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In this month's episode, I interviewed Sydney based DJ and Creative Director, Ayebatonye. She talks about balancing gigs and her regular work with Irregular Fit and Skylab Radio. We also discussed her Blends for the People sets on social media that blew up during lockdown, as well as talking about taking care of yourself while easing back into juggling multiple projects, to avoid burnout.Ayebatonye also shares how she's working to make a difference in the space and making sure more voices who aren't being heard, have the opportunity. What an absolute legend, I hope you all love the episode as much as we did! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We acknowledge that this podcast takes place on stolen land belonging to the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We recognise its true custodians, and pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. Support ALS NSW here: https://www.alsnswact.org.au/ Ayebatonye returns to the podcast for a chat about all things dance music. We break down the intrinsic political nature of dance floors, reflect on being a punter in the midst of a pandemic and the current landscape of underground music. You can follow her work here: https://www.instagram.com/ayebatonye__/ https://soundcloud.com/ayebatonyedjs
Diversity Arts Australia and British Council joined forces to run INTERSECT, a knowledge-exchange program between Australia and the UK which connected culturally diverse and First Nations arts and screen leaders from both countries. This episode we talk to INTERSECT participants about how they "put down cultural markers" in their respective sectors to affect long-term change, making diversity a vital part of core business rather than just a "side dish."Featuring: INTERSECT participants Abdul Shayek (Theatre Director and Artistic Director of FIO), Nike Jonah (Executive Director of the Pan-African Creative Exchange) and Mikala Tai (former Director of 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art). Alison Tanudisastro also speaks to Sydney-based artist Ayebatonye about how they've been adapting in Covid times at a we are the mainstream event.Learn more about British Council Australia: https://www.britishcouncil.org.au/
Acknowledgement of country //News //Liv Tualau joins the show to speak about Nursery for Community, a nursery adaptation project in Vanuatu. The project has been created as a response to climate change and natural disasters which have damaged the livelihoods of many across the island, impacting on food stock and food security. You can support the project here. //Liz Starry is a financial counsellor working at Women's Legal Service. She will join us to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted financially disadvantaged women experiencing family violence. Liz has worked in several community service organisations, and prior to the Legal Service, with people experiencing homelessness. As a Financial counsellor, Liz is a member of Financial Counselling Vic and convenes the Working Group on Centrelink issues. //Jack Bertolus, Research Coordinator at Market Forces joins us to speak about tax breaks afforded to the resource extraction industry and recent disclosures of fossil fuel company donations to major political parties. //Gala Vanting, National Programs Manager at Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association, speaks about the federal government's Online Safety Bill, which poses a serious threat to sex worker livelihoods and digital freedom and privacy. //Ayebatonye Abrakasa, DJ and artist based on Gadigal Land, joins us to chat about the brand new podcast Four to the Floor: Exploring the Bla(c)k roots of contemporary music, a podcast about Bla(c)k music, history and culture in Australia and beyond. Four to the Floor is created and hosted by Ayebatonye and produced by Sarah Mashman as part of Melbourne Music Week, and you can catch the first episode with guest Paul Gorrie here. // Songs //Kick off by Khtek //
Ayebatonye is a DJ and the founder of Irregular Fit, and her latest residency is at The Australian Museum. So what sort of dance should you do in a museum? And how careful do you need to be?
