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.

23/09/2021

September News//Letter 2021: Art - Beyond Black and White

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   Dear friends, colleagues, culture & art lovers, I hope this email finds you well! Please, allow me to share with you my latest newsle...
18/09/2021

Lonely Guest: Tricky's new project on Lonely Guest (False Idols Records/Tricky)

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  Tricky's latest project is ambitious to say the least! Listeners can expect to hear lots of different styles and voices throughout the...
13/09/2021

'No Woman, No Cry': Remembering Stephen Lawrence

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  Remembering #StephenLawrence today with this painting 'No Woman No Cry' by Chris Ofili, inspired by him and his mother. More on a...
11/09/2021

Martina Topley-Bird - 'Forever I Wait' is out

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  I've heard this long live dozens of times in 2016 in Massive Attack's 'Ritual Spirit' tour. The then-temporary title was ...
10/09/2021

Massive Attack cancelled their Liverpool gig, as an arms fair is to take place in the city

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  Such an appalling situation!!    I can't believe a city like Liverpool let this situation evolve this way. When art, culture and progr...
06/09/2021

I'm on a break...

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  ... away from England: I'll be back soon! I hope you're all having a nice summer... x
12/08/2021

'Pure Heart' EP - MTB x RDN

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  Martina Topley Bird and Robert “3D” Del Naja (Massive Attack) have collaborated on a limited run of MTB’s previously digital only ‘Pure He...

New poem: Olive Skin - Published on Thawra

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Read on Thawra's website .   Olive Skin Read on  Thawra's website .

My interview with acclaimed British abstract painter Frank Bowling

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  My new piece for Art UK: read online here .  Land of Many Waters: an interview with Frank Bowling Posted 11 Aug 2021, by  Melissa Chemam T...
04/08/2021

August News//Letter

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  August News//Letter:  Rethinking Art History, Creativity and Colonial History...  - Book Events and New Writing - Dear friends, colleagues...
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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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