In the episode, I speak with Sena Dagadu about her musical journey which began in 2001 in Budapest, Hungary. She shares her early exposure to music with very diverse genres from soul, funk, classics, reggae, opera, hip hop, rnb, and Hungarian contemporary music.

 She describes her turning point moment by randomly attending an underground party that had an open mic session, where she had her first performance leading to her joining a recording group that was a big part of the underground Budapest music scene. 

We also talk about;

• Her first album release in the early 2000s
• Joining the Gimmeshot Crew that ran a weekly dancehall, hip-hop night in a local Budapest club
• Helping start bless the mic in Accra which a becoming a platform for the developing Ghanaian music scene
• Her work with Irie Maffia which is one the biggest live performing bands in Hungry
• Her experience growing up mixed-race with two different cultures and growing up on two different continents

You can connect with Sena at https://www.instagram.com/senadagadu/


NB: This episode was recorded in March, 2022