A Family Affair: A Conversation With ZULU's Anaiah Muhammad

(RECORDED ON MARCH 27, 2024) We are so happy to finally have this episode up!  We are grateful to have had the opportunity to have a conversation with Anaiah Muhammad, multi-instrumentalist and lead vocalist of Los Angeles-based band, ZULU.  As a punk kid in the scene in the 1990s, jamilah is pleased to see the tradition be passed on in ways that are more inclusive/intersectional.

This conversation was held while Anaiah was observing Ramadan, and we absolutely appreciate his time. He and jamilah discussed the incremental steps being taken for the hardcore/punk scene to be fully accepting, how interviewers utilize 'otherization', drums being the heart/guide of songwriting, the spiritual connections to punk, the importance of political education and organization, African culture and colloquialisms being appropriated and utilized as trends, as well as the emotional labor of marginalized people. 

Songs in the episode:

-We've Only Just Begun (My People...  Hold On/Our Day Will Come (Flatspot Records, 2021))

-Our Day Is Now (A New Tomorrow, Flatspot Records, 2023)

-On The Corner Of Cimarron & 24th (My People...  Hold On/Our Day Will Come (Flatspot Records, 2021))

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