• Eslanda & Paul Robeson (Essie & Paul)

  • Nov 27 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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Eslanda & Paul Robeson (Essie & Paul)

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  • In this episode Emma Nagouse (You're Dead To Me) and Dan Smith (Bastille) are talking about two of the most accomplished people to have ever lived: Eslanda & Paul Robeson, who inspired Dan's song Essie & Paul, which you can hear on Bastille Presents... "&": https://bastille.lnk.to/ampersandstore.Actor, a singer, activist; doctor, author, manager. Catch the Robeson bug from Emma and Dan, as they tell you just how amazing they were. We also hear from Ciara Ismail of Bolt Strings, about the sound of the song.Due to the live recording next week - tickets available here - next week's episode will be slightly late.You can find out more about all the people we're talking about in this series at ampersand.bastillebastille.com.Say hello at muses@leadmojo.co.uk.Muses: An Ampersand Podcast is presented by Dan Smith and Emma Nagouse. The researcher was Genevieve Johnson-Smith, and it was produced by Emma Nagouse and Ed Morrish for Lead Mojo productions.Cover photography by Bo Morgan, taken at the Walker Art Gallery, in LiverpoolCover design by Chris BarkerEpisode artwork by Harriet BruceRecorded at Plosive StudiosMixed by Miles WhewayThanks to Dr. Melissa Gustin for arranging the location for the cover art, and to Moira Mack and Charlie Barnes for their help with the jingleSources:Kinni, Fongot Kini-Yen. “Gender Consciousness and Pro-Agency” In Pan-Africanism, 2015Ransby, Barbara. “Eslanda Robeson and cold war politics.” Institute of Race Relations 54, no. 4 (2013)Smith, Jessie Carney. Epic Lives. Invisible Ink Press, 1993. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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