Connected UK Podcast

Trigger warning: Discussion of racism, assault and hate crime.

Outsider Sisters tells the stories and  experiences of women and non-binary persons of colour who grew up or migrated to the UK. Giving a  snapshot into the everyday shared life experiences of many people of colour, in each episode, host Chantal Herbert speaks to one person  living on this small island.

This episode features London based poet Kat Francois, including  some of Kat's poetry and performance.

The Outsider Sisters Podcast is made possible thanks all of the interviewees and Arts Council England. Also to Sunderland University with special thanks to Caroline Mitchell and Enterprise Place.

https://www.katfrancois.com/

Poetry:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWKBWdRHvlrmTmSlGH4PPcg

Music:
Nocturne by Nomyn https://soundcloud.com/nomyn
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Imaginary by Broken Elegance & Nomyn https://soundcloud.com/brokenelegance
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Flow by Nomyn https://soundcloud.com/nomyn
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Produced by Chantal Herbert - Sister Sounds

Outsider Sisters - Kat Francois

Trigger warning: Discussion of racism hate crime.

Outsider Sisters tells the stories and  experiences of women and non-binary persons of colour who grew up or migrated to the UK. Giving a  snapshot into the everyday shared life experiences of many people of colour, in each episode, host Chantal Herbert speaks to one person  living on this small island.

This episode features Professor Donna Chambers including audio from the Black Lives Pod.

The Outsider Sisters Podcast is made possible thanks to all of the interviewees and Arts Council England. Also to Sunderland University, with special thanks to Caroline Mitchell and Enterprise Place.

Donna:
https://www.sunderland.ac.uk/about/staff/tourism-hospitality-and-events/donnachambers/

https://twitter.com/blacklivespod

Music:
Nocturne by Nomyn https://soundcloud.com/nomyn
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_nocturne
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TrNDRrDXQdo


Flow by Nomyn https://soundcloud.com/nomyn
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Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/-_flow
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xMOsN82Lqjs

Produced by Chantal Herbert - Sister Sounds

Outsider Sisters - Donna Chambers

Trigger warning: Discussion of racism and medical negligence.

Outsider Sisters tells the stories and experiences of women and non-binary persons of colour who grew up or migrated to the UK. Giving a snapshot into the everyday shared life experiences of many people of colour, in each episode, host Chantal Herbert speaks to one person living on this small island.

This episode features Dami Fawehinmi.

The Outsider Sisters Podcast is made possible thanks to all of the interviewees and Arts Council England. Also to Sunderland University, with special thanks to Caroline Mitchell and Enterprise Place.

Dami:
https://journalsofdami.com/
https://www.instagram.com/journalsofdami/

Music:
Nocturne by Nomyn @nomyn
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/_nocturne
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/TrNDRrDXQdo

Flow by Nomyn @nomyn
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/-_flow
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xMOsN82Lqjs

Produced by Chantal Herbert - Sister Sounds

Outsider Sisters - Dami Fawehinmi

New Borders - Winner of the Emrerging Artist Award, 2022

In collaboration‘New Borders' is a project by Chantal Herbert in collaboration with Dami Fawehinmi. The project proposes to "Take up Space" and decolonise Seaton Delaval Hall in some small part. With an immersive audio piece, Chantal amplifies the voices of seven Global Majority individuals living in the North East, whilst Dami's photography gives a face to those heard. Chantal Herbert chose this room location for the exhibition as the space allows each piece to be displayed carefully, with ample space for reflective pause.

This exhibition directly responds to the 1770 painting 'John Delaval (1756 - 1775) as a Boy and an Unidentified Attendant'. The painting depicts a young John Delaval with an unknown Black attendant, and it is housed within the Seaton Delaval Hall collection. This attendant has no background or history, and New Borders seeks to reimagine the artwork with a contemporary context by giving the often unheard a voice and identity.

Music

The Plantation Sisters

Jacklyn Morris

Ladies of Midnight Blue

Josephine, DJ Riphco, Mileva, Jerry Clavier

Georgia May

Beccy Owen

Nomyn

Poetry

Jola Ola

Josephine Hall

New Borders

Ellen Moran Interview and poetry reading. Made for the 2019  BBC Free Thinking Festival at the Sage Gateshead.

Ellen Moran - Emotional Awareness

TW of domestic abuse and suicide hint.

She once said to me, “I am a ghost that no one cares about”…She was in that place, in that time, with nowhere to go and no one to turn to.  

This week’s piece is by Chantal Herbert from “Tits Up Creative”.  She is also the founder of Sister Shack and she lives and works in Newcastle upon Tyne. Recorded during the UK lockdown, following a surge of reported domestic abuse cases, “I am a Ghost” takes you on audio experience of real-life accounts. This feature is best listened to with headphones or stereo speakers

"I am a ghost"

Written, recorded and produced by Chantal Herbert for the Newcastle BLM protest 06/06/2020, and recorded for "Take the Knee" 10/06/2020.

Collage/Artwork by LJ Fooks
https://www.instagram.com/ljfooks

Beat by (Prod. Lee)
Instagram : @leemindme

BLM Online Protest Recording - Chantal Herbert

Active[ism] is an audio feature that explores what pride means to six LGBTQIA+ persons of colour who are from or located in the North East of England. LGBTQIA+ people of colour are all too often left out of ‘queer’ community conversations and spaces, and racism exists within them. This audio piece amplifies the voices of those that may otherwise be unheard and highlights issues faced within queer spaces.

This feature is best listened to with headphones or speakers.

Participants:

Ose – She/Her They/Them

Rene McBrearty – She/Her They/Them

Louise Evan-Wong – She/Her

Dami Fawehinmi  – She/Her

Mjs Greenfield – They/Them

Jinrui Pan – She/Her

Poem:

“Me” Written and performed by Ose

Music:

“With Us”

Hannabiell & Midnight Blue

From the album “With Us”

FB: @hannabiellandmidnightblue

Twitter: @hannabiell

Insta: @hannabiell

Youtube: Hannabiell & Yilis Ladies of Midnight Blue

“Away From Here”
Nomyn
https://nomyn.bandcamp.com/track/away-from-here

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“Astral”
Nomyn
https://nomyn.bandcamp.com/track/astral
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Chantal Herbert is an audio producer based in Newcastle upon Tyne, and one half of Tits Up Creative. She creates impactful and atmospheric audio productions that centre on social activism, feminism, violence against women and girls and the experiences of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people.

Reimagining Pride - Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) and Curious Arts Commission

Sister Sounds is a Black & Queer-led North East based audio production company.  We produce radio features, podcasts and immersive audio experiences. Our work has been described as confident, “impressionistic and radiophonically musical”.

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