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.

29/01/2021

#CodeTemporal

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  #ValentinoHauteCouture   #CodeTemporal CODE TEMPORAL Robert Del Naja in collaboration with Pierpaolo Piccioli and neurographer Mario Kling...

'Can't Get You Out of My Head'

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  Looking forward to this: 'Can't Get You Out of My Head'  - An Emotional History of the Modern World (2021) by Adam Curtis TRAI...
28/01/2021

The “Colston Four” could become the “Mangrove Nine” of Bristol

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  Latest column for West England Bylines :  The “Colston Four” could become the “Mangrove Nine” of Bristol Melissa Chemam January 27, 2021 h...
26/01/2021

New film on colonial history: Velvet Film presents 'Exterminate All The Brutes'

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  When the fruit of our (very) collective labour comes to life: This film started in the summer 2017, when I joined Velvet Film for the thir...
25/01/2021

Solidarity with the Colston 4

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I fully support this statement:   Press Release: Monday 25th January 2021  Campaign group Countering Colston comment on the first hearing of...
21/01/2021

Arnolfini: 1961 - 2021: Coming celebrations!

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   Bristol’s International Centre for Contemporary Arts est. 1961 The Restless Image: a discrepancy between the seen position and the felt p...
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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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