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.

31/12/2019

"Still, We’ll Rise Once Again…" - My text for Lucy Writers Platform

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Dear readers, this last week of the year, I wrote this text for the brilliant website Lucy Writers Platform, named after Lucy Cavendish...

23/12/2019

Ms Lauryn Hill

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Melancholic mood... Universe, I just want to say, thank you for music... New track featuring the mighty Lauryn Hill, sublime: '...

Barbès Baby

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I just love this song, so much in there... Beat poetry, books, Lou Reed, etc. Lana Del Rey - 'Brooklyn Baby' (Official Au...

21/12/2019

Is it the end of an era?

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Winter solstice. It's the end of the season, the end of the year, the end of the decade... Is it the end of an era? I listen ...

20/12/2019

Focus on Hayv Kahraman

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As part of 'Still I Rise', the feminist exhibition at the Arnolfini gallery, I've fallen in love with a few wonderful female a...

Yola, back in 2008, with Massive Attack

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As she triumphed worldwide this year with her first solo album, I thought about this song, this tour, that Bristol-born Yola did with the ...

19/12/2019

Filmmakers for XR Act at Star Wars Premiere in London

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British Filmmakers supporting Extinction Rebellion blocked the walk to the red carpet at the Star Wars London Premiere... A group of...

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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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