Xenia Manasseh: Songwriting as a form of confession, raising the ceiling for African artists, & creating space for people to feel.

Update: 2024-10-28

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Xenia Manasseh joins us today discussing her journey from Nairobi to Berklee college of music to LA. We discuss her relationship to place as a part of her creative process, the ever rising ceiling of opportunity for artists coming out of Africa, writing as a form of confession and self reflection amongst much more plus an in-studio performance of “Phases.”

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