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.

18/03/2023

New Substack News // Letter

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  Melissa on the Road - Spring News // Letter 20 years of Iraq at War - Celebrating activism in art  Dear friends, I hope, as usual, that th...
17/03/2023

20 years after the start of the war in Iraq: Artists still demand justice

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  As I previously wrote, 20 years after the start of the war in Iraq, in March 2003, I wanted to focus on the artists who opposed the war an...
16/03/2023

Interview/Feature: Mode 2, and 40 years of street art!

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  When I started writing about Bristol, in 2014, I had been speaking to younger street artists, but my first interview with 3D was a game-ch...
13/03/2023

On Iraq, Britain and the world today, via Bristol

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  Extract from my book on Massive Attack and their work to highlight the flawed foreign policy in Iraq, chapter 10 :  ...

Iraq, 20 years of world disasters

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   This should be the most important political discussion of our time... My little contribution to the debate is not out yet, but the war st...
11/03/2023

Marta - 'When It's Going Wrong'

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  Marta - When It's Going Wrong Written by Marta and Tricky, produced by Tricky Full album out 31st March on False Idols Pre-order: htt...
05/03/2023

Lana Del Rey - 'A&W'

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'Hold Me Down'

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  'Hold Me Down' · Nakhane Hold Me Down · Nakhane Hold Me Down ℗ 2023 Star Red Music Ltd. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Ma...
02/03/2023

New collaboration for Ukraine

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Giles Duley worked with Robert Del Naja in Ukraine on a new collaboration with Ukrainian musician Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, Legacy of War Founda...
23/02/2023

Zanele Muholi in Paris

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  At la Maison EuropĂ©enne de la Photographie  The exhibition opened early February, and last until the end of May. Some of my favourite phot...
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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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