In this episode of Makela Space, we are honoured to enter the presence of Yvette Mutumba — curator, writer, and artistic director of Contemporary And (C&). We also hold the space for the ancestors: Koyo Kouoh(1967-2025) and Melvin Edwards(1937-2026). Woven through: radio art, Hörspiel experiments, and echoes from Daughters of Africa and the cinema of Ousmane Sembène(1923-2007). A conversation tuned to resonance and refusal — as we continue to explore the space within the space, and the radical act of listening.
Join us in the Free Future Frequencies!
TRACKLIST
KINACT. “Musique du Congo.” Kinshasa in Action. Released March 27, 2026.
Campbell, Cornell. “Queen of the Minstrels.” Produced by Coxsone Dodd. 1968.
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari. “I Am a Warrior.” Tales of Mozambique. 1975.
The Ethiopians. “Free Man.” Split single with The Soul Brothers. 1966.
M’Bala, Elsa. “B True.” On Your Guts Sampler. 10 July 2022.
The Skatalites. From Paris with Love. Live-in-studio album, recorded December 2001, released 2002.
Overthrust. “Suicide Torment.” 10 October 2019.
VOICE/SOUND EXPERIMENT SOURCES
Koyo Kouoh, “We Are Workers of the Spirit,” episode 12 of NKATA: Art and Processes, October 19, 2022.
Sembène, Ousmane. Africa Is Everyone's Africa / Africa is a Country. YouTube video. 6 Dec. 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ8aM4dD5Lo&t=66s
Edwards, Melvin. A Conversation with Mel Edwards. YouTube video, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, posted Dec. 6, 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16‑DXdKxKKg.
New Daughters of Africa Podcast (S01 E04: “Ayesha Harruna Attah”). YouTube video, InterKontinental, posted 21 June 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCRNEUTwOWk
Makela . Nzam Time. Created for Makela Space 7. 2026.
Makela . Saraswati. Created for Makela Space 7. 2026.