Leave Your Boyfriends Behind with Coco Em

For episode 4 of the Assurance Podcast series 2, Juba takes a trip to Kenya and is joined by 'Nairobi's hardest hustling DJ' aka Coco Em.In 'Leave Your Boyfriends Behind' Juba and Coco Em take a critical dive in her society looking at how the pace of development is affecting Kenyans, as well as the impacts of the pandemic, police brutality and gendered violence. Coco Em also gives us an insight into Nairobi's bustling music scene, the needs for men to be more proactive in the push for gender inclusivity in music and her own personal career struggles and achievements.Check out Coco Em's suggestions for collectives that are tackling gender imbalances on the dance floor in East AfricaSanturi East Africa (Kenya), Femme Electronic by DJ Racheal (Uganda & Kenya), Kenya's Finest Female DJs (KFFD), Sim Sima (Kenya)This podcast is sponsored by adidas and Zalando as part of their #stepintoyoucampaign, which is all about empowerment and confidently taking up space.Music: Badsista - Esperando O Verao (Original Mix) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Om Podcasten

The Assurance Podcast is a follow up to Juba’s documentary 'Assurance' which explored the experiences of female DJs in Nigeria. Throughout the eye-opening and motivating 6-part Assurance Podcast series, Juba will talk to women DJs across the Global South, reflecting on their personal journeys, their music scenes and how their social contexts impact their careers and lives. Guests will also offer up wisdom and advice to DJs and Producers. Assurance is all about spotlighting voices away from the European and North American club scenes, which dominate in conversations around gender and representation in music. This podcast is sponsored by adidas and Zalando as part of their #ShareHerPower campaign, which is all about camaraderie over competition and women empowering women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.