• Sistas are Singin it for Themselves

  • Jul 18 2022
  • Length: 30 mins
  • Podcast

Sistas are Singin it for Themselves

  • Summary

  • In this episode of Kiss My Black Side, Broadcaster and Journalist Brenda Emmaus OBE chats with two music stars - women whose trajectory to success took a circuitous route but have emerged more themselves than before.

    Pop star Emeli Sande and Opera Soprano, Nadine Benjamin share stories of de

    termination and musical passion as well as facing up to the challenges of being black women in the music industry.

    Their conversation is warm and upbeat as the women who are both out and proud talk about love, self-empowerment, being rooted in their heritage and the need for more diversity in the music business.

    Host: Brenda Emmanus OBE:

    Brenda Emmanus OBE has had a consistent and varied career in print, radio and television. She has established herself as a television presenter with experience across a range of genres – news and current affairs, popular factual, travel, fashion, and the arts.

    From news features to documentaries Brenda has interviewed some of the biggest names in the arts and entertainment. In 2019 she was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Broadcasting and Diversity.

    Guests:

    Emeli Sande MBE- Singer/Songwriter

    Emeli is a Scottish Singer/Songwriter with hits like Read All About It and Next To Me. She’s won Brit Awards, Best Female solo artist and Best Album of the year to name just a few of her accolades.


    Nadine Benjamin MBE – Opera Soprano

    Nadine is a British Lyric Soprano, a former English National Opera Harewood artist who is equally at home on the operatic stage as on the concert platform.

    As passionate about self development as she is about music, Nadine is a certified Coach and founder of the mentoring programme, ‘Everyone Can.’

    Twitter

    @emelisande

    @NadinBenjamin

    @Sadlers_Wells


    Instagram

    nadinebenjaminsoprano

    brendaaemmanus


    Web Pages

    Emeli Sanders

    Brenda Emmanus

    Sadler's Wells - Well Seasoned


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