Identified with Nabil Ayers

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Welcome to 'Identified', a podcast hosted by Nabil Ayers, music executive and author of 'My Life in the Sunshine'. This show explores the intricate and often complicated world of family and identity. In his memoir, Nabil shared his journey of understanding his mixed-race identity, navigating a distant relationship with his father, renowned jazz musician Roy Ayers, and discovering new family connections. 'Identified' continues this exploration, broadening the scope to encompass universal themes of family dynamics. Join Nabil as he engages in heartfelt conversations that traverse cultural histories, the impact of non-traditional childhoods, and the ways our relationships shape our identities. Through personal stories, the show confronts the challenges of loss and grief, while celebrating the unique bonds that define us. Each episode seeks to answer the profound question: What is family? Discover remarkable stories from individuals of diverse backgrounds as 'Identified' unravels the complexities that make family so unique. The executive producer for 'Identified' is Kieron Banerji, and is produced by Palm Tree Island.

  1. vor 22 Std.

    Adam Buxton on Why No Parent Has It Figured Out

    In this episode of Identified with Nabil Ayers, Adam Buxton explores family, identity, childhood, boarding school, fatherhood, parenting, class, and friendship.  The comedian, writer, broadcaster, and host of The Adam Buxton Podcast reflects on growing up with a Chilean mother and British father, navigating privilege, and how childhood experiences shaped the parent he is today.   Adam and Nabil talk about his parents’ remarkable love story, his mother’s early loneliness after moving to England, being sent to boarding school at nine years old, discovering lifelong friendships with Joe Cornish and Louis Theroux, and finding a creative community that became his chosen family. Guest: Adam BuxtonHost: Nabil AyersExecutive Producer: Kieron BanerjiProduced by Palm Tree Island Recorded in front of a live audience at Fiction Studios, London. - 00:00 Intro00:48 His parents’ unlikely love story05:51 His mother’s lonely first years in London09:00 Being sent to boarding school at nine12:12 When friends became family17:00 Finding his creative community20:24 Why he should have gone to art school22:00 Looking back at his family history26:00 Understanding his father’s choices30:24 Becoming a parent himself31:39 What family means to Adam -Identified is a podcast series that explores identity, race, culture, and family through personal conversations. Hosted by author and music executive Nabil Ayers, each episode dives into lived experiences that reveal how our backgrounds shape who we are—and how we find belonging. Nabil is the author of My Life in the Sunshine (Viking, 2022), and has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, and GQ on themes of race, music, and personal history. He’s also the President of Beggars Group US, co-founder of Sonic Boom Records, and founder of the record label The Control Group / Valley of Search. Identified brings together notable voices for reflective, vulnerable conversations about where we come from—and where we’re going. Read more about Nabil:➡️https://www.nabilayers.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  2. 20. Juli

    Daymé Arocena on Leaving Cuba to Follow Her Dreams

    Raised in a house with fourteen family members, Daymé Arocena reflects on how music, ancestry, and community shaped the woman she became. n this episode of Identified, Nabil Ayers sits down with Cuban singer, songwriter, and composer Daymé Arocena for a conversation about family, ancestry, identity, music, and leaving home to pursue impossible dreams.   Daymé reflects on growing up in Havana in a house shared by fourteen family members, where singing wasn’t entertainment—it was survival. She explains how music became a daily expression of joy, resilience, and healing, long before she imagined becoming a professional musician.   The conversation explores Cuba’s conservatory system, discovering jazz, embracing her Afro-Cuban identity, and the responsibility she felt carrying her family’s hopes while pursuing a career in music. She also shares how Yoruba spirituality shaped her understanding of success, responsibility, grief, and ancestry.   From stories about her grandmother—the matriarch who inspired her artistry—to reflections on leaving Cuba, poverty, ambition, and becoming “the wildest dream” of her ancestors, this is an intimate conversation about identity, resilience, and the people who make us who we are.   Guest: Daymé ArocenaHost: Nabil AyersExecutive Producer: Kieron BanerjiProduced by Palm Tree Island Check out our Podcast:➡️https://linktr.ee/identifiedpodcast - 00:00 Intro00:35 Growing up in Havana02:18 Living with 14 family members03:30 Why everybody sang05:45 Discovering music06:24 Cuba’s conservatory system08:36 Finding jazz09:45 Embracing her Afro-Cuban identity11:12 Family, pressure and responsibility13:36 The Yoruba idea of carrying your crown15:30 Realising she grew up poor20:27 Becoming her ancestors’ wildest dream20:45 Her grandmother’s legacy23:00 Spiritual traditions and celebration25:33 Grief, transformation and water26:59 What family means to Daymé See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  3. 13. Juli

