Carmina's Cantata

About Carmina's Cantata

Carmina’s Cantata explores the relationship between music and spoken word, through a series of interviews with poets who have worked with music in a variety of different ways. Join Carmina Masoliver: poet, wannabe riot grrrl popstar and music-lover, currently learning the ukulele and music production as part of the Arts Council's Developing Your Creative Practice Grant.

Publisher

Carmina Masoliver

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Apr 2022

Latest episode

2 Sept 2022

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Sept 2022

   Bonus Episode - On Music and Emotions

   In this bonus episode podcast host, Carmina Masoliver, offers her research on music and emotions, sharing her reflections and asking the audience to forgive any dodgy pronunciation. Texts quoted include the following: Music and the Emotions: The Philosophical Theories by Malcolm Budd, The Physics and Psychophysics of Music by Juan R Roederer, Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks, and Handbook of Music and Emotion: Theory, Research, Applications, edited by Patrik N Jaslin and John A. Sloboda. https://beacons.ai/carminamasoliver

2. 

   1 Jul 2022

   Carmina's Cantata - Ann and Graham Marlow

   Carmina’s Nan and Grandad In this episode, we go back to the inspiration of this podcast series as Carmina interviews her maternal nan about the family lineage of music and features audio from her late husband, Carmina’s maternal grandad, speaking to her mum about theatre and music. Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/al7tyk8eht6puav/12%20Nan%20and%20Grandad%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/al7tyk8eht6puav/12%20Nan%20and%20Grandad%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0)

3. 

   24 Jun 2022

   Carmina's Cantata - Brigitte Aphrodite

   Brigitte Aphrodite is a neurodiverse punk poet, musician, writer, theatre-maker and intersectional feminist show-woman from Kent. She makes genre-crossing, status-quo defying, passionate multidisciplinary work which is free from pretension, is anti-hierarchical and aims to be accessible to all. During Brigitte’s formative years she toured extensively as a musician, alongside artists such as Kate Nash and Josie Long. Brigitte has written two critically acclaimed shows (featured in The Guardian, Elle, BBC News); My Beautiful Black Dog: a punk, gig theatre musical exploring depression and Parakeet: an eco-punk musical made and set in Margate about nature, young women and fighting for what you believe in. https://www.brigitteaphrodite.co.uk/ (https://www.brigitteaphrodite.co.uk/) Twitter: @bbbrigitte Instagram: @brigitteaphrodite Quiet Boy Instagram: @veryquietboy Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/122s1a1aox15n0k/11%20Brigitte%20interview%20070422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/122s1a1aox15n0k/11%20Brigitte%20interview%20070422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0) Mentions: Kate Nash Twitter: @katenash Instagram: @katenash Laura Dockrill Twitter: @LauraleeDockrill Instagram: @lauraleedockrill Peggy Sue Twitter: @peggysueband Instagram: @peggysuetheband People Dem Collective Twitter: @peopledemcolle1 Instagram: @peopledemcollective Kae Tempest Twitter: @kaetempest Instagram: @kaetempest Self Esteem Twitter: @SELFESTEEM___ Instagram: @selfesteemselfesteem Taylor Mac Instagram: @taylormacnyc Courtney Barnett Twitter: @courtneymelba Instagram: @courtneymelba

4. 

   17 Jun 2022

   Carmina's Cantata - Antosh Wojcik

   Antosh Wojcik is a poet, drummer and cross-disciplinary artist. He produces music as /weirdtoday and is a member of the collective FWRDMTN. His work explores memory, time & glitches. “Like James Tate, but drunk.” - Roger Robinson https://www.antoshwojcik.com/ (https://www.antoshwojcik.com/) https://bandcamp.com/antoshwojcik (https://bandcamp.com/antoshwojcik) Twitter: @/weirdtoday Instagram: @/weirdtoday FWRDMTN Twitter: @fwrdmtn Instagram: @fwrdmtn Rare Mammals Twitter: @RareMammals Instagram: @raremammals Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/dcfg7kgjccxcw71/10%20Antosh%20Interview%20-%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/dcfg7kgjccxcw71/10%20Antosh%20Interview%20-%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0) Mentions: Margot Moore Adam Kammerling Twitter: @adamkammerling Instagram: @adam_kammerling Hanna Silva Instagram: @hannah_silvauk Latekid Twitter: @latekid_ Instagram: @latekid_

5. 

