Malik Al Nasir on Black Artistry: Inspiration Recrafted Episode 8

In this podcast I chat to Malik Al Nasir, who kindly sent me an advance copy of his second memoir: Searching for My Slave Roots : From Guyana’s Sugar Plantations to Cambridge.  Malik has had a remarkable life, not least because he was mentored by the late Gil Scott-Heron (listen here to my previous podcast with him ⁠https://www.mixcloud.com/MorleyRadio/morley-prize-podcast-series-2-episode-4/⁠).  Searching for My Slave Roots and this latest interview are really insightful. Malik discusses his own family background, but because some members were British establishment figures (or connected to them), we learn a lot about how the profits of Atlantic chattel slavery established modern UK institutions.  A must-listen for those interested in British and Caribbean history.