NO NEW FRIENDS

NO NEW FRIENDS

By Blessing MukoshaSociety & Culture
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NO NEW FRIENDS episodes

  • "My Mum taught me everything I know in fashion" Ft TK
    In this episode I sad down with political intellectual and fashionista TK Crooks to talk about how she became fashion conscious and her obsession with Depop. We discussed having to learn to dress for your shape very early on in life, finding designers that work for you, whether luxury brands are really worth the money and why you don't have to pay racks for luxury designers. TK is also due to begin an MSc in Human Rights and Politics in September so we discussed how she brings together political consciousness with fashion. Follow her on Instagram: @TKCrooks!
    1 hr 2 min
  • "When you share your story you give others permission to share their own" Ft Danielle
    In this episode, I sat down with Danielle Jinadu who is a fellow Warwick woman and future lawyer and also a Disability Advocate with a love for good style and fashion. We discussed these three parts of her life and how her creative and legal sides interact. We also talked about using her platform as a disability advocate and how she learned to embrace the term as part of her wider purpose to provide inspiration and community for other black disabled women. She was truly a joy to speak to! To see Danielle's fashion and inspirational/motivational content follow her on Instagram: @daniellejinadu and Twitter: @jinadudanielle.
    37 min
  • "I'm expressing a side of me I can't express through anything else" Ft Arthi
    In this episode, I sat down with journalist by day and dancer/DJ by night Arthi Nachiappan. We have known each other from university times and since then she has gone to make big moves in the worlds of journalism, music and dance. We talked about how she feels when she creates choreography and mixes, using your "second" performing persona to feel more confident and bringing people together at her live shows. She's an inspiration and follow her on IG and Twitter: @arthinachiappan. Catch her tearing it up at a venue near you!
    46 min
  • "Be free to create what you want to create" Ft Ruvimbo
    In this episode I sat down with the gorgeous Ruvimbo (@ruvxmbo) to talk about her experience as a content creator on Instagram, co-founder of 'A is for Activism' and 1/2 of musical duo K-Mu x Ru. She discusses how she takes her beautiful pictures, her ultimate fashion inspiration and how she draws influence from the world around her. She is a writer, digital creator and creates high quality content for brands + more. Book her!
    37 min
  • "Music really connects people" Ft DJ Sav
    In this episode, I sat down with DJ Sav (@ii.savy on IG and @itsosavy on Twitter)to talk about her life as a DJ: what inspired her to start DJ-ing at Warwick University, how she creates a mix step by step, her musical inspirations and also what she hopes to achieve with her side hustle. She has curated an amazing quarantine mix with best Rnb and Hip Hop soulful sounds which you can stream on her Soundcloud (@DjSavSounds) ✨
    39 min

About NO NEW FRIENDS

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Born in Gaborone, Botswana in 1995, Blessing was a migrant to England at 5 years old. She was a triple-threat (singing, dancing, acting) performing RnB songs in her living room. Her uncle was a Rapper and she would study the structure of RnB and Rap songs, writing and performing them at every chance she could find.