    Dry Cleaning’s Florence Shaw on Growing Up in a Family of Artists

    In this episode of Identified with Nabil Ayers, Florence Shaw of Dry Cleaning explores family, creativity, artistic legacy, collaboration, and identity. Growing up in South London surrounded by generations of artists, Florence reflects on how family shaped her understanding of creativity long before she became the lyricist of Dry Cleaning.   The conversation explores Florence Shaw’s childhood, her family’s artistic heritage, the Royal College of Art, the Great Bardfield artists, collaboration within Dry Cleaning, creative trust, and the challenges of sharing unfinished work.  Guest: Florence Shaw of Dry CleaningHost: Nabil AyersExecutive Producer: Kieron BanerjiProduced by Palm Tree Island - 00:00 Intro00:48 Growing up in South London02:24 The story of being born at home05:06 Childhood with her brother07:00 Growing up in a family of artists12:10 Knowing her grandmother through her artwork15:15 Family stories are never simple18:03 Learning to collaborate in Dry Cleaning20:30 Why the best work comes from letting go22:15 Family, grief and artistic legacy24:15 What family means to Florence - Identified is a podcast series that explores identity, race, culture, and family through personal conversations. Hosted by author and music executive Nabil Ayers, each episode dives into lived experiences that reveal how our backgrounds shape who we are—and how we find belonging. Nabil is the author of My Life in the Sunshine (Viking, 2022), and has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, and GQ on themes of race, music, and personal history. He’s also the President of Beggars Group US, co-founder of Sonic Boom Records, and founder of the record label The Control Group / Valley of Search. Identified brings together notable voices for reflective, vulnerable conversations about where we come from—and where we’re going. Read more about Nabil:➡️https://www.nabilayers.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  4. 6. Juli

    Turnstile’s Brendan Yates on Why the Band is Like a Family

    In this episode of Identified with Nabil Ayers, Brendan Yates of Turnstile explores family, community, identity, creativity, and the relationships that shaped both his life and his music. From growing up outside Baltimore to forming Turnstile with close friends, Brendan reflects on the people, places, and experiences that helped define his creative journey.   Brendan discusses discovering music through his older sister, learning from his grandfather’s piano, receiving his first drum kit, and spending years rehearsing in his parents’ basement—a space that eventually became the recording location for Turnstile’s earliest releases. He also shares stories of his father’s unwavering support, driving young bands to shows across the East Coast and helping make a musical life possible.     Guest: Brendan Yates of TurnstileHost: Nabil AyersExecutive Producer: Kieron BanerjiProduced by Palm Tree Island - 00:00 Intro01:00 Exploring his family history04:20 The older sister who introduced him to music06:40 His grandfather’s piano and first instruments08:00 Getting his first drum kit10:00 The parents who made it all possible12:20 Recording Turnstile’s first music in the basement13:00 Touring before Turnstile14:20 Why bands become families18:20 Community, grief and growing together20:50 What family means to Brendan -Identified is a podcast series that explores identity, race, culture, and family through personal conversations. Hosted by author and music executive Nabil Ayers, each episode dives into lived experiences that reveal how our backgrounds shape who we are—and how we find belonging. Nabil is the author of My Life in the Sunshine (Viking, 2022), and has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, and GQ on themes of race, music, and personal history. He’s also the President of Beggars Group US, co-founder of Sonic Boom Records, and founder of the record label The Control Group / Valley of Search. Identified brings together notable voices for reflective, vulnerable conversations about where we come from—and where we’re going. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  5. 29. Juni

    Meshell Ndegeocello on Family, Music, and Mentorship.

    From an Army household in Washington, D.C. to New York’s creative community, Meshell Ndegeocello reflects on the people who shaped her life, and the love that expanded her world. In this episode of Identified, Nabil Ayers sits down with Meshell Ndegeocello for a conversation about family, music, identity, mentorship, and belonging. Meshell reflects on growing up in a musical household, where her father played tenor saxophone in the U.S. Army Band. She shares memories of learning bass alongside her older brother, playing her first professional gigs as a teenager with her father’s band, and discovering the discipline that would shape her career. The conversation follows her journey from Washington, D.C. to New York, where mentors, collaborators, and close friends introduced her to new music, new ideas, and entirely new ways of thinking. She reflects on how love, community, and curiosity transformed both her creative life and her understanding of herself. Guest: Meshell NdegeocelloHost: Nabil AyersExecutive Producer: Kieron BanerjiProduced by Palm Tree Island Recorded Live at Public Records, Brookyn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  6. 22. Juni

