For this episode, I talk with David Katz -- music writer, film producer, dj, vinylist and Lee "Scratch" Perry biographer -- about his multi-decades long relationship with dub music. Tune in to this very special (very trippy) episode of For Post

S10/ep1: Mad Professor Meets Riddim Writer in Migration Mix-Up Dub

Apr 28th, 2023 1h 11m

My guest for the Season 10-opener is Neil Fraser AKA Mad Professor. This Guyanese-born, British dub producer and engineer makes music that is a reflection of how he sees the world, which is to say, he sees people and places as deeply connected,

“Full of Life and Full of Loss” with Katrina Coombs

Dec 11th, 2022 58m 4s

This amazing episode spotlights the life, loss, and art of Katrina Coombs. She is a Jamaican woman and superbly talented textile and fiber artist. For our talk, we sat inside the rich, comfort of soft yellow carpet and suspended red fiber art i

Opal Palmer Adisa: Championing Miss Lou to the Worl'

Sep 8th, 2022 42m 24s

In this episode I speak with Professor Opal Palmer Adisa. She is an acclaimed poet, writer, educator, feminist, mother, and cultural activist. We discuss the power of words -- in particular the words of Louise Bennett-Coverley -- to inspire vo

Twas a Matter of Divine Time: Talking with singer/songwriter NAVY

Aug 26th, 2022 1h 1m

In this episode of FOR POSTERITY, I talk with singer/songwriter Navy about her upbringing in Dominica and the weight of being a little Black girl from the Caribbean. Of course we talk too about her love of music, love of country, love of tarot

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Quick Note: August 23

Aug 23rd, 2022 8m 31s

I've got three bits to share with you in this Quick Note FOR POSTERITY and Beverley Manley is the thread that connects them all. Tune in then check out the Joelle Simone Powe directed four-part documentary on former First Lady Beverley Manley's

Bonus

Quick Note: August 17

Aug 17th, 2022 12m 12s

This "Quick Note" is a new addition to the FOR POSTERITY podcast. This, the first, is a short episode highlighting Marcus Garvey. It features an excerpt from Michael Holgate’s, “Garvey - The Musical” as performed and produced by The Ashe Compan

S6/ep4: This Is Star Girl Naomi Cowan

May 13th, 2022 1h 10m

Singer, songwriter Naomi Cowan is back for a solo conversation about her current project and so much more. She joined me back in 2020 with her fellow Rock & Groove Riddim singers — Sevana, Lila Iké, and Jaz Elise — and today she talks with me a

S6/ep3: Energy in Abundance with Exile di Brave

May 7th, 2022 48m 56s

Now based in Germany, the Kingston/Portmore-bred dancehall MC known as Exile di Brave joins me to talk about his journey into music. This Jamaican rapper-singer-deejay-producer, is a jolt of positive, infectious energy. Tune in and catch the vi

S6/ Ep 1: Inansi - Part 1

Apr 2nd, 2022 37m 41s

Jamaican artist Inansi proves that art can humbly extend and collage our memories. In this 2-part episode Inansi previews her upcoming memoir with amazing sketches of her colorful life. Get to know this artist as she talks to me about her famil

S6/ Ep2: Inansi Part 2

Mar 29th, 2022 44m 22s

This is part-two of my conversation with Jamaican artist Inansi. We walk-through her amazing life of love, art, and activism as we preview her upcoming memoir. This June 2022, Inansi’s work will also be a part of the 50th anniversary of the Per

Inansi: Part 1

Mar 28th, 2022 38m 54s

S5/ Ep6: We Ain' Done with Cyndi Celeste

Jan 2nd, 2022 56m 4s

Barbadian spoken word poet Cyndi Celeste is a beacon of inspiration (hence, there's no wonder they were invited by the government of Barbados to perform “We Ain’ Done” at the Pride of Nationhood celebration on November 30, 2021, the day Barbado

