The AfroCreatives Radio: Recent Episodes
The AfroCreatives
We travel across Africa through creative arts driven dialogue to inspire a more connected and collaborative continent.
We had the joy of covering this event 2 weeks ago. Umind?! had the chance to sit down with Petronellah to talk about the vision behind this event.
Petronellah Sengwayo is a Musician passionate about her music reaching young people from 18-35 and getting them off substance abuse.
In this first episode Peggie Shangwa (Umind?!) has a conversation with Moses Anibaba, Farai Ncube and Patrick Maseko. With a focus on Young people, Skills, Entrepreneurship & Innovation in Africa which will also be the over-arching theme of the 2nd season. If you are young and African then this new episode may be just what you need for amazing insight into the African landscape plus some thought provoking nuggets. Moses Anibaba the Regional Director for British Council, Sub Saharan Africa. Farai Ncube is the Head of Arts South Africa and Regional Lead Culture Connects Sub Saharan Africa Region and she is transitioning into her new role as the Regional Director of Arts Sub Saharan Africa at the British Council. Patrick Maseko is the Group Corporate Affairs and Entrepreneurship Officer for Old Mutual Zimbabwe.
Umind?! has a catchy conversation with Anoziva Marindire (Zee) based in Burkina Faso. Anoziva Ishe Marindire is a communications consultant at the African Union International Centre for Girls and Women’s Education in Africa (AU/CIEFFA). She is the founder of the Usawa Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering and promoting gender equality, girls and women’s socio-economic development through education, advocacy and research. Marindire co-owns Hot Cherry Media, a digital media agency that helps non-profits and social enterprises in Africa create engaging and creative content and brands online.
Karma speaks to Caspido a Hip Hop Artist and the founder of House of Arts Zimbabwe about the work he is doing in his community in Hatcliffe, Zimbabwe as House of Arts. House of Arts supports young artists and runs a festival annually to champion young artists.
Umind?! speaks to Tonton Raymond about the potency of art in everyday life and how each journey is different. The conversation is easy going but tackles really deep issues that we process as society.Tonton Raymond is a poet, rapper, songwriter, writer, and shoe merchant. He has a degree in Engineering, is a hobbyist photographer on some weekends, an assistant to a research consultant at night, and a brand guy on the weekdays.
Morset sat with Carol Anande a Cultural journalist, musician and poet from Tanzania to talk about Mental wellness and the arts.
How do we live in peace with religious differences? Wadzanai Chiuriri aka Black Pearl hosts South African poet and healer, Vangile Gantsho to discuss how we can unite towards common goals as Africans while holding different religious views. .
Morset Billie chats with Menes la Plume (D.R.C/Malawi), Slam Poet, Hip Hop artist, and Journalist about cultural events in the new normal.
Umind?! sits down with Beth Arendse a social innovator and entrepreneur from South Africa. Beth has 25 years of experience in the creative sector. Together they talk about Digital transformation in Africa and how we can navigate this era in the pandemic and beyond.