<p>Juwon Ogungbe marches to the beat of his own particular Classico Euro/African drum (yep, we made that one up). He sings, composes, hosts his own radio show and describes himself (faux?) modestly as a content creator.</p><br><p>Curious, creative and considerate – (the jury is still out on the last bit, after all, which young person really is considerate) – Juwon has lived his life unapologetically and on his own creative terms, but always, always, with music, theatre and creatively.</p><br><p>In this episode, we discuss:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Being black in 70s UK;</li><li>Inter-racial fostering and the dislocation of relocation;</li><li>Great Ife, the under-age thing and meeting kindred spirits;</li><li>Theatre, Soyinka, Chuck Mike, Niyi Coker, Biodun Jeyifo, the creative greats, in that one place, at that one time, and we didn’t even name drop them all;</li><li>The inevitable segue into music, Black Dust (IYKYK), dropping out and searching for your purpose;</li><li>From Asa, Burna, Buraimo to Haruna Ishola, Ebenezer Obey and the ubiquitous Fela. The richness, breadth and variety of Nigerian music. Absolutely incredible!</li><li>Stephen Sondheim v Quincy Jones – Juwon educates and, shock, almost convinces.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Yes, Juwon has a bucket list and yes, it does involve music. Quelle surprise!</p><p>He has led, he is living, a fulsome life, on his terms and reached autarky and peace and yet, still, perhaps paradoxically, still craves more creatively, of course.</p><br><p>This episode will take you on a musical journey with a creative soul and get you wondering if you have really found what you are searching for.</p><br><p><strong><em>Links Mentioned:</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Asa –</em></strong> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keTJPH-alFQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Asa (Asha)</a></p><p><strong><em>Soyinka </em></strong><em>– </em><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Opera-Wonyosi-Wole-Soyinda/dp/0860361330" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Opera Wonyosi: </a></p><p><strong>Brymo</strong> – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMti8KjkCsw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Good morning</a></p><p><strong>Haruna Ishola</strong> – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_74tOdvMkI&list=RDEMHyMIWqVubBDvKld_QRmvsA&start_radio=1&rv=hcx3FgTN_0E" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oriki Social Club</a></p><p><strong>The News Agents - </strong><a href="https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Podcasts</strong></a></p><p><strong>The Rest is Politics - </strong><a href="https://therestispolitics.supportingcast.fm/listen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Podcasts</strong></a></p><br><p>Sponsored by <a href="https://www.bananaislandschool.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bananaislandschool.com/</a></p><p><strong>Banana Island Living’s </strong><a href="http://www.instagram.com/bananaislandliving" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p><p><strong>Banana Island Living's</strong><a href="https://twitter.com/banana_living?s=08" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> Twitter</strong></a></p><p><strong>See More of </strong><a href="http://www.bananaislandliving.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Banana Island Living</strong></a></p><p><strong>Banana Island Living's YouTube channel: </strong><a href="https://youtu.be/yIS0FwNp1I8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://youtu.be/yIS0FwNp1I8</strong></a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
