Movement with Meklit Hadero

Meklit Hadero
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Movement with Meklit Hadero

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.

  1. JAN 14

    "Why I was spared" ft. Mon Rovîa

    How do we turn pain into empathy? Meklit talks with Liberian-American singer Mon Rovîa about his long journey to doing just that.

    24 min

  2. 12/24/2024

    "Syria is finally free" ft. Hello Psychaleppo

    Bashar Al Assad, Syria’s brutal dictator, has fled the country -- opening a new and uncertain chapter after more than a decade of Civil War. Meklit speaks with the Syrian electronic composer Samer Saem Eldahr (otherwise known as Hello Psychaleppo) about how that conflict changed his life and music.

    12 min

  3. 12/10/2024

    "I'm sorry I wasn't here" ft. Diana Gameros

    Diana Gameros was living in the US in 2010 when her home city of Juarez, Mexico became known as one of the most dangerous places on Earth. She was undocumented at the time; she couldn't travel back and forth even to see family. In this episode Diana tells the story of what it meant to finally go back and perform in Juarez after many years away.

    19 min

  4. 11/26/2024

    "22 Nights" ft Chhom Nimol -- Live on stage

    Chhom Nimol of the band Dengue Fever tells the harrowing story of the 22 night she spent in an immigration detention facility.

    17 min

  5. 11/12/2024

    "A circle moment" ft. Emel Mathlouthi

    Meklit talks with Tunisian singer Emel Mathlouthi about the moment that turned her into a viral sensation and the voice of a revolution -- but also about what it means to move beyond the shadow of that one moment.

    25 min

  6. 10/22/2024

    "I've just thrown out the word expectation" ft. Adi Oasis

    Adi Oasis released an album and had a baby in the same year -- she thought it would be the end of her music career, but it's been the opposite. Adi and Meklit talk about the challenges of being a mama musician, and how motherhood changed how they see their own sense of place.

    22 min

  7. 10/08/2024

    "Breaking unbreakable things" ft. Cheakaity Brown

    Cheakaity is a DC-based soul singer who was brought into the world with a weighty name: the one who breaks unbreakable things. He talks with Meklit about lineage, prophecies and the fear of living a life unfulfilled.

    21 min

  8. 09/24/2024

    "Pragmatism and Revolution" ft. Victoria Ruiz

    Victoria Ruiz fronts the leftist punk band Downtown Boys, and has spent her career walking the line between pragmatism and idealism -- often in extremely visible settings, and often with painful consequences.

    34 min
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About

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.

Information

  • Creator
    Meklit Hadero
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Movement Podcast, 2023-2026
  • Show Website
    Movement with Meklit Hadero

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