Whispers And Growls

It was a pleasure to sit with someone so dynamic and giving of their energy! I hope you enjoy this one.

I sat down with Michaela Wekem, one of the talents from my show "Once Upon A Time In Accra", to go through some voice acting drills.

What if we sat down and practised some voice acting together?

In this episode of Whispers & Growls, I sit down with Darkua, an AfroSoul and R&B singer-songwriter, for a thoughtful conversation about her music journey, songwriting and the kind of honesty storytelling demands.

I sit down with a man with a legendary voice. Andrew Tandoh Adote! Listen as we go through some very iconic characters and scenes.

I've been getting questions about the origin of Whispers and Growls and how I found myself in this world of voice acting. I thought this would be a good reference video. I hope you enjoy the next few episodes with this in mind.

In this episode of Whispers & Growls, I sit down with Nigerian singer and songwriter Salle for a gentle and honest conversation about music, meaning, and the weight of words.Together, we explore selected song lyrics, including her own, and unpack the stories behind them. Salle shares her journey into music, how she approaches lyric writing, and what it means to write from a place of truth.

In preparation for my show in Ghana, I asked my audience to send me some works based on the prompt "Once Upon A Time".Here they go!

Introducing Wendy Okeke and her collection of poems: Grief's First Kiss Is An Avalanche.This is the first time I've sat down with an author/poet to go through their works. I've found this episode that much more profound whilst editing and reflecting on the passing of my own father, a few months after filming with Wendy.Find out more about her:https://www.wendyokeke.com/

I receive many requests to read from some interesting books in the Bible. Today I've got some help from the wonderful Idy Archibong to explore them.Check her out here:https://www.youtube.com/@IdyArchibonghttps://www.instagram.com/idy.archibong

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You know I enjoy my song lyrics here and there. This time I have a guest with me...Nigerian Talent Dejo Osikoya joins me to break down a few songs he's enjoyed. I also give him a piece of some of my favourite lyrics. Oh! For the love of words. Listen as we also stray and talk through some philosophical matters, our approach to creativity and self-expression.

Another round of live requests, though this time I test out a new infrastructure.Sign up on my website as a writer to know when the new submission slots are availablehttps://michaeleok.com/Submissions fromPatreon:T. ReichertOther Writers:Elizabeth bullardAminat SanniAjla MehićBenita ShammahEtieno EssienNkwachukwu Philip UdemeJedidiah OrakpoRua Professor Henrique CostaOsitelu MiaSharil MillerTomi AdeyemiTierra CoxTahreeq MeyerRebecca Ogunnaike

It was an honour to sit down with such a talented...skilled..multi-award wining poet... inspirational...activist...chai! What more can I say! But what a twist...she is...shy??? Sit with us as we work through her poetry and story on this episode of Whispers And Growls. Shall I make it my life's mission to get her to growl one day?😈Her poems at:03:40 - To My Village People21:59 - A Hopeless Romantic

I'm out of practice time to get back into the lab...

What does a love poem sound like in Yoruba. I sat down with one of the poets who performed at Serenade Lagos to go through his poetry. Yusuf Àlàbí Balógun (Àrẹ̀mọ Gemini) is a multifaceted artist, poet, storyteller, TEDx speaker and art specialist, with a core focus in Yorùbá arts and culture. Recipient of Horn of Afroclassical Merit Award for excellence in the propagation of arts and culture (2018), his art is guided by so many drives, one of which is to sell out the O2 Arena, London for Yorùbá oral arts. His art is heavily influenced by grassroot realities, female emancipation, marginalised tales and historical preservation.

