E6: Amlak Tafari. Reggae bass maestro shares tales of a musical, educational and academic life Sound Learnings

A podcast about Education in Audio, Music Production, and Music Technology. 
In this episode we talk to Amlak Tafari, English-born Jamaican and ‘International Reggae Am-BASS-Ador’.
Amlak is bass guitarist for Grammy award winning roots reggae band Steel Pulse, he has also played extensively with Pato Banton and a huge list of other international musicians, as well as being an educator, academic and all round great guy to chat with.
We talk about Amlak's rich musical past, his experiences in the music industry and cultural issues of bigotry and racism. We also talk about his route to Higher education and the problems he experienced.
At Sound Learnings we are keen advocates for effective higher education and a key part of that is being unflinching in discussing core problems of higher education, in particular the snobbery and racism discussed with Amlak in this episode.
As well as that there are some great stories of life as a true muso with funny and surprising insights.
Links and Sources:
Amlak's IMDB profile: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3897782/bioSteel Pulse website: https://steelpulse.com/ most recent album Mass Manipulation available nowLink to call for contributions for the Perspectives on Education in Audio and Music Production (POEM) book Podcasting & Education: Concepts, Communities & Case Studies (Routledge) mentioned in the intro https://www.poem-series.com/call-for-contributionsLink to Tim's new plugins https://www.reactivebacking.com

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