In this extra special podcast episode, on the eve of Jamaica's 60th anniversary of independence, JuicyChef sits down with popular Jamaican academic, author, cultural studies and music scholar, Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah, aka "The Culture Doctor". A cultural activist, Dr. Stanley Niaah was the first to study the ecology of Jamaican dancehall music and penned the book "Dancehall: From Slaveship to Ghetto." The ladies discuss the intersectionality of music, dance and spirituality. Rituals, magic and secrecy. The mysticism and soul level awareness that pervades the Jamaican landscape. Dr. Stanley Niaah believes that Jamaica has a way of showing you to yourself. She explains the background of how coined the term "performance geography" and why music evokes ancestral memory at a cellular level. A wanderer, Dr. Stanley Niaah has travelled to over 40 countries and explains why Japan, Australia and Mauritius in particular moved her soul and offers tips on which country per continent a novice traveller should experience first. Follow the ladies on Instagram @culturedoctor and @nyamandtrod. Drink of the episode: Pineapple Daiquiri.

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