   10 Jun 2022

   Carmina's Cantata - Jemima Foxtrot

   Jemima Foxtrot is a writer, theatre-maker, performer and musician who creates and performs extensively nationally and internationally. She has written several works for the stage as well as poetry commissions including for the BBC, Channel 4, and the Tate. All Damn Day, Jemima’s first collection of poetry, is published by Burning Eye Books. Jemima is a founding member of the theatre company Unholy Mess and the arts advocacy group Kindreds Creatives that supports adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse through creative workshops. https://jemimafoxtrot.com/ (https://jemimafoxtrot.com/) Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/p2ow198ntti7npn/9%20Jemima%20Interview%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/p2ow198ntti7npn/9%20Jemima%20Interview%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0) Twitter: @jemimafoxtrot Instagram: @jemimafoxtrot Mentions: Luke Wright Twitter: @lukewrightpoet Instagram: @lukewrightpoet David J Dizraeli Twitter: @mcdizraeli Instagram: @mcdizraeli

6. 

   3 Jun 2022

   Carmina's Cantata - Caroline Teague

   Caroline Teague is a London born and bred poet based in Brighton, who writes on grief, identity and how they come to terms with some harrowing realities of being human and being alive, in a style they term ‘tragic optimism’, hoping that the honesty through their writing can translate into something positive and comforting for someone else. They are the creator of the musical project ‘Caroline Smiling’ which blends music, spoken word and illustration to creatively communicate ideas around mental health and queer identity. Caroline hosts London’s only regular three-round slam, Genesis Poetry Slam, and is an artist in residence at the Vauxhall-based queer cabaret night. https://soundcloud.com/carolinesmiling (https://soundcloud.com/carolinesmiling) https://www.facebook.com/cazsmiling/ (https://www.facebook.com/cazsmiling/) Twitter: @carolionsmiling Instagram: @cazsmiling Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jjoqib0d0i5u4z4/8%20Caroline%20Interview%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/jjoqib0d0i5u4z4/8%20Caroline%20Interview%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0) Mentions: Amyra León Twitter: @amyraleon Instagram: @amyraleon Tunng Twitter: @thisistunng Instagram: @thisistunng

7. 

   27 May 2022

   Carmina's Cantata - Belinda Zhawi

   Belinda Zhawi is a Zimbabwean literary and sound artist. She is the author of Small Inheritances (ignitionpress, 2018), co-founder of literary arts platform BORN::FREE & experiments with sound as MA.MOYO. https://soundcloud.com/mamoyo-971856996 (https://soundcloud.com/mamoyo-971856996) Instagram: @ma.moyo Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ohutzm8vt727w71/7%20Belinda%20Interview%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/ohutzm8vt727w71/7%20Belinda%20Interview%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0) Mentions: Moor Mother Twitter: @moormother Instagram: @moormother Matana Roberts Instagram: @matanaroberts Dilemma Twitter: @OfficialDilemma Instagram: @officialdilemma Jayne Cortez

8. 

   20 May 2022

   Carmina's Cantata - Joshua Idehen

   Joshua Idehen is a British-born Nigerian based in Sweden. A spoken word artist and musician, he has contributed poems to Mercury-nominated albums ‘Channel The Spirits’ by The Comet Is Coming, ‘Your Queen Is A Reptile’ and the Mobo winning "Black Is The Future", both by Sons of Kemet. More recently, he formed Calabashed with Alabaster DePlume, a spiritual jazz crew who were recently named a 2021 one-to-watch by NME, and worked with LA electronic maestro Daedelus on the critically acclaimed mini LP, "Holy Water Over Sons". In 2022, he begins his journey as a solo musical artist, collaborating with producer Ludvig Parment (Saturday, Monday). Twitter: @BeninCitizen Instagram: @ joshuaidehen Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/apidrz1bd16wgrn/6%20Joshua%20Idehen%20Interview%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/apidrz1bd16wgrn/6%20Joshua%20Idehen%20Interview%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0) Benin City Twitter: @ wearebenincity Instagram: @wearebenincity Hugh Twitter: @hughlovehugh Calabashed Twitter: @calacalabashed LV https://lvlvlv.bandcamp.com/ (https://lvlvlv.bandcamp.com/) Mentions One Taste Twitter: @OneTasteUK Flying Lotus Twitter: @flyinglotus Instagram: @flyinglotus Daedelus Twitter: @Daedelus Instagram: @daedelus Department of Eagles Grizzly Bear Twitter: @grizzlybear Instagram: @grizzlybear Paul Sebastian Polarbear Twitter: @homeofpolar AF Harrold Instagram: @a.f.harrold Scroobius Pip Twitter: @Scroobiuspipyo Instagram: @scroobiuspipyo John Berkavitch Twitter: @berkavitch Instagram: @berkavitch Benefits Shane Koyczan Twitter: @Koyczan Snow Poet Twitter: @snow_poet Instagram: @snowpoet_ Jill Scott Self Esteem Twitter: @SELFESTEEM___ Instagram: @selfesteemselfesteem Moor Mother Twitter: @moormother Instagram: @moormother Serengeti Twitter: @serengetidave Coach Radical Baxter Dury Twitter: @baxterdury Instagram: @baxterdury Irreversible Entanglements Twitter: @johnsmo67770058 Instagram: @irreversibleentanglements The Last Poets Twitter: @TheLastPoetsNYC Instagram: @thelastpoetsofficial Roger Robinson Twitter: @rrobinson72 Instagram: @ rogerrobinsononline Dizraeli Twitter: @mcdizraeli Instagram: @mcdizraeli Amiri Baraka Gil Scott Heron & Jamie XX Instagram: @ jamie___xx Faithless Twitter: @faithless Instagram: @faithlessofficial The Streets Twitter: @mikeskinnerltd Instagram: @mikeskinnerltd Ghostpoet Twitter: @ghostpoet Instagram: @ghostpoet

