A podcast for artists and creatives to get advice on the business of the arts from renowned Zimbabwean experts in their respective fields. Funded through the Scripts and Bars project by Kay Media Africa supported by the British Council in partnership with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Hosted by the Khura Agency Team.
In this episode we talk to founder of 3 Men On A Boat, Kwiri Cast and multiple other creative projects Larry Kwirirai. Now Larry also helps to link corporates to relevant influencers and content creators for their campaigns and that’s why we brought him on to talk about what agencies and corporates look for in influencers. He talks about corporate expectations, some of the things that you’re doing online that are repelling them and how you can better position yourself for influencer work.
Important Links
3 Men On A Boat: https://3-mob.com/ (https://3-mob.com/)
26 Aug 2022
Going Global with Tswarelo Mothobe
In this episode we talk to Musician, Producer, Poet and Filmmaker Tswarelo Mothobe. We spoke to Tswarelo about his role at 10th District Music which manages the international act Nobuntu, on how artists can go global. One of the biggest answers to this is something I never saw coming, but made so much sense it kinda ended up feeling obvious.
Important Links
10th District Music: http://www.10th-district-music.com/content/impressum.php (http://www.10th-district-music.com/content/impressum.php)
10th District Music Youtube: (https://www.youtube.com/user/10thDistrictMusic)https://www.youtube.com/user/10thDistrictMusic (https://www.youtube.com/user/10thDistrictMusic)
10th District Music Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/10thDistrictMusic/ (https://www.facebook.com/10thDistrictMusic/)
Nobuntu Music Website: http://www.nobuntu-music.com/ (http://www.nobuntu-music.com/)
Nobuntu Music Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NobuntuMusic (https://www.facebook.com/NobuntuMusic)
Tswarelo Twitter: https://twitter.com/TswareloMothobe (https://twitter.com/TswareloMothobe)
Tswarelo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tswarelo_mothobe/ (https://www.instagram.com/tswarelo_mothobe/)
25 Aug 2022
Interviews & Press coverage with Plot Mhako
In this episode we talk to Plot Mhako. Plot is a arts journalist based in Germany who has disrupted the Zim creative space through Jibilika Dance Trust & Earground. We got him to talk on how to get the most out of interviews and press coverage. We talked about his experience building Earground, the effects it’s had on the industry and the common mistakes artists have made when engaging with journalists.
Important Links
Plot Mhako Linktree: https://linktr.ee/plotmhako (https://linktr.ee/plotmhako)
Earground Website: https://earground.com/ (https://earground.com/)
Jibilika Website: https://jibilika.org.zw/ (https://jibilika.org.zw/)
24 Aug 2022
Getting Booked for gigs with Raisedon Baya
In this episode we talk to award winning Director, playwright, and Director of the Intwasa Arts Festival (https://www.pindula.co.zw/Intwasa_Arts_Festival) koBulawayo (https://www.pindula.co.zw/Bulawayo) Raisedon Baya on how artists can get booked for more live gigs. This conversation takes us through a journey of how some festivals are put together, the role of promoters and how even as a new and upcoming artist, you can make yourself more desirable to these players for more events.
Important Links
Raisedon Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaisedonB (https://twitter.com/RaisedonB)
Raisedon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raisedonbaya/ (https://www.instagram.com/raisedonbaya/)
Intwasa Website: https://intwasa.co.zw/ (https://intwasa.co.zw/)
Intwasa Twitter: https://twitter.com/intwasa (https://twitter.com/intwasa)
Intwasa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/intwasa (https://www.facebook.com/intwasa)
Intwasa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intwasa/ (https://www.instagram.com/intwasa/)
23 Aug 2022
Distribution and Publishing with Vusa Mkhaya
In this episode we talk to singer, songwriter and owner of Mkhaya music productions Vusa Mkhaya on Distribution and Publication. He gives us a run down on what publication and distribution is, his experience with publishing, what made him start his own label, and we have a discussion about royalties, owning one’s masters and a bit on the Kelis, Beyonce and Pharrell situation.
Important Links
Vusa Mkhaya Bio: http://www.mkhaya.net/ (http://www.mkhaya.net/)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VusaMkhaya (https://twitter.com/VusaMkhaya)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VusaMkhayaa (https://www.facebook.com/VusaMkhayaa)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vusamkhaya_official/ (https://www.instagram.com/vusamkhaya_official/)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VusaMkhaya (https://www.youtube.com/c/VusaMkhaya)
23 Aug 2022
Effective collaboration with Phil Chard
In this episode we talk to Managing director of Point Black a digital content and marketing and 1 half of the 2 broke Twimbos podcast Phil Chard about effective collaboration. We talk about his experience putting together Pungwe sessions, take a dive into the music business in Zimbabwe and he plugs us on some resources where we can learn about the music business.
Important Links
Phil Chard Bio: http://philchard.com/ (http://philchard.com/)
Point Black website: https://www.pointblack.africa/ (https://www.pointblack.africa/)
The Music Industry Incubator: https://www.musicindindustryincubator.com/blog/music-production-with-mr-kamera (https://www.musicindindustryincubator.com/blog/music-production-with-mr-kamera)
Pungwe Sessions: http://pungwesessions.com/ (http://pungwesessions.com/)
ZIMURA: https://zimura.co.zw/ (https://zimura.co.zw/)
SAMRO: https://www.samro.org.za/ (https://www.samro.org.za/)
CAPASSO: https://www.capasso.co.za/ (https://www.capasso.co.za/)
17 Aug 2022
The Pilot episode with Thembi Terry
In this episode we talk to multipotentialite and founder of Khura Agency Thembi Terry Whande. We break down what the Scriptz and Barz project is, what inspired us to create this podcast and give you a sneak peak into what you can expect from each of the coming episodes in season 1 of Khura Kasts.
Important Links
Khura Agency Website: https://khuraagency.com/ (https://khuraagency.com/)
Kay Media Website: https://kaymediaafrica.com/ (https://kaymediaafrica.com/)
Page Poetry Alive website: https://pagepoetryalive.com/ (https://pagepoetryalive.com/)
British Council Website: https://www.britishcouncil.co.zw/ (https://www.britishcouncil.co.zw/)
All Khura Kasts Episodes: http://kasts.khuraagency.com/all-episodes/ (http://kasts.khuraagency.com/all-episodes/)
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