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Renaissance by Beyoncé: Part One (with @ismatu.gwendolyn)

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In this episode, we are wrapping up Black History Month with some familial history! My younger sister Ismatu Gwendolyn Bangura joins me on the show to discuss our shared musical upbringing, their experiences leading a gospel choir at Northwestern University, and how their relationship to music changed after they became a sex worker. We also chat about their blossoming Tik Tok career and the ways in which they are using art, writing, dance, and poetry in their activism. Finally, Ismatu shares about the fundraiser they've started for our tribe back in Sierra Leone! If you are able, drop a dollar! And stay tuned for part two of our conversation, where we dive into the aesthetics and politics of Beyoncé's album Renaissance!

Thanks to Natalie Krafft for editing the written transcript of this episode!

YouTube visual companion

Donate to the fundraiser

Ismatu on Tik Tok

Ismatu on Instagram

Ismatu on Substack

Ismatu on Patreon

Ismatu's podcast

Lorraine Hansberry interview

My first Beyoncé podcast episode

Get in touch with me at: [email protected]

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93 episodes

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In this episode, we are wrapping up Black History Month with some familial history! My younger sister Ismatu Gwendolyn Bangura joins me on the show to discuss our shared musical upbringing, their experiences leading a gospel choir at Northwestern University, and how their relationship to music changed after they became a sex worker. We also chat about their blossoming Tik Tok career and the ways in which they are using art, writing, dance, and poetry in their activism. Finally, Ismatu shares about the fundraiser they've started for our tribe back in Sierra Leone! If you are able, drop a dollar! And stay tuned for part two of our conversation, where we dive into the aesthetics and politics of Beyoncé's album Renaissance!

Thanks to Natalie Krafft for editing the written transcript of this episode!

YouTube visual companion

Donate to the fundraiser

Ismatu on Tik Tok

Ismatu on Instagram

Ismatu on Substack

Ismatu on Patreon

Ismatu's podcast

Lorraine Hansberry interview

My first Beyoncé podcast episode

Get in touch with me at: [email protected]

  continue reading

93 episodes

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