20 episodes
Movement with Meklit Hadero Meklit Hadero
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Movement is a podcast, radio series and live show that tells stories of global migration through music. Hosted by Ethiopian-American singer Meklit Hadero, the show is a meditation on the large-scale forces at play in individual lives. Issues of citizenship, identity, belonging, and borders are explored through the experiences of artists themselves: two brothers sharing one guitar, a daughter trying on her father’s shoes, the lineage of a drum, and the sounds of a grandmother’s backyard.
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"Dubai is Like a Big Airport" ft. Cromwell Ojeda
Cromwell Ojeda and his brother grew up in Dubai — two Filipino kids in an expat family — but now his brother is moving to Canada where their family can finally gain citizenship. Meklit talks with Cromwell about what it’s like to make music and community in a place where people tend to come and go.
Follow Cromwell: https://www.instagram.com/muhaisnahfour/?hl=en
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"She's gonna do all of that?" ft. Ghaliaa
In part two of our series on path breaking artists in the United Arab Emirates, Meklit talks with Syrian singer and producer Ghaliaa about how a complete collapse of confidence led to her latest record.
More about Ghaliaa: https://www.ghaliaaofficial.com/
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"You're an Expat" ft. Freek
When Mustafa Mohamed Ismail -- AKA Freek -- was 10 years old, he learned that he had no citizenship in the only country he'd ever known. And if he wanted to stay, he'd have to find a job.
More about Freek: https://www.youtube.com/@thefreektv
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"Shiny Blue Keys" ft. Tatiana Crespo -- LIVE from Tempe, AZ
Tatiana Crespo introduces us to her accordion Lindo, plus a busking adventure that changed her life. This story was recorded live on stage at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ.
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"Returning as Myself" ft. San Cha
Meklit talks with Mexican-American singer San Cha about how she fell in love with Ranchera — a style of music that represented all the cultural values, sexual repression and stigma that she had once tried to escape.
More about San Cha: https://www.churchofsancha.com/
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"Between the Tears, So Much Pride" ft. Clarissa Bitar
Meklit talks with oud virtuoso Clarissa Bitar about the doubts she overcame just to pick up the instrument, and the incredible response from her family when they realized she could actually play.
More about Clarissa: https://clarissabitar.com/#/
More about Movement: https://movementstories.com/