal" and "The Perfect Couple".
He is accalimed as Ghana´s most successful playwright and is known to have revived theatre after its long dormancy due to political upheavals.
Join us at Roverman Productions, where I had the honor to meet and interview James Ebo Whyte and learn about his story, his creative journey and vision for the future of ghanaian theatre.
Nana Sam
Nana Sam is an amazing self taught musical theatre actress, playwright, award winning commercial model and voice over artist from the central region of Ghana.
We met at the IBTS (International Black Theatre Summit) held in Accra, Ghana in April 2025, where Nana Sam was a correspondent for the Ghanaian theatre.
Join us at Roverman Productions, a production company for live theatre led by James Ebo Whyte, where Nana Sam played for many years, and enjoy a heartfelt conversation about the theatre landscape in Ghana, Nana Sams journey into acting and arts, her creative vision and much more.
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Tonya Pinkins
Tonya Pinkins is an american actress and filmmaker, and as she calls herself, an artivist-actorpreneur.
Known for her various roles on Broadway and in TV, she has been nominated for three Tony Awards winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Jelly’s Last Jam.
Her debut feature film ‘Red Pill’ was an official selection at the 2021 Pan African Film Festival, won the Best Black Lives Matter Feature amongst others, being awarded in numerous festivals around the globe.
Our paths crossed at the IBTS (International Black Theatre Summit) in Accra, Ghana in April 2025, where I had the honor to interview her.
Join this inspiring conversation near the beach where Tonya shares about her journey in the arts, exploring different art forms as a multi-hyphenate artist, and her devotion to truth, brilliance and multiple perspectives that stir up the status quo of the capitalist system.
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David Mboussou
David Mboussou is a filmmaker, director, writer, producer and practitioner of ancestral intelligence from Gabon.
We shared the experience of the IBTS 2025 (International Black Theatre Summit) in Accra, Ghana, where all of the participants took part in the first public screening of "Afrotopia", Davids first full length motion picture.
Join us by the sea, as we talk about the experience of the IBTS, the inspiration for his movie and much more!
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Michele Shay
Michele Shay is a renowned actress, director, educator and longtime interpreter of August Wilson´s work. She is commited to the transformative power of storytelling, and works exploring the spiritual dimensions of theatre.
We met at the IBTS (International Black Theatre Summit) and talked about her journey in acting, the experience on the continent, inspirations, spiritual work as an actor and much more.
Christine Swanson
Christine Swanson is a filmmaker, producer, director, or as she calls herself, a storyteller who I got lucky to meet in terms of the IBTS (International Black Theatre Summit) in Accra, Ghana.
Join us on the road as we talk about her latest project "Albany Road", the importance of rest practices as an artist in the industry and the experience of the IBTS amongst many other things.
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Jessica Mixon
Jessica Mixon, also known as J-Mix and I met at the biannual IBTS (International Black Theatre Summit) held in Accra, Ghana.
She is a multi-hyphenate performing artist, with her own podcast and media company, and a charming and wonderful person to be around.
Join us as we talk about the art scene in New Orleans, inspiration sources for songs and about the experience during the IBTS, as well as the importance and depth of roots.
Pascale Caemerbeke
Pascale Caemerbeke, is a wonderful lady who is also an interdisciplinary artist with so many stories to tell.
We met in terms of the Kino Rosé in Toulouse, where she kindly hosted Mara Legler, Julia Boogaerts and myself.
It was such a pleasure recording this episode, I´m sure you´ll enjoy listening just as much!
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David Odiase
David Osaodion Odiase is a transdisciplinary artist specializing in poetry, who intersects literature, performance, installations, film, indigenous technology and experimental art forms , exploring nuances about Africa, its histories, people and cultures.
Join this moving and inspiring conversation about the making of "Benin did not die", how to navigate lending your artistic voice to those who cannot speak, the ways of creativity and much more!
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