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Musicians share their inspiring stories and mantras, as well as how they take influence from various sources. With a focus on interdisciplinary/cross-genre artists, host Joy Nkoyo (as seen on the BBC Proms) leads a series of in-depth interviews, aiming to inspire listeners to find deeper purpose in their daily lives.
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6. Rarelyalways : Courage in a World of Compromise
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Rarelyalways and Joy Nkoyo discuss his singular and fearless approach to music making, relentless discipline, knack for disruption, and crystalline vision in creating his recent album 'WORK'. Rarelyalways is an undefinable talent. A lyrical powerhouse, skilled music producer and instrumentalist, with a jazz education to boot. His meticulous attenti…
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5. Mona Yim : Ready to Blossom in the Morning
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Musicians Joy Nkoyo and Mona Yim discuss her dizzying year of ascent, for which the seeds were sown many years prior. Mona sheds light on her journey from classical violin to music production and then learning to DJ, the resilience needed to thrive in the music industry, imposter syndrome, and taking action as a remedy to fear. Mona Yim is a Chines…
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4. Chisara Agor : Through the Looking Glass
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Musician Chisara Agor is a self-declared ‘art making philosopher’. Chisara sheds light on their journey into performance art, the desire to make audiences self-reflect/reimagine ways of perceiving reality with their music, and their defiant conviction against limiting beliefs. Ever-shifting environments, constantly (r)evolving juxtapositions of exp…
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3. Ben Ramsden : To The Love You've Lent Me
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Musicians Ben Ramsden & Joy Nkoyo who met studying composition at Trinity Laban Conservatoire discuss the music conservatory system, as depicted in films such as ‘Whiplash’ and ‘Tár’, instrumental music as a form of storytelling, the future of Classical music, as well as Ben’s personal journey with composing as a form of catharsis. Ben Ramsden is a…
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2. ABS.TRK : Everybody Wanna Live at the Top of the Mountain
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Musicians Joy Nkoyo and Abu Mensah (ABS.TRK) discuss the incredible story behind his ambient EP 'Woodlands', made largely in hospital after suffering a stroke aged 15, navigating the journey of making art in a landscape of uncertainty, his sonic influences including Kanye West, MadLib, Mura Masa, Flying Lotus, and his future plans to cross over fro…
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Musicians Joy Nkoyo and RICHMND discuss his wide-ranging influences including the 90's, Channel U, Nas, Manga, Donell Jones and Caravaggio. In addition, they delve into his purpose-led mission to explore deeper topics such as freedom and hope within his music. RICHMND is a rapper and music producer, hailing from London, who directs his own videos a…
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