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For Posterity
by For Posterity
Recorded live in Jamaica, this podcast critically explores life, art, and culture. Yes, everything from music to the _isms to migration to love. Press play on conversations and musings that give way to reflections on what matters to us today, so that our voices may be preserved and future generations can know.
Episodes
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Story Come to Bump: A Conversation with Diana McCaulay
For Posterity is back and I'm happy to begin this new season with acclaimed Jamaican author and environmental advocate Diana McCaulay. She is with me to discuss her newest novel, A House for Miss Pauline (2025), published by Dialogue Books UK and Algonquin Books USA. McCaulay's newest work of...
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S10/ ep2: David Katz Meets Riddim Writer in Music Memory Dub
For this episode, I talk with David Katz -- music writer, film producer, dj, vinylist and Lee "Scratch" Perry biographer -- about his multi-decades long relationship with dub music. Tune in to this very special (very trippy) episode of For Posterity.
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S10/ep1: Mad Professor Meets Riddim Writer in Migration Mix-Up Dub
My guest for the Season 10-opener is Neil Fraser AKA Mad Professor. This Guyanese-born, British dub producer and engineer makes music that is a reflection of how he sees the world, which is to say, he sees people and places as deeply connected, deeply mixed, and he sees that who we are now…
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“Full of Life and Full of Loss” with Katrina Coombs
This amazing episode spotlights the life, loss, and art of Katrina Coombs. She is a Jamaican woman and superbly talented textile and fiber artist. For our talk, we sat inside the rich, comfort of soft yellow carpet and suspended red fiber art in an un-doored room on the ground level of the…
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Opal Palmer Adisa: Championing Miss Lou to the Worl'
In this episode I speak with Professor Opal Palmer Adisa. She is an acclaimed poet, writer, educator, feminist, mother, and cultural activist. We discuss the power of words -- in particular the words of Louise Bennett-Coverley -- to inspire voice, critique culture, and uplift the Jamaican people....
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Twas a Matter of Divine Time: Talking with singer/songwriter NAVY
In this episode of FOR POSTERITY, I talk with singer/songwriter Navy about her upbringing in Dominica and the weight of being a little Black girl from the Caribbean. Of course we talk too about her love of music, love of country, love of tarot cards, and her commitment to soul healing work.…
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Quick Note: August 23
I've got three bits to share with you in this Quick Note FOR POSTERITY and Beverley Manley is the thread that connects them all. Tune in then check out the Joelle Simone Powe directed four-part documentary on former First Lady Beverley Manley's life here. Rush over to 10A West Kings House Road in...
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Quick Note: August 17
This "Quick Note" is a new addition to the FOR POSTERITY podcast. This, the first, is a short episode highlighting Marcus Garvey. It features an excerpt from Michael Holgate’s, “Garvey - The Musical” as performed and produced by The Ashe Company of Kingston, Jamaica. This musical excerpt helps to...
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S6/ep4: This Is Star Girl Naomi Cowan
Singer, songwriter Naomi Cowan is back for a solo conversation about her current project and so much more. She joined me back in 2020 with her fellow Rock & Groove Riddim singers — Sevana, Lila Iké, and Jaz Elise — and today she talks with me about the bright star energy she has brought to Star...
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S6/ep3: Energy in Abundance with Exile di Brave
Now based in Germany, the Kingston/Portmore-bred dancehall MC known as Exile di Brave joins me to talk about his journey into music. This Jamaican rapper-singer-deejay-producer, is a jolt of positive, infectious energy. Tune in and catch the vibe. And be sure to stream or purchase the tracks...
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S6/ Ep 1: Inansi - Part 1
Jamaican artist Inansi proves that art can humbly extend and collage our memories. In this 2-part episode Inansi previews her upcoming memoir with amazing sketches of her colorful life. Get to know this artist as she talks to me about her family's history in Jamaica, the sisterhood of fierce...
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S6/ Ep2: Inansi Part 2
This is part-two of my conversation with Jamaican artist Inansi. We walk-through her amazing life of love, art, and activism as we preview her upcoming memoir. This June 2022, Inansi’s work will also be a part of the 50th anniversary of the Perry Henzell film The Harder They Come. You can get in...
