Today we are joined by Lemuel LaRoche, also known as Life the Griot, the founder and executive director of the Athens nonprofit Chess and Community. Life discusses Chess and Community’s work with youth in Athens, the recent 12th Annual Chess and Community Conference, and the Ubuntu Cultural Exchange Program, which brought in students from Nigeria to collaborate with local youth.
Tracklist:
- Africa Unite by Bob Marley and the Wailers, from Survival
- Alane by Wes and Robin Schulz, from IIII
- Show Me the Way by Papa Wemba, from Emotion
- Tatsvukira by Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited, from Toi Toi
- Nou Pas Bouger (Don't Move Us) by Salif Keita, from The Mansa of Mali