Axel Kacoutié. Multi-award-winning audio artist, poet and sound designer

SILVER AWARD WINNER 'BEST ARTS & CULTURE' PODCAST - BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 2021Welcome to the final episode of the four-part series of conversations exploring anti-racism and the arts, co-curated by Shade and Convergence at the South London Gallery In this episode Lou Mensah is in conversation with Axel Kacoutié. Axel is is a multi-award-winning audio artist and poet. His work has featured on the BBC, Channel 4, NOWNESS and the Barbican. He is also the Sound Designer and theme composer for The Guardian daily news podcast, Today in Focus.'How to Remember' by Axel Kacoutié. Award winning production in the 2019 Audio Production Awards for Best New ProducerShade Podcast is produced and hosted by Lou MensahEditing and sound design by CA DavisMusic by Brian Jackson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Shade Media was founded in 2019 by photographer Lou Mensah to create a space for Black artists and creative practitioners to talk about their work in their own way. This critically acclaimed podcast features interviews with artists, critics, writers and visionaries including John Akomfrah, Amy Sherald, Lauren Michele Jackson and Ekow Eshun. It's host Lou has been nominated as Best Arts and Culture Producer and also for the Grassroots Production Award in the 2024 AudioUK awards. She was named Producer of the Year by the UK Audio Network in 2024. Shade Podcast further garnered the Best Art Podcast gong at the 2021 British Podcast Awards. Shade Art Review, which debuted in September 2023, is a biweekly arts and culture magazine on Substack.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.