Today’s episode is with Estelle; a Grammy-award winning singer, song writer, and record producer. A woman clearly comfortable with who she is, how she loves, and the boundaries she erects to express said love, Estelle has opened the sun-lit window of her lyrical world for the Institute of Black Imagination… on today. And the church said amen.
Through storytelling and poignant advice-laden gems, Estelle shares the value of being prepared, why you must stay in your craft, and how the industry has changed since she first started over 20 years ago. This conversation is not all business though- Estelle shares her definition of love with me and who to go to for advice when your friends and family can’t help you anymore
A playlist Inspired by Estelle’s journey and this conversation
American Boy-Estelle featuring Kanye West
Right Here (Human Nature Radio Mix)-SWV
It Don’t Mean a Thing if You Aint Got That Swing- Ella Fitzgerald
A Night in Tunisia (live)- Dizzy Gillespie
Books that Estelle gifts the most
The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The art of loving and being loved by Matthew Kelly
This conversation was recorded on March 3, 2022
Host Dario Calmese
Producer Carmen D. Harris
Visual Art Direction and Designs:
Original Music composed by Dario Calmese
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