Movement with Meklit Hadero

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“I sound like an alien to them” ft. Satomi Matsuzaki Jun 23, 2025

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For Satomi Matsuzaki, the lead singer and bass player in Deerhoof, music has been a humanizing tool in the face of the sometimes dehumanizing experience of being an immigrant. Look no further than the band’s new single, Immigrant Songs.

“I can speak to my ancestors through this” ft. Lalin St Juste Jun 10, 2025

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Lalin St Juste knew, even as a child, that singing was a path towards her own healing. As she grows up, she goes on a journey reclaiming her Haitian heritage – and uses music as a process of healing herself and her bloodline.

"A Really Bad Deal" ft. Annahstasia Jun 03, 2025

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The LA-based folk musician Annahstasia was “discovered” by the music industry when she was just 17, but the backing of a label wasn’t the breakthrough she’d imagined. The breakthrough had to come from within.

"Why I was spared" ft. Mon Rovîa Jan 14, 2025

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How do we turn pain into empathy? Meklit talks with Liberian-American singer Mon Rovîa about his long journey to doing just that.

“I’m ready for that transformation” ft. Dayme Arocena Jan 07, 2025

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Daymé Arocena has one of the most stunning voices in music today. But when Meklit heard Daymé's latest album, Alkemi, she could tell something dramatic had changed. Her voice had changed, and Daymé had changed too.

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"Syria is finally free" ft. Hello Psychaleppo Dec 24, 2024

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Bashar Al Assad, Syria’s brutal dictator, has fled the country -- opening a new and uncertain chapter after more than a decade of Civil War. Meklit speaks with the Syrian electronic composer Samer Saem Eldahr (otherwise known as Hello Psychaleppo) about how that conflict changed his life and music.

"I'm sorry I wasn't here" ft. Diana Gameros Dec 10, 2024

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Diana Gameros was living in the US in 2010 when her home city of Juarez, Mexico became known as one of the most dangerous places on Earth. She was undocumented at the time; she couldn't travel back and forth even to see family. In this episode Diana tells the story of what it meant to finally go back and perform in Juarez after many years away.

"22 Nights" ft Chhom Nimol -- Live on stage Nov 26, 2024

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Chhom Nimol of the band Dengue Fever tells the harrowing story of the 22 night she spent in an immigration detention facility.

"A circle moment" ft. Emel Mathlouthi Nov 12, 2024

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Meklit talks with Tunisian singer Emel Mathlouthi about the moment that turned her into a viral sensation and the voice of a revolution -- but also about what it means to move beyond the shadow of that one moment.

"I've just thrown out the word expectation" ft. Adi Oasis Oct 22, 2024

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Adi Oasis released an album and had a baby in the same year -- she thought it would be the end of her music career, but it's been the opposite. Adi and Meklit talk about the challenges of being a mama musician, and how motherhood changed how they see their own sense of place.

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