Languages through Music

Barrister and language justice activist Ife Thompson, founder of the Black British English podcast and BLAM UK, joins LTM to explore language, power, and resistance. From Black British English and Creoles to Yoruba and music as memory, this episode unpacks why language is central to identity, justice, and liberation.
In this episode, Ife traces her journey into linguistic justice through Black history, radical thought, and lived experience, challenging the idea that Creole languages are anything less than complete systems of culture, memory, and autonomy.
This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in language justice, Black history, decolonisation, and the radical idea that how we speak is deeply tied to how free we are.

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Meet Chisomo Banzi, the futuristic visionary behind Speakeasy 3D and Constellations!Constellations is a VR vocabulary learning app launching Saturday on Meta Quest. It combines the memory palace technique with spaced repetition - words float around you as points of light, you grab them and speak them aloud. Free early access, looking for feedback from language learners."www.languagesthroughmusic.comJoin us on Skool! www.skool.com/languagesthroughmusic#speakeasy3D #chisomobanzi #taipei #zimbabwe #shona #virtualreality

Milton Foster is a polyglot creative powerhouse: musician, producer, audio engineer, filmmaker, and founder of the Language Link Up.
From serenading the ladies in a salon at age 5 with Bob Marley tunes, to discovering a passion for languages as a teenager, in this episode Milton shares the sounds that shaped and inspired him. @thejamaicanpolyglot

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I’m so happy to welcome Sandra Gasana, aka Umurutasaté, to the podcast. This amazing artist, journalist, and teacher is the embodiment of Languages through Music!
Singing in eight languages and speaking "6.5," she reminds us that language is most vibrant when it is truly lived. Our conversation dances between Addis, Montreal, and Dakar via Amharic, French, and one day-- Wolof!
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I met Kathy Kurious at The Polyglot Conference in Taipei, in November 2025, and we immediately connected over a love of music, hip-hop in particular, and, of course, languages.
In this chat we travel to Sesame Street, we keep Portland weird, and we learn about some of the books Kathy has translated, including The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living (a New York Times bestseller), and Renegade Rhymes: Rap Music, Narrative, and Knowledge in Taiwan.
Kathy is a super accomplished translator, a dancer, and a deejay who has a lot to teach us about the importance of staying kurious.

Xie xie, Kathy!!

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