68. Douglas Condzo
Douglas Condzo is a visual artist whose striking art provokes a visceral response in the eye of the beholder it also taps into the humble and quiet personality of this true aesthete. We got him speaking on the different roads and choices that took him from music to where he is now. He took a deep dive and described how the journey of his street photography led him to short film festivals, to art exhibitions in various galleries in Mozambique and abroad, and he also explained to us how he manages to keep growing and evolving as an artist.
67. Paulo Chibanga
Paulo Chibanga is an innovative entrepreneur who uses deep family values as the underlying foundation for all his work. He transcends the ordinal scale with his never-stop learning mentality. From 3 de Fevereiro school to Jo'burg and then the world, he told us about how his music journey started and how it morphed into what it is today. How 340ml came to be and how AzGo Festival first editions didn't break even. An episode full of exciting stories, lessons to live by, and much more.
66. Maxh
Maxh is a YouTuber with a unique sense of humour and uncomparable clout. His skits present a profoundly personal and comical perspective on a wide range of social phenomena. In a genuinely conversational way, he gave us an insight into how he lives off YouTube and explained how he withdraws the money sent from it—deconstructed the taboo of being a Mozambican YouTuber and how that affected his relationship with his father for a few years. We explored some of his side projects and what can we expect from him in the future.
48. Hélio"Link" Pene
Hélio "Link" Pene is an illustrator who is loaded with artistic lines that flow from the heart and reflect what is felt rather than observed, he used the mic as his colour palette to draw us a comic strip of his story. In our first episode of 2021, we discuss his path to becoming an illustrator, his first paid job, African pop comic culture, Os Informais and the origins of his name "Link".
37. Celso Zaqueu
Celso Zaqueu is the creative director for Zwela communications agency and a fantastic photographer. With an eye for detail, excellent business aptitude and a drive like no other, he brings light into focus while describing the journey towards his craft, in this episode we talk about his experience living in London, making beats, being self-taught, the creative community in Mozambique, The Kins, Zwela Agency, dealing with money in the art business and the execution of ideas.