9. 

   13 May 2022

   Carmina's Cantata - Chris Redmond

   Chris Redmond is a writer, performer and musician whose work often focuses on cross-media collaboration. A regular at UK music and literature festivals, he has performed on BBC Radio One, BBC Radio Four, Sky Arts, BBC Scotland's Culture Show and Scroobius Pip's XFM show The Beatdown. Chris is the creator and host of Tongue Fu, where poets, comedians and storytellers perform with improvised music and films. In 2016, he toured ‘Animal (Are you a Proper Person?)’, a spoken word musical comedy co-written with poet Anna Freeman and the Tongue Fu band (developed with support from Bristol Old Vic's Ferment and Arts Council England). His book, ‘Let the Pig Out’, is published by Burning Eye Books. https://www.tonguefu.co.uk/ (https://www.tonguefu.co.uk/) Twitter: @Chris_Redmond_ Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/j7cu890yt41nnkf/5%20Chris%20Redmond%20Interview%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/j7cu890yt41nnkf/5%20Chris%20Redmond%20Interview%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0) Mentions: Watts Prophets Twitter: @WattsProphets Instagram: @ thewattsprophets Last Poets Twitter: @TheLastPoetsNYC Instagram: @thelastpoetsofficial Gil Scott Heron Allen Ginsberg Inua Ellams Twitter: @InuaEllams Instagram: @inuaellams Scroobius Pip Twitter: @Scroobiuspipyo Instagram: @scroobiuspipyo Polarbear Twitter: @homeofpolar Selena Godden Instagram: @salena.godden Dizraeli Twitter: @mcdizraeli Instagram: @mcdizraeli Malaika Kegode Twitter: @MalaikaKegode Instagram: @mal.keg Kae Tempest Twitter: @kaetempest Instagram: @kaetempest Saul Williams Twitter: @SaulWilliams Instagram: @saulwilliams The Roots Twitter: @theroots Instagram: @theroots A Tribe Called Quest De La Soul Twitter: @wearedelasoul Instagram: @WeAreDeLaSoul Public Enemy Twitter: @PublicEnemyFTP Instagram: @publicenemy

10. 

    6 May 2022

    Carmina's Cantata - Dizraeli

    Dizraeli is rapper, poet and musician from Bristol. Though rooted strongly in hip-hop traditions, his work draws inspiration from old folk music, recognising the common ground shared by songs of the people from any point in history. Lead vocalist as Dizraeli & The Small Gods, the six-piece play their very own breed of psychedelic hip hop music, also featuring the world Female Beatbox Champion, Bellatrix. https://www.dizraeli.com/ (https://www.dizraeli.com/) https://dizraeli.bandcamp.com/album/moving-in-the-dark (https://dizraeli.bandcamp.com/album/moving-in-the-dark) Twitter: @mcdizraeli Instagram: @mcdizraeli Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/36x0t2m4cnxhy0d/4%20Dizraeli%20Interview%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/36x0t2m4cnxhy0d/4%20Dizraeli%20Interview%20060422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0) Mentions: Kano Twitter: @ TheRealKano Instagram: @ therealkano Ghetts Twitter: @THEREALGHETTS Instagram: @therealghetts Kendrick Lamar Twitter: @kendricklamar Instagram: @kendricklamar

11. 

