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Ra Jikotea Niaku'no Ruiz León is a Taíno-Borikua artist and educator from Boriken (also known by the colonial name: Puerto Rico). Ra is the founder and director of Wuru Taíno Tekiro'uo, a grassroots initiative focused on promoting and celebrating Taíno language and culture through workshops, presentations, classes, and community gatherings. She is an enrolled tribal member of Higuayagua Taíno of the Caribbean and a member of the Hiwatahia-Taíno language team.
Ra Jikotea Niaku'no Ruiz LeónWuru Taíno Tekiro'uo Founder & Director, Taíno-Borikua artist & educator"Celebrating Taíno language and culture"
https://www.raruizleon.com/
https://www.raruizleon.com/wuru-taino
In this episode I get to interview my wonderful Thai teacher, Kru Pimmi. We talk about knowing your calling from a young age, and Kru Pimmi shares her journey of teaching English and Thai. We talk about London and and how it is buzzing with music and things to do, learn, try. We talk about Kru Pimmi's experience learning Spanish and her desire to learn Japanese and Arabic. We end on a philosophical note, and discover a prominent figure in Thai history and language study. Use the code 'KRU' (teacher in Thai for 10% off the LTM Masterclass: www.languagesthroughmusic.com/learn-a-language
Ekaete Alfred, Director of the Pan-African Academy, discusses the importance of teaching African history and languages. She founded Pan-African Academy in 2021 to ensure that children understand their history, where they come from, and their power. Ekaete shares her experience of teaching history in schools, and she also talks about the lesser-known Nigerian language, Annang, and the challenges of finding resources to teach it. Ekaete discusses her future plans for Pan-African Academy, including working with schools, producing more courses, and creating content about different parts of Africa.
JP Bimeni, a musician from Burundi, shares his earliest music memory and how his love for dancing led him to music. He discusses the importance of writing and performing in his native language, Kirundi, and the impact it has had on his connection to his culture. JP shares his love for Greek and Tanzanian music, as well as his fascination with Lingala.
Check out JP's music here, and if you are in the LTM Masterclass, his selections for Kirundi through Music! Murakoze.
#JPBimeni #musician #Burundi #Kirundi #language #learning music #culture #Greekmusic #Tanzanian music #Lingala
Check out Maëlan's music here!
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0n566rPD7blGzgvxaynNwL?si=owosHbjNQySfFHh74X7wAg
The multicultural London-based brother takes us on a journey from BXL to Dakar and back again through his bluesy, soulful sounds.
Join the LTM Masterclass!
www.languagesthroughmusic.com/learn-a-language
It's not every day that you get to teach a magician! So I had to invite Maximiliano onto the podcast to talk music, memory, languages, and, of course, MAGIC!
Maximiliano is the Mindfarer™ is a magician, hypnotist, and awardwinning performer, wandering through people's psyche, reading their innermost thoughts and emotions. His practice is a constant invitation to embark on a fascinating journey inside the human mind so as to discover its hidden potential.
With a background in hypnotherapy, mentalism and education, Maximiliano has successfully combined all his skills to create a unique form of entertainment designed to spark a sense of wonderment and curiosity about the power of the mind.
https://www.mindfarer.com/
Join us in the LTM Masterclass:
www.languagesthroughmusic.com/learn-a-language
Speaking culture, Tewelde Redda, bribery, Thelonious Monk and many things in between with Ruth, the wonderful founder of Semai Kids.
https://semaikids.com/
www.languagesthroughmusic.com
A chat with our wonderful Arabic teacher Mona who is so many things in one: artist, singer, educator, linguist, inspiration.
www.languagesthroughmusic.com
Meet the lovely polyglot & travel-meister Isayas Haile aka Mr International /@mr.1nternational as he journeys around the world collecting languages and Always Giving Back.
His fave 3 Songs x 3\(+!\) Languages: 🌌Semai by Abraham Afwerki 💙Enty Hayaty by Saad Lamjarred & Calema & ✨Spiritual by Burna Boy Tune
Check out the 3 Songs x 3 Languages playlist on Spotify 🎶
www.languagesthroughmusic.com
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