Reggae Uprising Podcast
Hosted every Wednesday by Vocalist, Songwriter & Producer Danieal; the shows mission is to unify Africa & it's diaspora's through uplifting it's peoples heritage, culture and wisdom through sharing history and herstory, all backed by the high vibrations of Reggae music.
Our International guest list includes of Artists; Jah Mason, Queen Omega, Pressure Busspipe & Yeza, Second Vice President of The Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated; Reubern Kush, Professors; Hakim Adi & Shawn Hailemariam Sobers, Historian; Steve Martin, Poets; Yasus Afari & Kokumo Noxid, Lawyer; Rachel Okello, Charity Founder; Empress Zauditu & Politician; Paulette Hamilton, amoungst hundreds of other brothers and sisters.
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Reggae Uprising Podcast
Professor Shawn Hailemariam Sobers : Part 1
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Part one of a three part feature, this weeks guest is a Visual Anthropologist, Writer, Photographer and filmmaker; Professor Shawn Hailemariam Sobers.
His research has spanned a wide range of topics, including; Rastafari, Ethiopian and Caribbean cultures, Emperor Haile Selassie's time living in Bath, community media, creative education, trans-Atlantic slavery, disability & walking, religion, and photography & generative AI. His recent book, 'Black Everyday Lives, Material Culture & Narrative: Tings in de House', was published by Routledge in 2023.
He co-founded Firstborn Creatives production company in 1999 with Rob Mitchell, and made programmes for BBC 1, ITV West and Channel 4. A notable film is Shawn Directed and Produced the documentary 'Footsteps of the Emperor', with presenter Benjamin Zephaniah, about Emperor Haile Selassie's time living in exile.
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