‘Revolutionary Female Voices’; It Takes A Village with anaiis…

For this episode, anaiis steps onto the airwaves ahead of August. Responding to the theme ‘It Takes A Village’, she traces a lineage of revolutionary female voices whose artistry and defiance have shifted culture, shaped history, and informed her own creative evolution.

Inspired by the philosophy of bell hooks and the enduring legacy of icons such as Nina Simone, the show journeys from early pioneers through to contemporary changemakers, building a village of women whose music stands as both expression and resistance.

A French Senegalese artist rooted in movement, transformation, and self inquiry, anaiis creates work shaped by diasporic lineage, sacred Black thought, and the belief that art can imagine new possibilities. Her music moves fluidly between soul, jazz, and experimental sound, carrying the same emotional clarity and fearless curiosity that define her wider practice.

Through this broadcast, she honours the voices that made space for others to follow, reflecting on how cultural change is so often born through those willing to speak, sing, and create beyond what their time allowed.

Where voices connect and communities grow, culture is almost always built together…