Ngaio Anyia

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Sep 17

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Music is the healer. Musicians are the tools. Tuesday was the exquisite experience I needed to reconnect with myself, my creativity and my self belief and it's all thanks to @mcdizraeli @bellatrix_music & @worldwide.fm standing in for the legendary @alabaster_deplume

Playing this afternoon at 4pm on the radiowaves (swipe for the beautiful souls who were present, you'll want to make a note of them all if this is a first hearing). https://worldwidefm.net/show/realistic-behaviour-dizraeli-bellatrix-bristol-takeover/

I woke up the morning of recording SO nervous; quadruple questioning myself why I had said yes to being a guest alongside this extremely high calibre of musicians and wordsmiths...I don't even know if I can remember how to sing or talk?!!! That imposter syndrome came out in spades I tell you.

The pure, undiluted creativity connection that came out is a testament to the hosts, the music, the guests and the environment. You really will want to listen, in 2 months of pain it healed me deeper than anything has ❤💗❤

#worldwidefm #mcdizraeli #bellatrix #livemusic #spokenword #livejam #vocalist #singer #wordsmith #creative #collaboration #music #love ...

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Sep 9

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Hellooo friends old and new 👋🏼 Had a fair few new followers over the past couple of months so thought I'd do an introduction post cause I've seen other people do them and today was the first in ages that I've woken up with aaaany energy so am putting it to use! Here's a bit about who I am and what I do:

💫 Spoken Word Artist & Storyteller - I've just finished my @ctsdofilm audio piece #UnknownHome for @bbcsounds talking about my experience visiting #Nigeria for the first time. I'll be sharing some snippets v soon

💫 DJ - Set up @bootybassdj in 2018 never knowing where it would go and low behold, 2 years later the community and the crew are SOLID. So happy today when I realised it was time to make a brand new NGAIO @mixcloud page. This month I am rather proud of the 40mins #Afrobeats @stpaulscrnvl mix recorded @lakota.gardens I'll be sharing monthly mixes, radio shows, music & spoken word bits - follow and share! (link in bio)

💫 Presenter / Public Speaker - Did my make up for the 1st time in monthssss for some filming this morning (confidential for now 🤫) swipe for full outfit/face shots of me feeling myself 🙃

💫 Designer / Seamstress - Actually finished this cheeky 2 piece (skirt & crop varsity jacket) in the nick of time for filming! You can find my upcycled creations & some long sleeved white T's on my @etsyuk shop - ByNgaio - with all pieces handmade, bringing some #African flavour to Western style (link in bio)

- For those who have had me pon their radar - my back is still not great, it's going to be a very slow, painful process and it's been hard to find silver linings - I ebb and I flow - but today at least, is a good day ⭐

📸 @olikendall with the sweet angles 🙌🏽

#blackbusinesses #supportartists #bristol #artist #musician #singer #writer #journalist #spokenword #seamstress #presenter #multihyphenate ...

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Aug 30

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This time last year playing a mindbending set @shambalafest exceeding my own expectations joined by the most ridiculously wonderful lot. Missing festivals and carnival today, it's always a mad double whammy weekend 😫 Holding onto the madness that will be next year 👌🏽

And if you were lucky enough to snag a table, @bootybassdj are gonna be mashing up the dance @lakotagardens tonight on a #soldout ting with our fave @shadecartel gals 😍

📸 @scottmsaltphoto

#shambala #nottinghill #festival #carnival #bankholiday #bootybass ...

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Aug 18

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From the first day of filming to the last... What an experience making Monumental was. If you haven't watched yet it's on @bbciplayer til Sunday - 23 minutes of looking at racial inequality in the city (link in bio for now)

I was lucky enough to interview some of the changemakers in Bristol & it really does make me proud of how much work is being done. But as we know, there is still so much more work to do.

It was a true joy to work with a diverse filmcrew and I strongly believe it added to the nuance and depth of the documentary. We need more diversity telling these stories, that require lived experience and a fresh perspective in order to make sure they are told right - with different viewpoints in the balance.

Thank you to @bbcworldservice for comissioning, the filmcrew @officialmichaeljenkins @di.on__ @alastairmckee Tom Bigwood and #Bristol interviewees @cleolakecreativity (currently running to be deputy of the @thegreenparty ) @marvinjrees @itsaishathomas Superintendent Andy Bennett.

#monumental #bbc #bbcworld #presenter #racialjustice #racialequality #change ...

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Aug 8

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Lockdown's easing
Backs in spasm
Please send good podcasts
4-6 weeks til I'm back in the saddle

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Aug 6

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Happy #jamaicanindependence Day! I first went to #Jamaica 15 years ago when my mum & stepdad got married. I learned a lot that trip and think about it often - came back with bare CDs and scribbled down every artist name I heard.

When I learned how to DJ #dancehall & #afrobeats were top on the list of priorities. Once again I have to shout out Black & British by David Olusoga for teaching me the shocking details of Britain's treatment of Jamaica back in the day. Of course this still continues now with the #windrushscandal - there is so much that still needs to be done.

