Christabel Nsiah-Buadi's audio series Home, from Home celebrates the African Diaspora through interviews with artists and cultural pioneers. Past guests have included Roy Ayers, Melvin Van Peebles, Afro fusion singer and designer Wunmi and Jazz singer Somi. This summer and beyond, Christabel and Home, From Home will be on KCET.org sharing weekly interviews with artists and performers visiting the Greater Los Angeles area. For more information, visit www.hfhshow.com.
Christabel is an award-winning broadcaster and cultural observer. In addition to hosting Home, from Home, she is the US correspondent for Britain's "Colourful Radio" and a producer on KCRW. She has hosted shows for BBC TV and Radio, and, behind the scenes, Christabel was a Senior Supervising Producer for several award-winning Public Radio shows ("News and Notes," "Weekend All Things Considered" and "Tell Me More with Michel Martin.")
In her spare time, she can be found playing R'nB hits from the 60-90's (don't hate), discovering new musical discoveries, and harassing her cats, Diggers and Moko.
Inside Socal
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Black and Brown: Miguel Covarrubias at the California African American Museum
Black and brown from Harlem to L.A. A video and audio tour of "The African Diaspora In The Art of Miguel Covarrubias: Driven By Color, Shaped By Cultures" at the California African American Museum.
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Kenya's Woman in Los Angeles
Home, From Home loves the culture beat, but when I was recently given a chance to talk to Kenya's Consul General, Ambassador Dr. Wenwa Akinyi Odinga Oranga, I couldn't pass it up.
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Another World is Possible
Our guest this week is Nicole D. Sconiers. She's the author of a new book, called Escape from Beckyville: Tales of Race, Hair and Rage set in "a futuristic Los Angeles."
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Podcast and Contest: A Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles
Journalist Christabel Nsiah-Buadi talks to the Godfather of Independent Cinema, Melvin Van Peebles.






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