About The Colour Cycle Podcast
The Colour Cycle podcast shares knowledge, experience and insight from artists and creative workers from across Australia and around the world. The podcast shares critical conversations about racial equity in the arts and screen sectors. We’re also sharing leading practices, and spotlighting great work and creators. Here are some previous seasons of the podcast: https://diversityarts.org.au/the-colour-cycle-podcast-archive/
The Colour Cycle is a project of Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS) Australia’s national voice for cultural diversity and racial equity in the arts, cultural and creative industries. Our work is underpinned by a human-rights ethic, social justice principles, and the belief that a truly diverse spectrum of creative expression and participation is fundamental to a democratic, inclusive and sustainable creative sector, and society.
The Colour Cycle Season 6: Pacesetters Conversations
Get ready for Season 6 of The Colour Cycle Podcast: Pacesetters conversations. Dive into intergenerational dialogues with trailblazing artists from culturally and racially marginalised backgrounds. Find out more about the social impact of their creative journeys at the original Pacesetters Creative Archives project by Diversity Arts Australia.
The Colour Cycle Podcast is on all good listening platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, Castbox, Castro, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, PodChaser, RadioPublic, SimpleCast, and Stitcher.
This season is supported by Create NSW. Diversity Arts also receives core funding from Australia Council for the Arts.
Jump to episodes
- Episode 1 – Kamahl
- Episode 2 – MC Trey
- Episode 3 – Khaled Sabsabi
- Episode 4 – Tony Ayres
- Episode 5 – Mayu Kanamori
S6 Ep1 – Kamahl
The Pacesetters conversations is a project of Diversity Arts Australia documenting and recording trailblazing artists’ work from culturally diverse backgrounds.
The interview with Kamahl looks at the challenges and triumphs he’s experienced from the racist treatment he received on Hey Hey It’s Saturday to reaching the pinnacle of his career at the Invictus Games. It chronicles some of his many achievements and the many incredible people he’s met — from Don Bradman to Prince Harry. And he reflects on his life’s story and the wisdom he’s gained.
For more about Kamahl:
Kamahl
‘I hope to have one last curtain call’ | The Australian
Kamahl opens up on racism on Hey Hey It’s Saturday | SBS Insight
Kamahl responds to Daryl Somers’s regret over Hey Hey It’s Saturday treatment | ABC
Credits:
Guest: Kamahl
Interviewer: Sunil Badami
Podcast producer: Nadyat El Gawley
Executive producer and host: Lena Nahlous, DARTS CEO
Pacesetters project producer: Kevin Bathman
S6 Ep2 – MC Trey
The Pacesetters conversations is a project of Diversity Arts Australia documenting and recording trailblazing artists’ work from culturally diverse backgrounds.
The interview with MC Trey is an overview of her life—from an idyllic childhood in Fiji, rougher teenage years in Western Sydney, becoming a pioneering and successful female rapper in Australia, and her present role as an integral community advocate for Pacific members of the Western Sydney community.
For more about MC Trey:
MC Trey
Feline Forces video on YouTube
Daily video on YouTube
Love, life & legacy – An interview with MC Trey | Rolling Stone
Credits:
Guest: MC Trey
Interviewer: Simone Amelia Jordan
Music: MC Trey©
Podcast producer: Nadyat El Gawley
Executive producer and host: Lena Nahlous, DARTS CEO
Pacesetters project producer: Kevin Bathman
S6 Ep3 – Khaled Sabsabi
The Pacesetters conversations is a project of Diversity Arts Australia documenting and recording trailblazing artists’ work from culturally diverse backgrounds.
When Abdul Abdullah approached Khaled Sabsabi for an interview, Abdul mentioned that there was already a lot of writing by smarter people than himself about Khaled’s practice. Abdul wanted to unpack the ideas that Khaled explores in his work– especially how he got to where he is, and to show readers his natural warmth. Abdul believes a lot of young people would relate to Khaled’s experience as an outsider, and how this formed his unique approach to a visual arts practice. It is an example of a young man reacting to a dysfunctional system and maturing into one of Australia’s leading artists. Khaled might not say it this way, but Abdul sees a clever street-wiseness becoming wisdom that we can all learn from.
For more about Khaled:
Khaled Sabsabi
Khaled Sabsabi in conversation with curator Matt Cox | Art Gallery of NSW
Khaled Sabsabi: A hope | Campbelltown Arts Centre
Khaled Sabsabi’s Fending for Peace | Mutual Art
Credits:
Guest: Khaled Sabsabi
Interviewer: Abdul Abdullah
Music: Dog and Kahnon, Khaled Sabsabi
Podcast producer: Nadyat El Gawley
Executive producer and host: Lena Nahlous, DARTS CEO
Pacesetters project producer: Kevin Bathman
S6 Ep4 – Tony Ayers
The Pacesetters conversations are a project of Diversity Arts Australia documenting and recording trailblazing artists’ work from culturally diverse backgrounds. The interview with Tony Ayers examines how his childhood, cultural identity and family tragedy have shaped his signature approach to storytelling today. Now entering his sixth decade of life, Tony reflects on how he went from orphan to orator of some of our most compelling and original stories on screen.
For more about Tony Ayres:
The Family Law Season 1 | The Adaptation Process
The Slap
Making Clickbait – a conversation with series creators Tony Ayres and Christian White | YouTube
One of Australia’s biggest TV producers is predicting a talent crisis | Sydney Morning Herald
A conversation with Tony Ayres | Sydney Review of Books
Credits:
Guest: Tony Ayres
Interviewer: Patrick Abboud
Music: L’Etoile danse (Pt1) by Meydan
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Podcast producer: Nadyat El Gawley
Executive producer and host: Lena Nahlous, DARTS CEO
Pacesetters project producer: Kevin Bathman
S6 Ep5 Mayu Kanamori
The Pacesetters conversations is a project of Diversity Arts Australia documenting and recording trailblazing artists’ work from culturally diverse backgrounds
Mayu Kanamori has about 30 years of practice under her belt , establishing herself as a multi-disciplinary artist and heritage interpreter working on site-specific projects across the country. In this interview she explores her early days as a photographer, her move into multimedia artistic practice, questions of history and collaborative projects with First Nations communities.
For more about Mayu Kanamori:
Mayu Kanamori
Unfolding Nikkei Australian stories: A conversation with Mayu Kanamori | Sydney Review of Books
In Repose: A Japanese Requiem | Radio National
Yasukichi Murakami – Through a Distant Lens (excerpt) | YouTube
Credits:
Guest: Mayu Kanamori
Interviewer: Yuki Kawakami
Music: L’Etoile danse (Pt1) by Meydan
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Clatter and Creek by Nul Tiel Records
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (international)
Podcast producer: Nadyat El Gawley
Executive producer and host: Lena Nahlous, DARTS CEO
Pacesetters project producer: Kevin Bathman