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S5/ Ep6: We Ain' Done with Cyndi Celeste
Barbadian spoken word poet Cyndi Celeste is a beacon of inspiration (hence, there's no wonder they were invited by the government of Barbados to perform “We Ain’ Done” at the Pride of Nationhood celebration on November 30, 2021, the day Barbados officially became a republic). This conversation...
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S5/ Ep5: Music Is the Journey/ Talking with Ken Boothe
Born in Denham Town, Kingston, Jamaica in 1948, Ken Boothe, OD, has been recording music since the 1960s. Whether it was rocksteady, ska, lovers rock, or reggae, Ken Boothe has been moving people’s feet, touching hearts, and soothing souls for more than fifty years. His music is the music of love…
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S5/ Ep4: Talking Jamaican Futurism with Storm Saulter
From photography to filmmaking to music, Storm Saulter is unbound and has enough talent and imagination to power all ah we into the future. We discuss his vision for "Neo" Kingston, Jamaica in the year 2062 via his musical short for Sean Paul and Sia's "Dynamite." And we talk about what's next re...
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S5/ Ep2: Two Sides to Every Record, a Conversation with Susan Cadogan (part 1)
This is a conversation* with the Jamaican lover's rock singer Susan Cadogan. For many, her voice was made famous during the early 1970s by producer Lee Scratch Perry; but as you tune into the richness of this conversation she shares with me, you'll be able to hear another side of the record. In...
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S5/ Ep1: I'm baaaack!
I took a little hiatus to process and recharge. But now I'm baaaaaack! For Posterity is back with a new season that will, as always, tease your memory and pique your curiosity. Press play because it's time to begin again.
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S4/ Ep1: Everything Inside with Edwidge Danticat
June is #ReadCaribbean month and I'm here for the literary celebration! With novelist, writer, activist Edwidge Danticat as my guest for this Season 4 opener, we share stories of the past even as we discuss the now. We talk about storytelling alongside Black-girl-motherhood in 2021. We discuss...
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S3/ Ep5: Voice Notes to Self (part 2)
Voice Notes to Self (part 2): Just as the previous episode did, this episode is in response to the many news articles written about women during the pandemic and it is inspired by Jah9's song "Note to Self." This episode is here to intentionally record and amplify women's uncensored experiences...
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S3/ Ep3: Surrender to Yourself, A Conversation with Jah9
This episode celebrates the 1 year anniversary of Jah9’s third studio album Note to Self (March 2020). We discuss how Jah9 has grown from living in Tanzania for a year, we deconstruct race identity, she shares how she has continued to work on herself and how you can surrender to yourself via a…
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S3/ Ep2: Roots Don't Always Indicate Where One Is From, A Conversation with Christopher Creary
My guest is Mr. Christopher Creary and our conversation is about plants that are mistakenly believed to be native to or indigenous to the Caribbean. This conversation was recorded at the former Hope Experimental Garden (now the Royal Hope Botanic Gardens). If you’re ever at the Gardens, pay Mr....
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S3/ Ep 1: Nuh One Way deh fe Heng Daag, A Conversation with Dr. Leahcim Semaj
As a public figure who has, for some forty years, inspired Jamaican people and encouraged Caribbean and global businesses to make better investments in their employees, my season 3 opening guest is none other than Chief Ideator of Above or Beyond, Dr. Leahcim Semaj, my father. This episode is a...
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S2/ Ep8: Daylight Come for Environmental Activism with Diana McCaulay
After working the land all night, home is where one wants to be when daylight come. But, what if your Caribbean home is deadly hot because of climate change or the depletion of natural, protective resources? What would happen if daylight kills? This episode features Diana McCaulay, the author of...
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S2/ Ep7: Getting Bright, Free, and 'Facety' with Tygapaw
Sometimes we have to sink into the depths so that we can eventually GET FREE. So, if you’re ready to give yourself over to word and sound power, then listen in on this conversation with my guest, the DJ-producer, Jamaican-raised, Brooklyn-dwelling, soundscape-maker, and body-controller Dion...
