For Posterity

For Posterity

Recorded live in Jamaica, this podcast critically explores life, art, and culture. Yes, everything from music to the _isms to migration to love. Press play on conversations and musings that give way to reflections on what matters to us today, so that our voices may be preserved and future generations can know.

  1. Story Come to Bump: A Conversation with Diana McCaulay

    30/04/2025

    Story Come to Bump: A Conversation with Diana McCaulay

    For Posterity is back and I'm happy to begin this new season with acclaimed Jamaican author and environmental advocate Diana McCaulay. She is with me to discuss her newest novel, A House for Miss Pauline (2025), published by Dialogue Books UK and Algonquin Books USA. McCaulay's newest work of fiction provides fertile ground for discussing the very real subjects of Caribbean history, women's voices, hurricane vulnerability, colonialism, race in the region, reparations, and of course, land. What memory and what knowledge does Jamaica's land hold? What memories and what knowledge will the land not let us forget? To get answers, you'll have to read the novel and listen in. The new episode is ready: Story Come to Bump!

    1h 6m
  2. S10/ ep2: David Katz Meets Riddim Writer in Music Memory Dub

    27/05/2023

    S10/ ep2: David Katz Meets Riddim Writer in Music Memory Dub

    For this episode, I talk with David Katz -- music writer, film producer, dj, vinylist and Lee "Scratch" Perry biographer -- about his multi-decades long relationship with dub music. Tune in to this very special (very trippy) episode of For Posterity.

    1h 20m
  3. S10/ep1: Mad Professor Meets Riddim Writer in Migration Mix-Up Dub

    28/04/2023

    S10/ep1: Mad Professor Meets Riddim Writer in Migration Mix-Up Dub

    My guest for the Season 10-opener is Neil Fraser AKA Mad Professor. This Guyanese-born, British dub producer and engineer makes music that is a reflection of how he sees the world, which is to say, he sees people and places as deeply connected, deeply mixed, and he sees that who we are now carries reverberations of our ancestral roots. Press play to learn more! This episode features my reading of Guyanese poet John Agard's "Pan Recipe" (Oxford Book of Caribbean Verse, ed. Brown & McWatt, 2005), a brief sample of Byron Lee and the Dragonaires' “Jamaica Ska” (Kentone Records label, 1964), and a deep listen to Mad Professor & Jah Shaka’s “Beyond the Realms of Dub” (Ariwa Sound Studio, 1982).  It is with a heavy heart that I dedicate this episode to Jah Shaka. Rest in Power.

    1h 11m
  4. “Full of Life and Full of Loss” with Katrina Coombs

    11/12/2022

    “Full of Life and Full of Loss” with Katrina Coombs

    This amazing episode spotlights the life, loss, and art of Katrina Coombs. She is a Jamaican woman and superbly talented textile and fiber artist. For our talk, we sat inside the rich, comfort of soft yellow carpet and suspended red fiber art in an un-doored room on the ground level of the National Gallery of Jamaica. Katrina Coombs’s 2022 Kingston Biennial art installation is titled “Apocalypse: Lifting of the Veil" and it is a full-sensory experience featuring acrylic yarn, paper, metal, music, video projections, testimony, and an olfactory infusion. If you're in Jamaica, please make your way to the National Gallery of Jamaica to see her installation before the exhibit closes on December 31, 2022. Heads up: This episode comes with a trigger warning. This episode will discuss child loss (abortion, miscarriage, stillbirth). Follow Katrina Coombs via her website: https://katrinacoombs.wordpress.com or on Instagram at @duchesskcfibres. *Statistics shared on this episode are sourced from the WHO  https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/abortion **Visit the National Gallery of Jamaica's website for more information on the 2022 Kingston Biennial: https://nationalgalleryofjamaica.wordpress.com

    58 min
  5. Opal Palmer Adisa: Championing Miss Lou to the Worl'

    08/09/2022

    Opal Palmer Adisa: Championing Miss Lou to the Worl'

    In this episode I speak with Professor Opal Palmer Adisa. She is an acclaimed poet, writer, educator, feminist, mother, and cultural activist. We discuss the power of words  -- in particular the words of Louise Bennett-Coverley -- to inspire voice, critique culture, and uplift the Jamaican people. Opal is building the inaugural Miss Lou Festival in Gordon Town, Jamaica on October 15, 2022. If you or your oganization is keen to contribute talent or financial support, please  write to louisebennettcoverleyfestival@gmail.com. Much love. This is For Posterity.

    42 min
  6. Twas a Matter of Divine Time: Talking with singer/songwriter NAVY

    26/08/2022

    Twas a Matter of Divine Time: Talking with singer/songwriter NAVY

    In this episode of FOR POSTERITY, I talk with singer/songwriter Navy about her upbringing in Dominica and the weight of being a little Black girl from the Caribbean. Of course we talk too about her love of music, love of country, love of tarot cards, and her commitment to soul healing work. Dubbed the high priestess of hip hop soul, Navy is signed to the Barbados based Pretty Boy Worldwide label. Check her out on this music platform or on YouTube to get a sense of her sound and style. Click here for Navy's IG and here for her FB. I'm sure you'll love Navy as much as I do. And big shout out to Dominican poet Tamara Lowe and RIP to writer Jean Rhys. I'm the Riddim Writer and this is For Posterity.

    1h 1m
  7. Quick Note: August 23

    23/08/2022 · BONUS

    Quick Note: August 23

    I've got three bits to share with you in this Quick Note FOR POSTERITY and Beverley Manley is the thread that connects them all. Tune in then check out the Joelle Simone Powe directed four-part documentary on former First Lady Beverley Manley's life here. Rush over to 10A West Kings House Road in Kingston, Jamaica to see the 50th anniversary of The Harder They Come exhibit before it closes on Aug 28, 2022. And last, you must make sure you check back soon-soon for the full FOR POSTERITY conversation with Opal Palmer Adisa. She's a poet, educator, cultural activist, and champion Miss Lou! Good things to come.

    9 min
  8. Quick Note: August 17

    17/08/2022 · BONUS

    Quick Note: August 17

    This "Quick Note" is a new addition to the FOR POSTERITY podcast. This, the first, is a short episode highlighting Marcus Garvey. It features an excerpt from Michael Holgate’s, “Garvey - The Musical” as performed and produced by The Ashe Company of Kingston, Jamaica. This musical excerpt helps to illuminate the many sides of Garvey. Please follow Jamaican playwright and director Michael Holgate on social media for updates about this musical, as he expects to bring it back to the stage for 2023. As always, thank you for listening.

    12 min
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Recorded live in Jamaica, this podcast critically explores life, art, and culture. Yes, everything from music to the _isms to migration to love. Press play on conversations and musings that give way to reflections on what matters to us today, so that our voices may be preserved and future generations can know.

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  • Creator
    For Posterity
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Explicit
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