Itβs a quickie! Iβve been thinking about this Toni Cade Bambara quote for the last 24 hours because Iβve been kinda down since the Raptors win (itβs weird, I know). Lately when Iβm bummed Iβll invariably get to this point in the process where I realize that I wanted this! I decided to finally let myself feel feelings, and how small is my self-perception that I thought this would be a simple task! π€¦πΎββοΈ
In the spirit of hard work and knowing yourself, here are three new episodes of Burn Out, the podcast. Iβm very proud of these ones because all three women I spoke to β Alanna Stuart, Akua, and Zaki Ibrahim β gave up equal parts soft and hard. Thereβs determination and mastery in their stories of music-making, as well as a lot of womanhood. Because wholeness is no trifling matter. (There are a looot of wicked tunes too). Click:
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Lots of love,
Anupa
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PS: More writing incoming β hereβs a short essay for one of my favourite websites, The Creative Independent, about my last year and why I decided to make this podcast and newsletter.