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S2/ Ep6: Riddim Writer Meets Protoje in Literary Dub
In the fresh mountain air of the Habitat studio, Protoje and I had a reflective conversation about how a French novel was able to "dub" its way into his latest music project, In Search of Lost Time. This episode digs into the influence of Marcel Proust, hip hop, and classic Jamaican dub on…
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S2/ Ep5: We’re Always Home: A Conversation with Ishion Hutchinson
My guest for this episode is the one and only poet-professor-Portlander, Ishion Hutchinson. We recorded this conversation via video conferencing as we each lazed in our yards, feeling tethered by the hammock of history and comforted by thoughts of home. Hear macaws and other birds endemic to...
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S2/ Ep4: 525,600 Minutes with Shanique Marie
Borrowing its title from "Seasons of Love," the signature score of the musical Rent, this episode is blessed with the creative energy of Shanique Marie, a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and lover of words. We discuss the curious (sometimes frustrating) ways that Jamaican music is heard as alien at...
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S2/ Ep3: Voicing Identity with Alanna Stuart
With many music writers always seeking to classify and categorize Jamaican music, I am happy to share this on-time conversation with Alanna Stuart. Alanna is one half of the musical duo Bonjay. She is an amazingly talented singer, songwriter, and producer who recognizes her roots as a third...
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S2/ Ep2: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is it that we see? With public debate booming about a young girl's right to wear her hair in dreadlocks at school, one wonders if any of us are ready to take a long look at ourselves in the mirror of history. Are we yet ready to be independent? My guest for episode...
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S2/ Ep1: Behind the Mask of Education
Welcome to Season Two! This first episode looks at being Black in educational settings, not just in the U.S., but also in Jamaica, a predominantly African-descent nation, but a country that subscribes to and abides by a white, British colonial system of inequality. My esteemed guest is someone...
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Episode 7: Future Tense, Past Imperfect
This episode is about the collision of past and future and the making of an uncomfortable present. In this conversation with my friends John and Valerie, they talked to me about 1970s Jamaica. During the Manley years, the country was sent into a kind of lockdown, but this was also a time of...
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Episode 6: Talk, Write, & Read More with Dutty Bookman
Contrary to popular belief, there is a reading culture in Jamaica and this episode proves it. So listen up, because this episode is embedded with a book list. Yay! With Gavin “Dutty Bookman” Hutchinson in the studio, we talked about the revolutionary power of printed words to motivate us to be...
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Episode 5: Going Home with Nicole Dennis-Benn
Home is that place we are either running to or running away from. This conversation is with the esteemed, multi-award winning Jamaican novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn. Nicole is the multi-award winning author of Here Comes the Sun (2016) and Patsy (2019). We met-up in a cafe in Kingston, Jamaica to...
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Episode 4: Literary Escape
Stitched together under self-isolation, this episode of For Posterity sits curiously between science and science fiction, somewhere between literary escape and writing reality. As I consider the possibility that we are living in a kind of "end of days", I realize that it's all about the word and...
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Episode 3: How to Love Highly with Jah9
Jah9 is a Jamaican woman, a yogi, and a social scientist. It is also a fact that she writes, sings, produces, and dubs music. We sat down to talk about names, family, strength, weakness, and the word "should". But where else did the conversation go? Well, we wound up speaking quite “highly”* of...
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Episode 2: Woman Ah Come / A Long Talk with Sevana, Lila Iké, Naomi Cowan, & Jaz Elise
When Protoje gathered four recording artistes and asked each one to sing a powerful song on a single vibesy riddim, reggae music fans were gifted with "Peace of Mind," "Haul & Pull," "Inspiration," and a fourth single that borrows its title from the riddim itself, "Rock & Groove." But, when FOR...
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Episode 1: Talking Memory with Gavsborg of Equiknoxx Music
We record everything - videos/ voices/ this podcast... So what does loss mean in this age of big data and even bigger memory? What is palimpsest in an ever-changing urban environment like Kingston, Jamaica? These are some of the topics that Equiknoxx's Gavsborg discusses with me on this inaugural...
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Welcome to FOR POSTERITY. I'm your host the Riddim Writer. Through conversations with guests each episode will critically engage life, art, and the unexpected. Join me regularly to take an active listen to what's happening in Jamaica now. FOR POSTERITY is here to be a digital record for future...
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Recorded live in Jamaica, this podcast critically explores life, art, and culture. Yes, everything from music to the _isms to migration to love. Press play on conversations and musings that give way to reflections on what matters to us today, so that our voices may be preserved and future generations can know.
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