In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, author, magazine editor and creative director Lerato Tshabalala talks about wanting to be a DJ, her love for telling stories, working in media and advertising, having real conversations not superficial ones, being okay with failure, second chances, gatekeepers, the politics of print media, the backlash faced by first adopters, her evolution as a stoyteller, what we can expect from her next and so much more.

You can find Lerato on her website, ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠ and ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠.

For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out ⁠⁠https://kojobaffoe.com/book/⁠⁠

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Editor: Jason Rademeyer

Recorded at ⁠⁠The Podhouse⁠⁠

Producer: Ayob Vania

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to South African artist and emcee Tumi "Stogie T" Molekane about how he came to music, the importance of community, parenting teenagers, the finite nature of talent, evolving and still being true to self, the fickle nature of audiences, the biggest project of his life, what comes next and so much more.

You can find Stogie T on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Apple Music, Spotify and ⁠Facebook⁠.

For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out ⁠https://kojobaffoe.com/book/⁠

Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

Editor: Jason Rademeyer

Recorded at ⁠The Podhouse⁠

Procucer: Ayob Vania

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

In this episode, entrepreneur, speaker and author Mushambi Mutuma talks about the influence of his father, transitioning from art and social activism to tech entrepreneurship and corporate, finding balance between providing and being present for family, belonging and being an outsider, the responsibilities of an entrepreneur, the importance of reflection and much more.

You can find Mushambi on his website, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/

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Editor: Jason Rademeyer

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

In this episode, comedian Jason Goliath talks about how he got into comedy, working with family, the business of comedy, marriage and relationships, finding happiness and balance, navigating a changing industry, what success looks like and much more.

You can find Jason on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and on the Goliath & Goliath website.

For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/

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Editor: Jason Rademeyer

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

Bokani Dyer is a South African - Motswana pianist, composer, songwriter and producer who came to prominence after winning the prestigious Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for Jazz in 2011. In this episode, he shares his thoughts on a range of topics including identity and heritage, defining oneself, the role of the artist in broader society, his songwriting process, being raised by a musician, and much more.

You can find background on Bokani's latest offering Radio Sechaba on Black Major and you can engage with him on Instagram and Twitter.

For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/

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Editor: Jason Rademeyer

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

'Blinky' Bill Sellanga is a Kenyan artist, producer, songwriter and deejay who first came onto the music scene as one-fourth of Just A Band. I chatted to Bill about the origins of his stage name, the family tensions as he carved a space for himself in music, the birth of Just A Band as a collective/movement, going out on his own, the power of diverse musical influences, being other, finding his voice and sound, the love for the craft of music, making space for the self and others, and much more.

You can find Blinky's music on most streaming platforms and you can engage with him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/

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Editor: Another Dizhaman Production

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

This episode with filmmaker Lebogang Rasethaba was very different from other episodes in that he probably asked me as many questions as I asked him and we ended having a conversation about a wide range of topics from social media, filmmaking, imposter syndrome, to the narrative of the artist as poor, the responsibility of the director, dealing with disagreement without personalising it, gatekeepers in the industry, engaging with your art form as a consumer versus as a creator, and so much more.

You can find Lebogang on Instagram, Twitter and Egg Films 

For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/

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Editor: Jason Rademeyer

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

Olwethu Leshabane is a South African media entrepreneur, doula, online digital and media strategist, mother, wife and CEO of Art of Superwoman. Recorded live at the first Advertising Week Africa in Johannesburg, I chatted to Olwethu about building her media business, the challenges and the lessons learnt, the importance of community and representation, her husband working for her in the business, the power of delegation, and much more.

You can find Olwethu on Art of Superwoman, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/

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Editor: Jason Rademeyer

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

Tanya Junghans is a South African artist based in Switzerland. She talks about dancing between mediums and art forms, how her initial rural upbringing has shaped her perspectives, motherhood, identity and social media, raising a child against the backdrop of different cultures, redefining herself beyond her role as a mother, which includes writing her first book and submerging herself once again in her art, living life in the present, African artists and writers that inspire her, and much more.

You can find Tanya on her platform The Tanya Artscape, Instagram, and Twitter.

For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/

Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

Editor: Another Dizhaman Production

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to Ghanaian researcher, brand strategist, designer and author of AFRICA IN FASHION, Kweku Nimo, on what drew him to African design, art and fashion, starting and building a t-shirt business in Ghana, leaving to study fashion in South Africa, falling into fashion research, the challenges of writing a book, paying his dues in the fashion world, balancing work life with being a husband and father, the joys of living in Cape Coast, and much more.

You can find Kweku on Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/

Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

Edited by: Jason Rademeyer

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe