DetoxPod Episode 53 : Sankofa

A handful of my guests on this show have been recommended by listeners or people who've previously been interviewed by me. This episode's guest was pitched to me by Joel Frieders, who appeared just a few weeks ago in Episode 47. He said he had a buddy who was a rapper and a kindergarten teacher and had the deepest voice he'd ever heard. Of course, I was intrigued. And that intrigue led to an awesome interview.

 

By day, Stephen Eric Bryden teaches young people in Fort Wayne, Indiana. By night, Stephen rhymes as the verbose emcee Sankofa, who just released a new album called "The Most Delicious Gold". As one might expect, Sankofa had a lot to say during our conversation-- about emigrating to the US as a preteen, about the premature passing of his father, about continuously perfecting his craft as a rapper, about the politics of living in a primarily Red state, about his love for teaching, and about raising two sons in the 21st century.

 

Check out Sankofa on Twitter and Instagram.