In this episode we have the pleasure of having our friend Ayebatonye on the podcast with us. Ayebatonye is a DJ and interdisciplinary artist based in Sydney. In this conversation, we talk about the allowances that black people give to white and non black POC in conversations about racism and the Black Lives Matter movement. We talk about why we shouldn't centre white voices in our conversations and being critical of the voices and authors popular culture often props up. We talk about black people who have chosen to disengage from the movement and discuss why self preservation can be a valid choice to make for your own sake. Follow Ayebatonye on instagram - @ayebatonye_ Follow Irregular fit on instagram - @irregularfit
Ayebatonye gets shit done. She's the founder of Irregular Fit, hosts a radio show on Nomad and is an innovator in the virtual club space with LAN. She's also a technically brilliant DJ having played some of the world's best festivals and venues. Find her here: https://www.instagram.com/ayebatonye__/ https://www.facebook.com/ayebatonyedjs/ https://soundcloud.com/ayebatonyedjs Follow Parry Talks! https://www.facebook.com/parrytalks/ https://www.instagram.com/parrytalks/
Ayebatonye talks voting, the O.G Harmony Day ( International Day for the elimination of racial discrimination) and the power of grassroots campaigning with Tim Lo Surdo, National Director and Founder of Democracy in Colour. Links https://democracyincolour.org/ https://www.facebook.com/DemocracyInColour/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-20/nsw-election-voting-explained-by-antony-green/10916802Music - M.I.A - Borders - Public Enemy - Fight the power - Yothu Yindi - Treaty Don't @ Me theme by Jhassic, follow Ayebatonye (@ayebatonye__) (dont_at_me_fbi) on socials to stay on top of everything
Ayebatonye chats with Ayishat Akanbi (@ayishat_akanbi) - Celebrity stylist, fashion icon, social commentator and writer- about "The Problem with wokeness", International Women's Day and coming to terms with your identity and femininity. Watch viral video "The Problem with Wokeness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-WimRb2jXs Sampa the Great - Energy ft. Nadeem Din-Gabisi Milan Ring - Step Back Princess Nokia - Hands Up ---------------------------------- Don't @ Me theme inspired by blaxploitation films and produced by Jhassic Follow @ayebatonye__ on instagram and twitter to stay up to date with the latest Don't @ me News
Ayebatonye chats with the First Lady of Beatdown, Lady Blacktronika about her upcoming compilation, her Australian shows, lessons learned and finding obscure samples for her productions. https://www.facebook.com/events/268002893883288/
Ayebatonye interviews the incredible Rez Gardi - Human Rights Lawyer, 2017 Young New Zealander of the Year, and Founder of Empower Youth - a youth-led charitable organisation established to empower, educate, and enable refugee youth and other marginalised youth in New Zealand to access new opportunities and pursue meaningful paths of their choice. Find out more about Rez and her organisation Empower Youth below: https://twitter.com/rezgardi?lang=de https://www.empoweryouth.org.nz/ If you want to help, reach out to one of these organisations: https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/ https://www.asrc.org.au/ http://scoa.org.au/ https://www.welcometoaustralia.org.au/
This week Ayebatonye is joined by Dr Jehan Kanga, Moreblessing Maturure and Emele Ugavule to discuss what representation means and discuss their projects. If you have feedback or questions please email teamdontatme@gmail.com
This week Ayebatonye chats with Panda Cheong, a registered psychologist who practices with an Integrated Framework (does not subscribe to one way of practicing or interacting with their psychological practice). They discuss whether it's necessary to find a therapist that shares similar intersections of identity, reimagining privilege systems, sustainable options for accessing the mental healthcare system and whether trigger warnings are problematic. Websites you should check out if you need: https://www.lifeline.org.au/ https://headspace.org.au/
This week join Ayebatonye as she learns about natural born freaks, the world's only blind and partially sighted ballet school with Sarah Houbolt and discusses the ramifications of Chris Lilley's "Jonah" Character with Sydney based rapper Phil Fresh.
This week we were joined by Gayatri and B.T.W.'s Gianna Hayes to chat about Irregular Fit, a night of creating and reclaiming space within the electronic music scene, presented by House of Ayebatonye and MusicNSW on Saturday 25 August at Tokyo Sing Song. If you're Indigenous, POC, female identifying, non binary, LGBTQIA++ or have a disability and ever felt like you've ever wanted to learn how to DJ from some of Sydney's best and play a set at Irregular Fit, send Ayebatonye an email - houseofayebatonye@gmail.com! We also spoke to Lane Pitcher and Anna Hush about the fEMPOWER Workshops and their upcoming volunteer training sessions on September 2 at Sydney Uni. Plus, for Thoughts That Count this week we looked at the power of Facebook groups and heard from Flossy's Melissa Roberts.
This week Ayebatonye is joined by Carrie Hou, community organiser and anti-racism campaigner to talk doxxing, online safer spaces and navigating identity politics in the digital age. ---------------------------------- The Don't @ Me theme music is inspired by blaxploitation films and queer culture. Produced by Jhassic Follow @ayebatonye__ on instagram and twitter to stay up to date with the latest