Melissa on the road

Journalist at RFI (ex-DW, BBC, CBC, F24...), writer (on art, music, culture...), I work in radio, podcasting, online, on films. As a writer, I also contributed to the New Arab, Art UK, Byline Times, the i Paper... Born in Paris, I was based in Prague, Miami, London, Nairobi (covering East Africa), Bangui, and in Bristol, UK. I also reported from Italy, Germany, Haiti, Tunisia, Liberia, Senegal, India, Mexico, Iraq, South Africa... This blog is to share my work, news and cultural discoveries.

26/05/2015

Owiny Sigoma Band returns

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 Music can surely be named the art that brought the greatest joy into my life, so easily, so constantly, from my tenths, and in every jour...
25/05/2015

All we need is...

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 All I need to live fully is art, music, engaging political and social discourses, mind-changing literature and of course friendship. Al...
22/05/2015

Two weeks in Paris

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Paris' street, may 2015. Photos by myself and my iPhone 4. Art and photography by collective 'Back to the Streets": ...

Music: "Four Walls"

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Music and images :  Massive Attack v Burial - "Four Walls"  (10/10/11) https:// youtu.be/dpr9tf-Hf8Q     Everyth...
21/05/2015

Music&Politics: Jupiter & Okwess International - "Congo"

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  Talking about politics in music is not about writing openly political lyrics or expurgating anger on guitars, it often lies in deeper c...
20/05/2015

Music and Politics: Listening to "Master of War" by Bob Dylan

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"Masters of War"  is a song by  Bob Dylan , written over the winter of 1962–63. It was released on the album  The Fre...
19/05/2015

Music from DR Congo: Jupiter soon in Paris

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Great interview this afternoon in Paris with Congolese musician Jupiter. Jupiter and his Okwess International band will be playing in P...
18/05/2015

"We Are Many" - Documentary and more - About the UK then (2003) and now (post-election) and about protesting

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Important read!! A documentary film to be released in the UK next month deals with the need for action even in democracies. -- Upda...

Menaces shebabs sur l'Ouganda

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Mon dernier papier sur l'Ouganda et l'insécurité en Afrique de l'Est pour RFI, ci-dessous. D'autres suivront. -- OU...
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17/05/2015

Nouveaux combats Soudan du Sud: raids sur Malakal , dans l'Etat du Haut Nil

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Quelques nouvelles du Soudan du Sud, en français. J'ai parlé hier au directeur de MSF sur place à Malakal et ma collègue anglophone a ...
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Melissa Chemam
Journalist, writer and travel-lover. I have been working on international affairs, arts & culture for more than 16 years. Main issues: African affairs, migrations, North/South relations, postcolonial studies, art, music, and suburban cultures. Worked with BBC, RFI, TV5, DW, CBC, F24 and diverse magazines. Born in Paris, I spent months in Prague, a year in Miami, two in London, one in Nairobi / East Africa, three months in Bangui and many more in Bristol, UK. I have a special relationship with cities: Bristol, Istanbul, Kampala, Naples, London, Mexico DF, Palermo... Also travelled to the USA, Haiti, the Caucasus, West and Central Africa, India... Contact: melissa.journalist@gmail.com
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