Welcome to the third season of Hyphenated: Music + Identity. As noted in the teaser, I decided than rather than try to hold to schedule -- never worked -- I'm going to be dropping episodes sporadically as they are done. But I'll say that I'm very excited about all the artists that have so far agreed to participate this season, and I'm sure you will be too. Selma Oamusse was born in the middle of the civil war in Mozambique, but at the age of six, her parents moved to Portugal. But when the wa...
Feb 1
23 min
Greetings. So here we are. This is the teaser for season three of hyphenated. Please like and subscribe. Also, consider buying some of today's artist music or adding them to your streaming playlist. Or better yet, go see them play live. A playlist of music in this episode, transcript, as well as links to more information about the artist, can be found at our website http://www.hyphenated.eu. It's also where you can find other episodes and discover more hyphenated artists. An...
Jan 28
1 min
Let's call this a "pre-teaser" for Season Three. I just want to let you know that I'm busy gathering and recording artists for it. And I'm looking forward to sharing these new episodes with you in the near future. The thing is though, in the first two seasons I tried to keep to a schedule of regular episodes, BUT.... I'm just not made for building schedules, and it just made for a lot of stress. But also, it's not the easiest task to corral working and touring artists to sit down for a long c...
Dec 4, 2025
1 min
Just a quick note.... This is the final episode of the second season. I had hoped to have 10 episodes, or at least eight, and so I apologize to you, the listener, for that, but unfortunately there were many complications, both with my moving, with artists who dropped out, or who just didn't work out. Nevertheless, I'm very grateful for those who did take the time and put their trust in me to tell their stories. I very much intend to continue this project and will begin recording new episodes ...
Jun 16, 2025
17 min
Just a brief note, we'll be taking another short break. Getting ready to record some more episodes, so we should be back by the beginning of May to finish up this second season. And as always, thanks for subscribing and spreading the word. Before Rebecca m'Boungou was conceived, in the 1980's, her French mother became entranced by Congolese music, and followed that fascination to the country where she became the first white woman to dance with the National Ballet. And that's where she also me...
Apr 4, 2025
19 min
Meral Polat was focused on her successful acting career until she received a letter with a poem from her father in response to her question: “What does it mean for you to be human?” This poem would eventually led her to create the Meral Polat Trio (featuring Chris Doyle of Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra on keyboards). Being the daughter of Alevi Kurdish disapora parents, being born and raised in Amsterdam, being an actress and a musician, she doesn't take for granted the privileges and freedom ...
Mar 15, 2025
24 min
Just a brief note, we'll be dropping three new episodes every two weeks, and if all goes well, there will be a few more after that before the summer break. Thank you all for tuning in, subscribing, and sharing this little project with your friends. We've surpassed 1000 downloads and I thank you very much. And if you're not subscribed, please do, so you won't miss any of these new episodes. Ëda Diaz has created her own country -- "FranColumbia" or maybe "the French-Columbia Republic." H...
Mar 1, 2025
19 min
Welcome to a very special holiday edition of Hyphenated. As it's the season of giving, we're dropping a new episode featuring Youka Snell of the band Mitsune. But in return, you have to give something back. So how this is working is that I'm inviting you to click on the link in the show notes below to make a donation to Doctors Without Borders. CLICK HERE TO DONATE! (https://tilt.fyi/6rNeZ6p5hf) Once you've done that, you will receive via email a link to a Google Drive folder wher...
Nov 25, 2024
1 min
Just a quick note.... We'll be taking a break for the next month as I settle into my new apartment and record some new episodes. Be sure to subscribe so you will be alerted of the latest episodes. See you soon.... Carmen Souza was born and raised around Lisbon, Portugal, while her parents had both emigrated from Cape Verde. Just out of her teens, she auditioned for a gospel choir and there met her soon-to-be producer, Theo Pascal, who turned her on to jazz. And for the last quarter century t...
Nov 3, 2024
19 min
Laíz likes to say "she carries many nations on her back." And what she means is that she has absorbed influences from around the globe which has helped her build a wide and all-encompassing worldview. However, she began her life boxed in a very restrictive relgious culture within Brazil. But then at an early age, she was given a choice to change that, and it exploded her worldview. Moving to Berlin as a teenager, she began meeting other immigrants, and started adding pieces of each of their c...
Oct 21, 2024
23 min
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