    The National’s Matt Berninger on Why He Thinks of Himself as a Writer First

    In this episode of Identified, Nabil Ayers sits down with Matt Berninger of The National to explore family, creativity, friendship, and the communities that shape us.   Matt reflects on growing up in Ohio, the artistic influence of his parents, discovering music through his older sister, and the local scenes that first made him believe a creative life was possible. From college bands and design school to moving to New York in the 1990s, he traces the experiences that eventually led to the formation of The National.   Nabil and Matt explore the unusual family dynamic at the heart of The National, a band built around two sets of brothers and decades-long friendships. Matt discusses collaboration, creative tension, trust, and how maintaining artistic relationships over time often resembles maintaining a family.   Guest: Matt BerningerHost: Nabil AyersExecutive Producer: Kieron BanerjiProduced by: Palm Tree Island - Check out our Podcast:➡️https://linktr.ee/identifiedpodcast - 00:00 Growing up in an artistic family01:40 The creative influence of his parents02:15 Discovering music through his sister04:00 Moving to New York in 199605:00 The music scene that shaped him06:00 The radio station that changed everything08:00 Why he wanted to start a band10:00 Design school and creative life11:00 The beginnings of The National14:00 Being the only non-brother in the band18:00 Writer first, singer second19:30 Creative relationships and family21:00 The National’s parents and children24:00 Supporting the next generation27:45 What family means to Matt - Identified is a podcast series that explores identity, race, culture, and family through personal conversations. Hosted by author and music executive Nabil Ayers, each episode dives into lived experiences that reveal how our backgrounds shape who we are—and how we find belonging. Nabil is the author of My Life in the Sunshine (Viking, 2022), and has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, and GQ on themes of race, music, and personal history. He’s also the President of Beggars Group US, co-founder of Sonic Boom Records, and founder of the record label The Control Group / Valley of Search. Identified brings together notable voices for reflective, vulnerable conversations about where we come from—and where we’re going. Read more about Nabil:➡️https://www.nabilayers.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  7. 15. Juni

    Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner on the Origins of Crying in H Mart

    In this episode of Identified with Nabil Ayers, Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast explores family, Korean identity, mixed-race identity, grief, language, heritage, and belonging. The conversation traces her family’s history, her upbringing in Oregon, and the experiences that shaped her understanding of herself and her place between cultures.   Michelle recounts discovering a diary written by her mother in 1978, learning Korean as an adult, moving to Korea, and reconnecting with family history through language and memory. She also reflects on growing up mixed-race, finding identity through music, and the journey that led from an unpublished essay about Korean food and grief to the bestselling memoir Crying in H Mart.   Guest: Michelle ZaunerHost: Nabil AyersExecutive Producer: Kieron BanerjiProduced by: Palm Tree Island 00:00 Discovering her mother’s diary01:45 Growing up without a musical family03:00 The hidden family history of performers05:15 Finding identity through music07:00 Growing up mixed-race in Oregon09:10 Wanting to be a “neutral body”11:00 Learning Korean later in life13:10 Moving to Korea and reconnecting with family15:00 Meeting her 21-year-old mother through a diary18:00 The origins of Crying in H Mart21:00 Rejection, success, and changing careers23:30 Building a family through music25:00 What family means now Identified is a podcast series that explores identity, race, culture, and family through personal conversations. Hosted by author and music executive Nabil Ayers, each episode dives into lived experiences that reveal how our backgrounds shape who we are—and how we find belonging. Nabil is the author of My Life in the Sunshine (Viking, 2022), and has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, and GQ on themes of race, music, and personal history. He’s also the President of Beggars Group US, co-founder of Sonic Boom Records, and founder of the record label The Control Group / Valley of Search. Identified brings together notable voices for reflective, vulnerable conversations about where we come from—and where we’re going. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  8. 8. Juni

    Bedouine on Growing Up Between Cultures

    “Family to me is the feeling of safety without even understanding the concept.” In this episode of Identified, Nabil Ayers sits down with Bedouine for a conversation about family, heritage, migration, and belonging. As they begin tracing her family’s history, Bedouine uncovers new details about her Armenian roots, including stories she had only learned days before the interview. They discuss generations of displacement, from the Armenian genocide and the death marches through Syria to the communities her family rebuilt in Aleppo, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and eventually the United States.  Along the way, she reflects on growing up between cultures, speaking English at school and Armenian at home, and navigating the complexities of identity within the Armenian diaspora. She discusses the challenge of preserving family stories when previous generations prefer not to revisit the past, and the importance of documenting those histories before they disappear.  Bedouine's latest record, Neon Summer Skin, is out now. Guest: Bedouine Host: Nabil Ayers Executive Producer: Kieron Banerji Produced by: Palm Tree Island See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Welcome to 'Identified', a podcast hosted by Nabil Ayers, music executive and author of 'My Life in the Sunshine'. This show explores the intricate and often complicated world of family and identity. In his memoir, Nabil shared his journey of understanding his mixed-race identity, navigating a distant relationship with his father, renowned jazz musician Roy Ayers, and discovering new family connections. 'Identified' continues this exploration, broadening the scope to encompass universal themes of family dynamics. Join Nabil as he engages in heartfelt conversations that traverse cultural histories, the impact of non-traditional childhoods, and the ways our relationships shape our identities. Through personal stories, the show confronts the challenges of loss and grief, while celebrating the unique bonds that define us. Each episode seeks to answer the profound question: What is family? Discover remarkable stories from individuals of diverse backgrounds as 'Identified' unravels the complexities that make family so unique. The executive producer for 'Identified' is Kieron Banerji, and is produced by Palm Tree Island.

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