CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged meets… Zia Benjamin

Topple Uncaged meets... Zia Benjamin


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THIS PODCAST CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND CONTENT SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS EPISODE ARE THE OPINIONS OF THE HOST AND GUESTS.

Welcome to series two of #ToppleUncaged!

Every week, The Canary will be bringing you a new podcast on the media landscape; hosted by me, Steve Topple.

In a special episode, I meet a sublime singer, songwriter from Jamaica. Zia Benjamin first blew onto the music scene on the Sean Paul hit Standing There. Since then, after taking a hiatus to return to journalism, she’s back with a bang. So, I caught up with her to talk about her diverse musical sound, her influences, the music industry more broadly and the growing movement of female artists coming out of Jamaica.

Enjoy!

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CanaryPod: #ToppleUncaged… meets Zia Benjamin show notes:

Presented, produced and edited by Steve Topple.

Sound engineering by Gav Pauze.

Mr Neverman by Zia Benjamin:

Find out more about Benjamin and follow her on Insta.

Follow on Twitter:

Steve Topple @MrTopple; The Canary @TheCanaryUK; Zia Benjamin @ZiaBenjamin; Nicola Jeffery @NicolaCJeffery; Gav Pauze @PauzeRadio; Rai Star Music @rai_star113

Use the hashtags #ToppleUncaged #CanaryPod

Find out more about Gav Pauze.

Topple Uncaged Theme Music: Lost Souls by Lee Wrizzle.

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