Movement with Meklit Hadero

"A Song You Can't Sing Alone, ft. Meklit Hadero

On this final episode of season three, Meklit shares the story of Geefata, a traditional song of celebration rooted in her father’s childhood village and in his journey f

"Keep That Tradition Alive" ft. Kiki Valera

GRAMMY nominated multi-instrumentalist Kiki Valera was born into family of musicians in Cuba. At 16, he was gifted a book gifted that changed his life.  - How To Build A

"A Rainstorm of Voices" ft. Sahba Aminikia

Today on Movement, we revisit a story we first recorded in 2021, following Sahba Aminikia - a classically trained Iranian composer, forced to flee the country he called h

"The shaming of the tongue" ft. Laura Elkeslassy

Arabic music filled the air of Laura Elkeslassy’s Moroccan Jewish childhood home in Paris, especially on Fridays before Shabbat. But she didn’t grow up speaking Arabic so

"We came from the same groove" ft. Cimafunk

After years of singing backup in Havana, Cuban musician Cimafunk found his own sound by refusing to choose between tradition and innovation. The breakthrough came when he

"Who we are when no one is watching" ft. Ali Sethi

Ali Sethi released a song that got so popular, some claim it had the power to unite two countries at war – but his artistic journey all began with a suggestion from a col

"We make the boom bap" ft. Ana Tijoux

When you don't feel like you belong to the country you were born in, where do you call home? Born to Chilean exiles in France, rapper Ana Tijoux didn't find home in a pla

“Questioning everything” ft. Lupita Infante

Lupita Infante is the granddaughter of Mexican cultural icon, Pedro Infante, but she is also an artist in her own right, carrying legacies from both sides of her family.

“I don't tell people I'm a musician” ft. Peter One

Peter One has had two big breaks, decades apart, on different continents. But both times, he has chosen to live a double-life: working as a touring musician and also hold

“Syrians must go back" ft. Omar Offendum

In the early 1900s, the ‘Little Syria’ neighborhood thrived in Lower Manhattan, but today few people know it even existed. Rapper and poet Omar Offendum aims to change th

“I sound like an alien to them” ft. Satomi Matsuzaki

For Satomi Matsuzaki, the lead singer and bass player in Deerhoof, music has been a humanizing tool in the face of the sometimes dehumanizing experience of being an immig

“I can speak to my ancestors through this” ft. Lalin St Juste

Lalin St Juste knew, even as a child, that singing was a path towards her own healing. As she grows up, she goes on a journey reclaiming her Haitian heritage – and uses m

"A Really Bad Deal" ft. Annahstasia

The LA-based folk musician Annahstasia was “discovered” by the music industry when she was just 17, but the backing of a label wasn’t the breakthrough she’d imagined. The

"Why I was spared" ft. Mon Rovîa

How do we turn pain into empathy? Meklit talks with Liberian-American singer Mon Rovîa about his long journey to doing just that. 

“I’m ready for that transformation” ft. Dayme Arocena

Daymé Arocena has one of the most stunning voices in music today. But when Meklit heard Daymé's latest album, Alkemi, she could tell something dramatic had changed. Her v

"Syria is finally free" ft. Hello Psychaleppo

Bashar Al Assad, Syria’s brutal dictator, has fled the country -- opening a new and uncertain chapter after more than a decade of Civil War. Meklit speaks with the Syrian

"I'm sorry I wasn't here" ft. Diana Gameros

Diana Gameros was living in the US in 2010 when her home city of Juarez, Mexico became known as one of the most dangerous places on Earth. She was undocumented at the tim

"22 Nights" ft Chhom Nimol -- Live on stage

Chhom Nimol of the band Dengue Fever tells the harrowing story of the 22 night she spent in an immigration detention facility.

"A circle moment" ft. Emel Mathlouthi

Meklit talks with Tunisian singer Emel Mathlouthi about the moment that turned her into a viral sensation and the voice of a revolution -- but also about what it means to

"I've just thrown out the word expectation" ft. Adi Oasis

Adi Oasis released an album and had a baby in the same year -- she thought it would be the end of her music career, but it's been the opposite. Adi and Meklit talk about