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.

30/11/2021

James Baldwin filmed in Paris

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  What an incredible example of challenging the 'white gaze'!!  "I think you think I'm an exotic surviver..." James Ba...

Bristol Palestinian Film Festival: 4-12 December 2021

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27/11/2021

On BBC Radio 4's 'Soul Music'

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  I was at the band's homecoming show on The Downs in Bristol, and I remember crossing paths with Giles Duley Photographer in the mud, ...
25/11/2021

New Music Column

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 Hello everyone. Pardon my absence, I have much more work outside of writing now that I'm teaching 4 days a week this year... Meanwhile,...
14/11/2021

'Can Words Truly Inspire a Better World?'

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Here is the recording from our pane, for the Working-Class Writers Festival, Bristol, October 2021 Writing for Change:  Can Words Truly Insp...
28/10/2021

October > November News//Letter - Algerian Thoughts, New Book and Old Stories

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Dear friends, colleagues, culture & art lovers, I hope this email finds you well! October disappeared in a loop of time, didn't it? ...
26/10/2021

Interview with 'Black Art Group' founder Keith Piper

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New piece for ART UK STORIES Keith Piper: on the history of the Black Art Group Posted 25 Oct 2021, by  Melissa Chemam   Born in 1960 on the...
24/10/2021

BOMBIN’, 36 years on

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  Souvenir from Arnolfini Art Gallery event with GOLDIE today in Bristol, talking about Dick Fontaine’s film BOMBIN’, the early 1980s graffi...
03/10/2021

'Here, There... Evenwhere'

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  'Here, There... Evenwhere ' - Africa at Arnolfini A rt book dedicated to all the African, Caribbean and Afro-Caribbean British ar...
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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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