Find Toniverse: https://www.toniverse.com/19:45 Tales of Nyxarra - Lindsey Hart https://www.instagram.com/authorlindseyhart/

0:41 Kristel Willard6:43 Rosie Inspire8:08 Rebecca Berlingieri 8:55 Luwanipixie10:59 Tommie13:36 Jessica Isom14:07 Shantel John15:54 Ruth Bellol18:04 Nichelle Dobbs18:55 Cinnamon19:14 Rebecca Berlingieri 20:12 Precious Clark21:19 The Aan22:30 Paige Lawrence23:50 Bart Reevers25:29 Tomi Adeyemi 27:20 Sopulu Cletus29:17 Popcorn Only31:08 Ima-Abasi David33:00 Favour Chibuokem 34:03 Iris Herben34:55 Porsche SUV37:00 Collector Maximum 39:18 Tommie43:47 Tracy Forsen

0:51 Kristel Willard4:32 Poetic Sparkles5:03 Tiffany Pullen5:40 Atlas Creed7:08 The Aan8:18 Tarina Reichert 10:24 ​Shantel John 11:11 Tan Nud13:31 Leila14:14 Jessica Isom15:25 Popcorn Only17:06 Amiyre White18:19 Tracy Forson20:54 Iris Herben22:!8 Adenji 23:15 Ruth Bello25:33 Tomi Adeyemi27:39 Munachimso Okafor28:39 Olasunkanmi Ashaye

0:27 You Don't Know Me2:30 Joyce Kinyanjui3:22 Chide Isaac4:07 Jessica Isom 5:08 Tomi Adeyemi07:05 The Aan08:37 Tracy Forson9:27 Kristel Willard11:10 Maura Gatti13:05 Olasunkanmi Ashaye16:09 Favour Chibuokem17:07 Kirsten Ellis 18:22 Tracy Forson 19:40 Joyce Kinyanjui20:36 Derek Pierce23:11 Luwani Pixie25:51 Diana Dee28:18 Sharon Abraham29:16 Laylah Abby 31:52 Cameron Surratt33:08 Rabia Khan

Tommie - Michael The Man On My ScreenTommie - The Man I Can't HaveManoj D'souza - The Heart IIJen Allyn - What would morning taste like with youK.L. Thompson - The Poem of the SirenKaylea Sims - A Rose's ThornsRaheela Suleman - The Kabrastan Is GreenYou Donna - UntitledSelasi Sena - Home You Donna - Murder In The USABrenda's PoemYou Donna - ArebellaGabeino - He is an artist, I know by his handsShowemino Agnes - The Glow Of My Screen

Reading your favourite songs as though they were poems. Miguel - Use MeBilly Joel - Piano ManTems - HigherBobby Darrin - Somewhere Beyond The SeaMaggie Rogers - Say ItThe Script - The Man Who Can't Be MovedBillie Eilish - Ocean EyesMacy Gray - I TryJP Saxe - If The World Was EndingJacob Banks - FoundDaughter - Youth

I met with the brilliant Huwa, a poet, spoken word artist, and voice actor, to read some of her poetry in preparation for this special season.Find more about Huwa here:https://www.instagram.com/i.am.huwa/https://www.tiktok.com/@i.am.huwa

I met up with another Booktok voice actor who recently went viral for doing what I was doing on TikTok. Get ready to listen to two grown men growl and grunt at each other XD.

This is what practice looks like, I'm on my way to my 10,000 hours. The clean edit will be on YouTube soon!

Practice session for some of the coolest villains ever! Send me requests here: https://michaeleok.com/pages/requests?request=vr

A read through the prologue of The Light That Blinds Us by Andy Darcy Theo.

In this episode, I attempt to speak in "Growl" for the entire recording. I hope you enjoy!

Featuring work from: Rolls To Play: https://www.instagram.com/rollstoplay/ https://gofund.me/ddf3f01c Morgan Vela https://linktr.ee/morganvelaauthor C.A. Chaplin https://linktr.ee/cachaplin M. L. Burns https://linktr.ee/mlburnsauthor

I've been slacking on my PFTI collection. Time to get some requests in! First poem "The Fool" is by Emmanuel Borges-Da-Silva from one of his books "Poetic Persuasion: The Young Carer's Ink" The second poem is from Irum Zahra. from a soon-to-be-published book. So...this was pretty much a sneak peek. I'll update this description when it comes out! You'll find more about her here.

Reading Practice. Chapter 4 from Divine Bonds: Celestial Warfare in the Sands by Q. Tran Link To The Book