    29 Apr 2022

    Carmina's Cantata - Malaika Kegode

    Malaika Kegode is a writer, performer and producer based in Bristol. In 2020, Malaika’s debut theatre show ‘Outlier’ was commissioned by Bristol Old Vic, and is also available in book format now. Malaika has been performing with folk inspired prog-rock band Jakabol since 2018. Together they have performed at music venues and theatre venues alike – bringing a unique and exciting blend of poetry and music to diverse audiences. Malaika’s work tells of how we can find beauty and hope through the darkness. Her overall themes of family, mental health, addiction and love always have an undercurrent of optimism and strength. Her performance style has been described as “filmic” and “musical”. Her two poetry collections Requite (2017) and Thalassic (2020) were published by Burning Eye Books. https://www.malaikakegode.com/ (https://www.malaikakegode.com/) Twitter: @MalaikaKegode Instagram: @mal.keg Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tqykraigql9xzco/3%20Malaika%20Interview%20Folder%20Edited%20050422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/tqykraigql9xzco/3%20Malaika%20Interview%20Folder%20Edited%20050422%20FINAL_otter_ai.docx?dl=0) Mentions: Benjamin Zephaniah Twitter: @BZephaniah Instagram: @officialbenjaminzephaniah Michael Rosen Twitter: @MichaelRosenYes The Hat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIspqWWaIAQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIspqWWaIAQ) https://open.spotify.com/album/3x67kYM6x7FKEkCyYMHgE6?si=YRBNyDJ0TOO_-Q2YFLzyng (https://open.spotify.com/album/3x67kYM6x7FKEkCyYMHgE6?si=YRBNyDJ0TOO_-Q2YFLzyng) Dizraeli And The Small Gods Twitter: @mcdizraeli Instagram: @mcdizraeli Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip Twitter: @Scroobiuspipyo Instagram: @scroobiuspipyo

12. 

    22 Apr 2022

    Carmina's Cantata - Genevieve Carver

    Genevieve Carver is a writer, performer and arts educator . Her first collection, A Beautiful Way to be Crazy, was published by Verve Poetry Press in 2020. This is also the name of her latest album with Genevieve Carver & The Unsung, a gig-theatre project she has been leading since 2016. With this project she has nationally toured two shows combining spoken word, music and theatre, celebrating unsung heroes and marginalised voices. Her second publication, Landsick, is also forthcoming from Broken Sleep Books in 2023. https://www.genevievecarver.com/ (https://www.genevievecarver.com/) https://www.scenesaver.co.uk/production/a-beautiful-way-to-be-crazy/ (https://www.scenesaver.co.uk/production/a-beautiful-way-to-be-crazy/) Twitter: @Gevicarver Instagram: @gevicarver Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/y6jxn84ht1zx2je/2%20Genevieve%20Carver%20Episode%20Folder%20FINAL%20300322_otter_ai.docx?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/y6jxn84ht1zx2je/2%20Genevieve%20Carver%20Episode%20Folder%20FINAL%20300322_otter_ai.docx?dl=0) Mentions: Noname Twitter: @noname Instagram: @nonamehiding Tierra Whack Twitter: @TierraWhack Instagram: @tierrawhack

13. 

    15 Apr 2022

    Carmina's Cantata - Kayo Chingonyi

    Kayo Chingonyi was born in Zambia in 1987, and moved to the UK at the age of six. His first full-length collection, Kumukanda, won the Dylan Thomas Prize and a Somerset Maugham Award and was shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Prize. He is a writer and presenter for the music and culture podcast Decode on Spotify and his most recent collection A Blood Condition is just out with Chatto & Windus. https://kayochingonyi.com/ (https://kayochingonyi.com/) https://kayochingonyi.bandcamp.com/releases (https://kayochingonyi.bandcamp.com/releases) https://soundcloud.com/rqm (https://soundcloud.com/rqm) Instagram: @kayochingonyi Track name: Darkstorm – Bittersweet featuring Kayo Chingonyi Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/r9c00m0qk77vz96/1%20Kayo%20Chingonyi%20Episode%20FINAL%20040422_otter_ai.docx?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/r9c00m0qk77vz96/1%20Kayo%20Chingonyi%20Episode%20FINAL%20040422_otter_ai.docx?dl=0) Mentions: Holly Pester Twitter: @hollypesty Instagram: @hollypest Hannah Silva Twitter: @HannahSilvaUK Instagram: @hannah_silvauk David J Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.pugilist (https://www.facebook.com/david.pugilist) Verity Spott Twitter: @VeritySpott Dave Twitter: @Santandave1 Instagram: santandave Stormzy https://www.stormzy.com/ (https://www.stormzy.com/) Skepta Instagram: @ skeptagram JME Twitter: @ JmeBBK Dizzee Rascal Instagram: @dizzeerascal Debris Stevenson Twitter: @debrisstevenson Instagram: @debrisstevenson Eklipse Twitter: @MrEklipse Instagram: @mreklipse Charlie Dark Instagram: @ daddydarkrdc Cole Cuchna – Dissect Instagram: @dissectpodcast Gemma Weekes Twitter: @gemmaweekes Instagram: @gemmaweekes Zena Edwards Twitter: @ZenaEdwards Instagram: @zena_e_poetics Caleb Femi Twitter: @CalebFemi_ Instagram: @caleb.femi Roger Robinson Twitter: @rrobinson72 Instagram: @rogerrobinsononline Antony Joseph Instagram: @anthony.joseph_poet Please note: this episode was recorded prior to the news of Dizzee Rascal assaulting his former partner.

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