S5/ Ep5: Music Is the Journey/ Talking with Ken Boothe

Jan 1st, 2022 35m 34s

Born in Denham Town, Kingston, Jamaica in 1948, Ken Boothe, OD, has been recording music since the 1960s. Whether it was rocksteady, ska, lovers rock, or reggae, Ken Boothe has been moving people’s feet, touching hearts, and soothing souls for

S5/ Ep4: Talking Jamaican Futurism with Storm Saulter

Nov 17th, 2021 1h 4m

From photography to filmmaking to music, Storm Saulter is unbound and has enough talent and imagination to power all ah we into the future. We discuss his vision for "Neo" Kingston, Jamaica in the year 2062 via his musical short for Sean Paul a

S5/ Ep3: Two Sides to Every Record, a Conversation with Susan Cadogan (part 2)

Sep 11th, 2021 43m 7s

Part 2 of my conversation with Susan Cadogan highlights how every life touches another. It shows that every individual's story is made up of all of the many places, experiences, and people who mattered, influenced, shaped, hurt, and loved them.

S5/ Ep2: Two Sides to Every Record, a Conversation with Susan Cadogan (part 1)

Sep 9th, 2021 55m 53s

This is a conversation* with the Jamaican lover's rock singer Susan Cadogan. For many, her voice was made famous during the early 1970s by producer Lee Scratch Perry; but as you tune into the richness of this conversation she shares with me, yo

S5/ Ep1: I'm baaaack!

Aug 30th, 2021 12m 14s

I took a little hiatus to process and recharge. But now I'm baaaaaack! For Posterity is back with a new season that will, as always, tease your memory and pique your curiosity. Press play because it's time to begin again.

S4/ Ep1: Everything Inside with Edwidge Danticat

Jun 14th, 2021 1h 16m

June is #ReadCaribbean month and I'm here for the literary celebration! With novelist, writer, activist Edwidge Danticat as my guest for this Season 4 opener, we share stories of the past even as we discuss the now. We talk about storytelling a

S3/ Ep5: Voice Notes to Self (part 2)

Mar 26th, 2021 1h 7m

Voice Notes to Self (part 2): Just as the previous episode did, this episode is in response to the many news articles written about women during the pandemic and it is inspired by Jah9's song "Note to Self." This episode is here to intentionall

S3/ Ep4: Voice Notes to Self (part 1)

Mar 25th, 2021 56m 56s

Voice Notes to Self (part 1): In response to the many news articles written about women during the pandemic and inspired by Jah9's song "Note to Self", this episode is here to intentionally record and amplify women's uncensored experiences over

S3/ Ep3: Surrender to Yourself, A Conversation with Jah9

Mar 3rd, 2021 1h 10m

This episode celebrates the 1 year anniversary of Jah9’s third studio album Note to Self (March 2020). We discuss how Jah9 has grown from living in Tanzania for a year, we deconstruct race identity, she shares how she has continued to work on h

S3/ Ep2: Roots Don't Always Indicate Where One Is From, A Conversation with Christopher Creary

Feb 13th, 2021 37m 13s

My guest is Mr. Christopher Creary and our conversation is about plants that are mistakenly believed to be native to or indigenous to the Caribbean. This conversation was recorded at the former Hope Experimental Garden (now the Royal Hope Botan

S3/ Ep 1: Nuh One Way deh fe Heng Daag, A Conversation with Dr. Leahcim Semaj

Jan 31st, 2021 1h 35m

As a public figure who has, for some forty years, inspired Jamaican people and encouraged Caribbean and global businesses to make better investments in their employees, my season 3 opening guest is none other than Chief Ideator of Above or Beyo

S2/ Ep8: Daylight Come for Environmental Activism with Diana McCaulay

Dec 18th, 2020 1h 24m

After working the land all night, home is where one wants to be when daylight come. But, what if your Caribbean home is deadly hot because of climate change or the depletion of natural, protective resources? What would happen if daylight kills?