Big up #Jamaica - I'm still learning about your history. The struggle is constant and yet you're still one of the most impactful cultures - not only in the UK, but Worldwide. Blessed to have you 💚🖤💛

**Couldn't find who the artist of this is, if anyone knows pls holla - love it!!**

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Jul 31

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Like butter wouldn't faaaackin MELT 😇 I matched my shoes to the tune I wanted to play - THEM'S THE LEVELS

Less than 24 hours til the @theblastbristol x @kingsoftherollers #livestream with my @durkledisco boys shelling down from 7.15-8pm 🔥

Listen out for @kensaye #TigerStyle and watch me alert
@slowie_1 to the situation 🤣 Swipe for all timings 👀

#dj #femaledj #representationmatters #ukfunky #durkledisco #wefly #remixmusic ...

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Jul 30

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CALL TO ACTION!!! I am livid to have received a call from a good friend telling me she's been hounded since Sunday by horrendous comments and threats from racists online which has spilled into real life due to her poem. This is NOT OK.

Please EVERYONE use your reach to protect her and raise awareness for the LIVE racism in our city and society. This is where solidarity is needed. This is when we need people to stand behind their words and protect the people who put themselves in danger by asking the difficult questions.

Comment on her post with love. Share it and support her. Do not report it - she has VERY bravely decided to leave the vile comments on her feed in order to show how active racism CONTINUES TO BE.

Scroll for her words and ask your audiences to spread love on her page. Take back the narrative - we cannot let it be hijcaked. We don't need people to not be racist, we need everyone to be ANTI-Racist. Stand with us.

https://linktr.ee/Josephine.Gyasi

#blacklivesmatter #blacklivesstillmatter
#BeyondTheHashtag #activeallyship #activeally #activeactivism #protectblackwomen #protectus #supportus #standwithus ...

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Jul 30

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Announcement tiiime - swipe for the hype

TONIGHT : @flexfmuk for the @marcusnasty @thenastybros show guestmixing at 8.20PM before a mad b2b line up - got that new newww 😝

SATURDAY : @theblastbristol livestream on @durkledisco duties going b2b w/ @koastdurkledisco & @slowie_1 on the mic 🔥 And one for yer diaries >>

24th AUGUST - @durkledisco family takeover @lakota.bristol w/ added wonder @djkstylz 🙌🏽

Can't lie, it feels good to be back on the decks with people again!!! 🎧💃🏽

#dj #ukfunky #tribal #bass #bootybass #baile #funky #rave #highenergy #music ...

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Jul 28

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This was taken at @theartsmansion as part of the #Blackbird shoot. Black women taking up space in an olde Englishe mansion. Some friends, some strangers. It was an incredible day.

We women are strong, powerful leaders and givers of life but we need to be lifted, loved and cared for just as we do for others.

Look past the pretty smiles til you see deeper, to the person and their needs - that is where the true beauty lies 🖤👑🖤 #ChallengeAccepted nominated by @mama_kubs @evelyn01988 @lynnettepeck #representationmatters

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#Femicide I thought #ChallengeAccepted was just another trend to uplift women. As I've since found out, it started to raise awareness about something quite a lot darker. The following is taken from @kqedarts

"What is now a light-hearted expression of female solidarity in America was originally, in Turkey, a campaign inspired by both the soaring rates of violence against women and the brutal murder of a 27-year-old student named Pinar Gültekin.

Protests in the country broke out after Gültekin’s ex-boyfriend led police to her strangled and partially burned body, stashed inside an oil drum, five days after her July 16 disappearance. The murder appears to have been the last straw in a nation where women feel increasingly endangered. In 2019, 474 women were killed there—a 200% increase since 237 women were lost in 2013. It is also estimated that, so far in 2020 alone, 146 Turkish women have been murdered." For a further breakdown check out @munroebergdorf ...

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Jul 25

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I dunno what it's like over the pond but it is TIPPING down over here - luckily @bianca_oblivion has put together a RIDICULOUS line up starting in the UK, ending in the US for the @saddestspiralparty double feature starting TONIGHT on Zoom!

I'll be kicking off Act I (1pm - 5pm PT // 9pm-1am GMT) feat:
@jordss.dj
@djflorentino
@ourkidarun

Then for the late ravers Act II (8pm - 1am PT // 4am-9am GMT) feat:
@biancamaieli
@thesaddestangel
@bianca_oblivion
@totallycooldad

ZOOM CODE: 83107609353 Cross area code biznisssss ...

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Jul 23

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Remember your mask pals x 😷
Also, tomorrow's the last day you can watch #Monumental on actual TV via @bbcworldservice - but it'll still be on @bbciplayer for the next 20ish days ☀️
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Jul 19

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My full brown face & purple afro are on @bbciplayer and it is blowing my MIND 🤯 Link in bio
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Thank you so much to everyone for all the kind words about the documentary - I'm receiving DMs, emails, messages, GIFs and I'm saving them ALL to remind myself of why I do this when I get cold feet/the insecurities set in - because they do!
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I've been so nervous about this going out because I wanted it to reflect my community and my city as much as it could. I wanted it to tackle some big questions but leave with some answers - and more importantly hope. Above all I wanted there to be a brown girl from Bristol on the screen for the next generation (and 2bh anyone) to see and know that we can be anywhere.
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Representation is everything - you cannot see yourself where you don't see yourself - and I hope that this chips a dent in any glass ceiling someone else has set. We are consistently undervalued and underestimated but make no mistake; with our creativity, intelligence, resilience and life experience, you best believe - We are Magic 💫
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#bristol #tv #presenter #monumental #bbcworld #bbcnews #journalist #blackgirlmagic #browngirlmagic #representationmatters #mixedrace #english #nigerian #igbodelta #yoruba #welsh #colston #racialjustice #equality ...

