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.

07/05/2021

'Pure Heart' by Martina Topley Bird

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  Love Martina Topley Bird's voice and music very much. So happy to read her new album will come out in September!  Martina Topley Bird ...
01/05/2021

Decolonising The Everyday

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  #DecolonisingTheEveryday After my guest lecture last Monday, here is a good explanatory video produced by Al Jazeera English : - 'Ho...
26/04/2021

Talking about decolonising...

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  After my guest lecture today on "Decolonising the Everyday", we discussed music videos and post-colonial awareness... Here is p...
25/04/2021

Arundhati Roy on Success, Failure... and the Meaning of Life

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Some thoughts for this day... To Love To be Loved - Arundhati Roy “To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To neve...
22/04/2021

IAM, The Sound of Another France

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My latest piece about music and multiculturalism, this time in France:   TMR 8 • Marseille IAM, Marseille’s Original Hip Hop Collective TMR...

A year of the Quarantini!

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Episode 35   In our anniversary episode we bring you a story of the pandemic as told by a variety of clips of our interviewees over the last...
15/04/2021

"On a Journey".... In my dreams

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  This morning, I was woken up at 4am by a sad dream...  A person I hardly met a few times in my life, but who seemed and felt extremely dea...
07/04/2021

Artists, Artwork and Upcoming Exhibitions

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  I don't know about you, but I cannot wait for museums, art contres and cinemas to reopen! Here in the UK, many of them should have art...
02/04/2021

Discussion - Influencers: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

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This event is finally cancelled by the organisers... Sorry. Maybe another will take over...  - Hello everyone, just a head's up as Engla...
27/03/2021

Bristol - Riots or Protests? About the Current Media Coverage

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Bristol, 26 March 2021   Dear readers,  Let's talk about protests as this week comes to an end...  As an independent writer,...
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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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