Diaspora Blues

If (like me) you've always been curious about hardcore punk but had misgivings about the genre, this episode is for you! This week put our prejudices aside and go behind a genre that is political as hell and, like rap, is very misunderstood.Helping us untangle rumours from facts is Tyronne Gietzmann from Persecutor.Click here for tickets to Persecutor's record release show.ReadingsThe world is fast. Bad Brains are fasterMusicPersecutor - Babylon's AshesPersecutor - Wreteched of the EarthBad Brains - AttitudeBad Brains - Stay Close to Me

This week I reflect on the couragetious actions taken by Senator Lidia Thorpe at Mardi Gras and play songs by artists whose music reflect the times we're living.ReadingsBringing Back Mardi Gras’ Radical Roots: An Interview With Pride in Protest’s Charlie Murphy​​​​​​Pride in Protest and the fight for Sydney’s queer communityStrange Fruit: the first great protest songThe Hunting of Billie HolidayBlues Legacies and Black Feminism MusicNina Simone – Strange FruitTracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout A RevolutionMarvin Gaye – What's GoingKendrick Lamar - DNABarkaa – Bow Down

Axmed Maxamed is a Khaniis Diasporic Somali activist, organizer, abolitionist, writer, curator and book & music nerd.Axmed joins me to discuss what it was like growing up black in the Netherlands, the spectacle of Zwarte Piet and the mutual aid support work he’s been doing to assist queer Somalis to live a safe and fruitful life.#AbolishSinterklaasMusicYusupha Ngum - Maam BAMBA JërëjëffBecca Hatch - BlessedKutcha Edwards - Stand Strong

Beyoncé is the most Grammy awarded artist in history. To celebrate her wins AND contributions to music, we play a few favourites from her albums Lemonade and Renaissance.MusicBeyoncé - BREAK MY SOUL

Beyoncé - Formation

Beyoncé - CUFF IT

Beyoncé - Hold Up

Beyoncé - HEATED

Beyoncé - SorryBeyoncé - PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA

Curator Ivy Mutuku discusses the joys and pains of platonic relationships, themes that take centre in her exhibition Between Us.MusicSampa The Great - Protect Your QueenKira Puru - Everything Is Better Without You Kira Puru - PressureBARKAA - For My TittasDestiny's Child - GirlSaweetie - Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat)

This week our guest Kayla shares what survival means to her and what we can look forward to at Our Survival Day 2023.  Guled explores the issues that inspired his project 'The Block'.Kayla is a proud Gurindji Woman and founder of Our Songlines  Guled is an architecturally trained multi-disciplinary artist, his project, The Block, is an architectural exploration of inner-city housing estates.Click here for Our Survival Day 2023 tickets.Melbourne Invasion Day ProtestMusicMo'Ju — MoneyDallas Woods FEAT Jerome Farah — HOODLUM Tems — No Woman No Cry

Solidarity is not passive. It’s a verb. A collective action. We understand its dictionary definition but what exactly does it look like? And what does it mean to stand in solidarity with others?  In this interview, Tasnim Sammak and Carol go beyond buzzwords and tokenistic gestures to explain what solidarity is, and what it isn’t. ReadingsBlack Australia to Palestine: solidarity in decolonial struggleIndigenous there, settlers here: Palestinians in AustraliaIn Solidarity With First Nations: An Interview With the Anticolonial Asian AllianceMusicGensis Owusu — Get InspiredPANIA — My Crew

Babyface Mal – Ya RabBeckah Amani – STANDARDS

We hear an excerpt of Aunty Glenys' Watts submission to the Yorrook Justice Commission. The Yoorrook Justice Commission gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a platform to tell their stories and bear witness to Australia's atrocities. The submissions will document the effects of colonisation, bring healing and reforms. Also giving evidence are legal centres, human rights organisations and advocacy groups. The commission was a result of the tireless efforts of the community and the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria.  Click here to watch all the hearings. MusicSampa the Great feat. Mwanje Tembo - Inner Voice

Our guest this week is a sweetheart. She's also smart and thoughtful and just so down to earth! Aisha Hassan is a music journalist, stylist and advocate.Aisha spoke to us about music journalism, organic growth versus industry-backed artists, and how to get your foot in the door.MusicThatKidMaz - ShelteredThelma Plum - ‎Better in BlakPANIA - tiki

We listen to tracks from 3CR’s Beyond the Bars 2022.The Beyond the Bars series broadcasts live every year during NAIDOC and has been going strong since its launch in 2002. Beyond the Bars amplifies the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inmates. Grab a free copy of Beyond the Bars 2022 at 3CR Community Radio.Tracks played10. Loddon cheerios - 5.0311. Intergenerational trauma - Alishia 3.1012. Can’t take that away - Jeanette 1.0218. Ties to the system - Chantelle and Amanda 4.0419. Ashly's poem - Amanda 0.4520. Story in a painting - Daisy 1.38SongsBarkaa - Fight For Me ft. Electric FieldsBaker Boy - Black Magic ft Dallas Woods