Today’s episode is with Estelle; a Grammy-award winning singer, song writer, and record producer.  A woman clearly comfortable with who she is, how she loves, and the boundaries she erects to express said love, Estelle has opened the sun-lit window of her lyrical world for the Institute of Black Imagination… on today.  And the church said amen.

Through storytelling and poignant advice-laden gems, Estelle shares the value of being prepared, why you must  stay in your craft, and how the industry has changed since she first started over 20 years ago. This conversation is not all business though- Estelle shares her definition of love with me and who to go to for advice when your friends and family can’t help you anymore

A playlist Inspired by Estelle’s journey and this conversation 

Mi Deyah Again- Beres Hammond

Better-Estelle

American Boy-Estelle featuring Kanye West 

Stomp-Kirk Franklin

Right Here (Human Nature Radio Mix)-SWV

Don’t Leave Me- Blackstreet

Roc Boys- Jay-Z

You Bring Me Joy-Anita Baker 

It Don’t Mean a Thing if You Aint Got That Swing- Ella Fitzgerald 

A Night in Tunisia (live)- Dizzy Gillespie 

Books that Estelle gifts the most

Will Smith’s Memoir “Will” 

The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The art of loving and being loved by Matthew Kelly

This conversation was recorded on March 3, 2022

Host Dario Calmese 

Producer Carmen D. Harris  

Visual Art Direction and Designs: 

River Wildmen, AfroVisualism

Original Music composed by Dario Calmese 

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