We chat to Western Edge's Nigerian-born actor, spoken word poet and playwright Amarachi Okorom about her upcoming trip to Nigeria to develop a script for her new project. As a critically acclaimed emerging playwright, Amarachi was shortlisted for the 2021 Griffin award, she was also selected for Melbourne Theatre Company's First stage program, Australian Theatre for Young People's National Studio program and Malthouse Theatre's Besen Writer's Group.
We also chat to Nigerian-Australian emerging artist Danny Lanke about his two part, six track debut EP 'Someone's Daughter' which dropped on 29th July 2022.
Track list:
Xênia França - Ancestral Infinito
Luedji Luna ft. Djonga, Plim & DJ Nyack - Saudação Malungo
Yaadcore & Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Play God
Simphiwe Dana - Sabela
Tumi and The Volume - Basement
Irreversible Entanglements - Fireworks
Danny Lanke - Holywood Dreams
Ginger Trill - Frompotchwithlove
Priddy Ugly - Soil
Earl Sweatshirt - 2010
Isaiah Sharkey - Honey Bone
Arat Kilo, Mamani Keïta & Mike Ladd - Dou Coula
Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics - Cha Cha
Josh Johnson - Punk
