transcendence of twerking / kids giving speeches / know yourself via taxi drivers (with Elena Stoodley)

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Guests

Elena Stoodley. Singer, writer, and sound designer, also doing theatre, community organizing, and illustration.

Elena's playlist

  • LION BABE, Moe Moks: Rockets (2017 single)
  • The Internet: Roll from Hive Mind (2018)
  • DUCKWRTH: I'M DEAD from I’M UUGLY (2016)
  • Anderson .Paak: Lockdown (2020 single)
  • Solange: Almeda from When I Get Home (2019)
  • Leikeli47: Money from Wash & Set (2017)
  • Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian Jackson: The Bottle from Winter in America (1974)
  • Nas: It Ain’t Hard to Tell from Illmatic (1994)
  • Little Simz, Obongjayar: Point And Kill from Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (2021)
  • Fela Kuti: Water No Get Enemy from The Best of Fela Kuti: The Black President (1999)
  • Mos Def: Umi Says from Black on Both Sides (1999)
  • Scratch: What Happ’n from The Embodiment of Instrumentation (2002)
  • D’Angelo: Send It On from Voodoo (2000)
  • Elena Stoodley: Solange FUBU Cover (2016 single)
  • Erykah Badu: My People from New Amerykah, Part One (4th World War) (2008)
  • Sampa the Great, Nadeem Din-Gabisi: Energy (2018 single)
  • Youssoupha: Black Out from NGRTD (2015)
  • Tobe Nwigwe, Fat Nwigwe: FYE FYE (2021 single)
  • Nirvana: Breed from Nevermind (1991)
  • M.I.A.: Bring the Noize (2013 single)
  • M.I.A.: Double Bubble Trouble from Matangi (2013)
  • Little Simz: Boss from Grey Area (2019)
  • G-Shytt: Balen Bouji from Asap Fresh (1997)
  • 5Lan, Oswald, Alan Cavé: Kilot (2017 single)
  • Mizik Mizik: Wébè from Ki Moun ou Ye (1997)
  • Nina Simone: Four Women from Wild Is the Wind (1966)
  • Alex Quin, Adrian Viafara, Tronick Beats: Negrito (2021 single)
  • Cesária Évora: Petit pays from Cesaria (1995)
  • Björk: Venus as a Boy from Comeback (1994)
  • Portishead: Mysterons from Dummy (1994)
  • Zaki Ibrahim: The Do from Every Opposite (2012)
  • Brazilian Girls: Internacional from New York City (2008)

Sections

(* available in the extended version.)

00:00 Intro
00:44 Welcome
01:19 * Making music with what you have
04:46 * Wearing many hats
09:25 * Teaching versus sharing
12:13 * Being less reductive
14:02 * Becoming aware of your darker side
16:58 * Having white teeth
18:51 Transcendence of twerking
27:28 * Misunderstanding Haiti
29:49 Giving a speech at eight years old
37:19 * Inheriting traits from parents
43:55 * DNA of a president
50:08 Why languages are important
53:52 * Learning from stereotypes
57:05 Taxi drivers knowing where you're from
60:52 * Preparing for the unprepared
64:13 Small talk as a superpower
68:10 * Inspired by family
70:35 Accepting grief
75:24 Conclusion

Musical sketches

Strolling Sketches by rosano Strolling Sketches by rosano

Also available on Bandcamp.

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