Greetings from the ANANSI Revolutionary collective

You’re tuned into the ANANSI Radio club. Your host for the hour, Coco Em will be sharing a selection of frequencies that have been moving her in this month. From psychedelic fever dreams of Akira Umeda, multilingual raps and chants of MC Yallah, both fresh off their recent releases on the Nyege Nyege tapes ‘Hakuna Kulala’ label, to her all time favorites, Deena Abdelwahed, KOKOKO and more. Also featured is a short piece, from Coco's alter ego 'Mbeke with the good hair', a first of what hopefully will unfold into a series of deep expression and sharing.

Enjoy.

With Guest: Coco Em, aka Emma Mbeke Nzioka, is a multidisciplinary artist and DJ from Nairobi, Kenya. She has curated a three-day Boiler Room event, was the artistic director at the 13th edition of the Norient Festival in Bern, debuted at Sonar, Barcelona in 2024 and has performed in over 27 cities worldwide. Following her successful EP "Kilumi," Coco Em is currently working on her debut album to be released at the end of 2025 with InFiné music, with it's first single release 'Kwa Raha Zangu' available now on all streaming platforms. Dubbed ‘the hardest hustling DJ’ by Okay Africa, Coco Em advocates for marginalized people and artists, using her platform and the Pass Pass initiative to highlight systemic inequalities in outlets like Pan African Music, The Guardian, and the BBC.