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Jul 17

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Cannot express how good it feels to have been able to make this 15 years after leaving school where I was voted 'Most likely to end up in jail' in my yearbook 🙃
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Big ups to the crew @officialmichaeljenkins
@di.on__ @alastairmckee & Tom Bigwood
#Repost @bbcwest
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Monumental: Black Bristol After Colston.

Ngaio went to a school named after a slave trader.

Now she presents an international documentary exploring the persistent racial inequality in her home city.

It’s a must watch.

On Saturday 18 July at 1330 & 1730 BBC News Channel.
#bristol #westcountry #bbcnews #documentarynow ...

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Jul 15

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Seeing this when I woke up this morning - Jen Reid on the plinth, history in art form by @marcquinnart - made my heart smile. Last minute comms for Monumental: Black Bristol after Colston have been recorded before it goes out on Saturday via @bbcworldservice and @skytv - swipe for viewing times across the world. I'm nervous, excited and proud of my city.
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The landscape must continue to change. The conversation must continue to be had. The work is not done. The battle is not won. This is the time to keep reading, keep challenging and keep pushing for real, long lasting equality. May the work continue ✊🏽
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#blacklivesmatter #BeyondTheHashtag #monumental #blackbristol #activeactivism #representation #equality #challenge #allblacklives ...

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Jul 13

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We had entirely too much fun @lakota.bristol last night 2bh. Prosecco + tequila = ouch 🤯 Swipe for the cute before carnage 😅
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Good thing @longlegsdntmind got me on mixing duties for some Monday energyyyy ⚡⚡⚡#Bristol to #Lagos (she also did the artwork - multitalented!)
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Listen 👉https://soundcloud.com/ayizangold/mental-jukebox-11-ft-ngaio
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Jul 11

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Tomorrow is going to be full of energy. I'll be at the Black Lives Matter gathering at Eastville Park 1-6pm and then channeling the feels @lakota.bristol playing b2b with @a_beeuk on a #ukgarage v #ukfunky flexxx 9-11pm 💥
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I was honestly so impressed by playing last week. Retina eye scan to take temperatures coming in, antibac stations everywhere, solid one way system and socially distant tables for up to 6 people. It's good to see continued positive change across the board; taking up space and spreading the message of representation and equality. Whenever and wherever we can 🖤
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#bristol #dj #funky #afro #tribal #bass #baile #femaledj #allblacklives #represent #always ...

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Jul 8

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Monumental: Black Bristol After Colston @bbcworldservice Filmed with a predominantly Black crew. There is so much that needs to be done past pulling a statue down. Who's ready to do it? #comingsoon
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Jul 4

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It's @stpaulscrnvl DAAAAY!!!! 🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️ One of my favourite days of the year - this look on my face from 2019 tells you how much fun I had 😝
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It's going to be a different vibe to pic 2 BUT luckily we have some of the most commited organisers to have pulled together 2 venues to stream music and content for free ALL DAY to celebrate Afro Caribbean culture which has enriched our city and the world.
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I'm gonna be livestreaming from @lakota.bristol with @bootybassdj from 5.30-10pm tonight for their first round of events AND we're gonna have the drop down gorgeous @shadecartel dancing with us 💃🏽🔥💃🏽
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Music is kicking off at 12 so have a good breakfast, check out the line up (pic 3) start preparing your rum punch (mine contains @wrayandnephewuk & @stonesgingeruk ) and let's get these Spirits Up! Together and Apart 💛 🚨💛🚨💛🚨💛🚨💛
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#carnival #stpaulscarnival #spiritup #livestream #lakota #afrobeats #dancehall #reggaeton #moombahton #soca #bashment #ukfunky #party ...

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Jul 3

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Thing is...this set here was STOOPID. In true #Glasto tradition I pushed further into the singing/DJing set. First tried at Gas Tower, developed on Samula and now doing the damn ting for @shangrilaglasto on their Virtual Reality Nomad stage at Lost Horizon Festival. Not to toot a horn but word is it's one of the organisers faves 😏😝
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8-9pm TONIGHT!! TUNE IN (also swipe for who else is playing & me in VR land🔥🔥) Then 9pm onwards I'll be playing a special #jouvert livestream to get us in the mood for @stpaulscrnvl ALL DAY tomorrow 😝😝😝 Stay tuned for where I'll also be playing on the day. Real talk if you miss me over the weekend, you only have yourself to blame💃🏽🚨💃🏽
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#vocalist #dj #killercombo #afrobeats #tribal #percussive #jazz #virtualreality #vr #virtualrave #sims #bass #booty #carnival ...

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