This weekly podcast from Primedia Broadcasting presented by Lee Kasumba features both mainstream icons and esoteric talents from the worlds of art, entertainment and pop culture. Expect the list of celebrated guests to reveal their fears and inspirations, what makes them tick - in a frank, uncensored fashion. Africa State of Mind's guest will share how they are representing the African continent in a positive light – and how we could all be doing it too! Follow on Twitter: @AfricaStateMind Engage on Facebook: www.facebook.com/AfricaStateOfMind
John Sanei, trend specialist, business innovation strategist and futurist chats to Lee Kasumba about the Africa’s preparedness for the fourth industrial revolution and the power of Africa’s youth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of Africa State of Mind Lee Kasumba has an in-depth conversation with Somi (born Laura Kabasomi) a singer, songwriter, and actor about her upbringing as a Rwandan and Ugandan descent in America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of Africa State of Mind Lee Kasumba has an in-depth conversation with Zimbabwean-born talent manager and founder of the Johannesburg International Comedy Festival Takhunda Bimbha. They speak about the explosion and state of comedy in Africa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chinezi Chijioke, co-Founder & the CEO of Nova-Pioneer Education Group, talks to Lee Kasumba about his upbringing in Nigeria and the US. He also shares what sparked his vision to launch his network of accessible 21st-century private schools across Africa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this special broadcast of Africa State Of Mind, we speak with David Lubinski, Senior Programme Officer of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation about the organisation's work on the continent. Over 1.7-billion people financially excluded due to slow innovation in payments. David Lubinski told Lee Kasumba why this is the case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nigerian-born Afrobeat saxophonist Femi Koya chats to Lee Kasumba about the influence of African music on global pop-culture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
South Africa’s legendary musician, Sipho "Hotstix" Mabuse chats to Lee Kasumba about dropping out of school to launch a long lasting career in music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lee Kasumba chats to one of the most powerful women in football - Isha Johansen. The Sierra Leone-born entrepreneur and the current president of the Sierra Leone Football Association shares her for love football and reveals some of the issues that might be stunting Africa’s the soccer industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Lee Kasumba chats to popular Nigerian musician and songwriter Banky W about leaving the US to focus on growing his entertainment empire in Nigeria. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In a special broadcast of Africa State of Mind, Lee Kasumba visits Lebawi Academy in Ethiopia and chats to the school’s headmaster Panos Hatziandreas and some of his students about the project. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lee Kasumba chats to Rozan Ahmed, an internationally established writer, creative director, advisor, advocate, and popular commentator who plays an influential role in leading new frontiers and shifting attitudes in the worlds of fashion and entertainment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Markku Aikomus, UNHCR´s Senior Regional External Relations Officer and Spokesperson for Southern Africa region speaks to Lee Kasumba about the state of refugees in the world on World’s Refugee Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Khethi Ngwenya and Liz Letsoalo members of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Johannesburg Hub talk to Lee Kasumba about their organisation’s work on the African continent and across the world. They also share their views on the future of Africa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On Africa Day, Pan-African restaurateur Chef Coco Reinarhz takes Lee Kasumba through Africa’s culinary history. He also tells Lee of how he and his family left Burundi for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and how his global travels influenced his cooking styles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Theoretical physicist Dr. Adriana Marais talks to Lee Kasumba about being one of the few Africans with the one-way ticket to Mars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Eddie Kadi, British-Congolese comedian and actor chats to Lee Kasumba about African nations learning to laugh at themselves and how African comedians are taking over the international space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the latest episode of Africa State of Mind Lee Kasumba speaks to Hollywood based Ghanaian Marketing aficionado, Koshie Mills about Diaspora Dialogues - a talk series that aims to bridge the gap between Africans and their descendants in the Diaspora, being African in Hollywood and running her successful business K3PR. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
In the latest episode of Africa State of Mind Lee Kasumba spoke to CNN's Senior International Correspondent, Nima Elbagir about covering African stories. Nima is responsible for breaking CNN's exclusive investigation of African migrants sold in underground slave markets across Libya. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Rohan Marley, son of iconic musician Bob Marley, recently made his way to South Africa as the ambassador of Away to Africa, a cultural tourism and destination management company. He speaks to Lee Kasumba about how special Africa is to him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Maé-Bérénice Méité, multi-award winning French figure skater, talks to Lee Kasumba about breaking barriers and shaking up stereotypes in the ice skating world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meryanne Loum-Martin is a Parisian lawyer turned entrepreneur and founder of Jnane Tamsna, a boutique hotel located in Marrakech, Morocco, talks to Lee Kasumba about challenges of running the only black woman-owned hotel in the area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Laduma Ngxokolo, South African textile and knitwear designer (founder of MAXHOSA BY LADUMA ), best known for his men's knitwear range inspired by traditional Xhosa beadwork talks to Africa state of Mind’s Lee Kasumba about his inspirations, cultural appropriation and Beyoncé and Jay Z being his fans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nigerian-born writer and performer Inua Ellams talks to Lee Kasumba about being appointed Tower of London's official poet for 2018 and his influences and drive to tell the African narrative in a good light. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Vivian Onano, Kenyan-born women and girls' advocate and youth leader chats to Lee Kasumba about leadership skills, living a life with a purpose and the importance of education on the African continent. Follow us on twitter @AfricaStateMind or www.facebook.com/AfricaStateOfMind See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Lee Kasumba chats to Princess of Africa, Yvonne Chaka Chaka an internationally renowned and highly respected South African singer and entrepreneur about surviving an oppressive regime and her humanitarian work on the African continent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ronak Gopaldas, Director at Signal Risk and former head of Country Risk at Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) updates Lee Kasumba about the state of some of African counties' leadership and economic crisis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of Africa State of Mind, Lee Kasumba chats to Catherine Constantinides, former Miss Earth SA, Humanitarian, and International Climate & Environment Activist about her drive to change the state of Africa’s environment for the better. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Letshego Zulu, Co-Founder of South Africa’s Pop Up Gym talks to Africa State of Mind’s Lee Kasumba about conquering Mount Kilimanjaro and the state of health consciousness in Africa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lee Kasumba talks to author, marketer and entrepreneur Musa Kalenga about the audacity of ambition by African youth before catching up with Omnia Shawkat co-founder of Andariya, a Sudanese Youth online magazine. She discusses the new fate of Sudan and being Top 9 women tech innovators in Africa in 2017. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Osas Ighodaro Ajibade, Nigerian American actress and Philanthropist Founder of The Joyful Joy Foundation and Robyn Kriel, CNN's news anchor talk to Lee Kasumba about their respective challenges to get where they are in life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
