web02.fireside.fm Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:29:44 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “Designer” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/designer Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500 Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. en episodic Dynamic Diasporans Making Local and Global Impact Florence Amerley Adu Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. no borderless mindset, pan-africanism, pan-african progress, dynamic diasporans, solutionscape and stretch salon, entreprenuership, argoadu llc, gbekembe, mmofra channel, culture, business, travel, glocal, global citizen, africa, ghana, new york, florence adu, florence amerley adu, leap transmedia productions, glocal citizens podcast, social entrepreneurship, beyond the return, year of return, tourism, expat living, diaspora, mindset hack, glocal speak, returnee, reparative justice Florence Amerley Adu florence@leaptransmedia.com Episode 304: When Lineage Meets Craft and Other Notes on Community with Tai Allen Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/304 1ce99081-17b8-4b0d-a612-9290635f4738 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 35:19 no This week the US commemorates the MLK Day holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. He would have been 97. The third Monday of January has stood as the official holiday for 40 years, and no matter what the current US administration attempts at erasure, the Black American Diaspora will never forget. I remember growing up, before 1986 when the day became an official holiday, the majority of my Black classmates did not attend school on January 15th. This is the activism that the Civil Rights Movement inspired for two generations, and activism + grassroots organizing are prime topics in this two-part conversation with long-time comrade, fellow Brooklynite, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, and community strategist, Tai Allen. A native New Yorker by way of Panama, Jamaica, and Virginia, Tai’s life story is filled with a history of progressive stands. From his mother’s family being among those that contributed to the suit that integrated schools across the United States—Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education) to his father’s influential network of academics and thought leaders, his craft was in the making for his entire upbringing—without him necessarily knowing it. #Listenandlearn more! Where to find Tai? https://taiallen.com/ On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tai-allen-538660162/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thetaiallen/) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/thetaiallen/?_rdc=1&_rdr#) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@thetaiallen) On Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/thetaiallen) Other topics of interest: About Yonkers, New York (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonkers,_New_York) Perspective on Jamaican Migration to Panama (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/modern-american-history/article/black-womanshistory-of-the-panama-canal/3A3F8B448D6C7995F0A1EE3387F793EA) About Colón (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col%C3%B3n,_Panama) and Panama City (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_City) in Panama About Saint Ann (https://www.nlj.gov.jm/history-notes/History of St. Ann.pdf) and Saint Elizabeth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Elizabeth_Parish) Jamaica The Maroons of Jamaica (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_Maroons) How Scots became a presence in Jamaica… (https://www.scribd.com/document/909168861/Scots-in-the-West-Indies-in-the-Colonial) Flyght Tyme, the band (https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/06/29/the-influence-of-black-music-how-flyte-tyme-changed-the-world-from-a-booth-in-edina) About Tai’s connection to Roots Author, Alex Palmer Haley and Palmer Family Ancestry (https://www.kut.org/life-arts/2025-02-04/remembering-alex-palmer-haley) The Five Cases that lead to Brown v. Board (https://www.nps.gov/brvb/learn/historyculture/fivecases.htm) About recently shuttered community hotspot, The Brooklyn Moon Cafe and Michael Thompson (https://www.bkreader.com/featured-news/this-you-cant-miss-local-stars-come-out-to-help-save-iconic-brooklyn-moon-cafe-8545280) What was Real Player (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealPlayer)? The Last Poets (https://www.thelastpoets.com) Amiri Baraka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiri_Baraka) Yosef Ben-Jochannan “Dr. Ben” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosef_Ben-Jochannan) About Leonard Jeffries (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Jeffries) Who is Chi Ossé? (https://council.nyc.gov/district-36/) Revisit Anna Malaika Tubbs on Glocal Citizens (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/anna-malaika-tubbs) CBC - Congressional Black Caucus (https://cbc.house.gov/about/) What’s happening in policy in Utah? (https://youtu.be/EDX_irLFvCQ?si=k7A0ztJyGDIAl2H6) A timeline of policing, law enforcement and resistance in the US (https://www.projectsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/This-is-Not-what-Democracy-Looks-Like-Timeline.pdf) Special Guest: Tai Allen. tai allen, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, community strategist, Yonkers, brooklyn, jamaica, panama, virginia, mlk day, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, pan-african progress, dynamic diasporans, borderless mindset, ghana, accra, africa, florence adu, florence amerley adu, digital nomad, business, returnee, gbekembe, argoadu llc, black business, global citizen, chi osse, amiri baraka, roots, alex palmer haley, activist, civil rights, social democrats, marxism, pan-africanism, florence adu, florence amerley adu, argoadu llc, gbekembe, global citizen, impact investing, returnee, brooklyn moon cafe, leonard jeffries, Yosef Ben-Jochannan, amiri baraka, the last poets, mlk day This week the US commemorates the MLK Day holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. He would have been 97. The third Monday of January has stood as the official holiday for 40 years, and no matter what the current US administration attempts at erasure, the Black American Diaspora will never forget. I remember growing up, before 1986 when the day became an official holiday, the majority of my Black classmates did not attend school on January 15th. This is the activism that the Civil Rights Movement inspired for two generations, and activism + grassroots organizing are prime topics in this two-part conversation with long-time comrade, fellow Brooklynite, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, and community strategist, Tai Allen.

A native New Yorker by way of Panama, Jamaica, and Virginia, Tai’s life story is filled with a history of progressive stands. From his mother’s family being among those that contributed to the suit that integrated schools across the United States—Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka to his father’s influential network of academics and thought leaders, his craft was in the making for his entire upbringing—without him necessarily knowing it. #Listenandlearn more!

Where to find Tai?
https://taiallen.com/
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube
On Soundcloud

Other topics of interest:
About Yonkers, New York
Perspective on Jamaican Migration to Panama
About Colón and Panama City in Panama
About Saint Ann and Saint Elizabeth Jamaica
The Maroons of Jamaica
How Scots became a presence in Jamaica…
Flyght Tyme, the band
About Tai’s connection to Roots Author, Alex Palmer Haley and Palmer Family Ancestry
The Five Cases that lead to Brown v. Board
About recently shuttered community hotspot, The Brooklyn Moon Cafe and Michael Thompson
What was Real Player?
The Last Poets
Amiri Baraka
Yosef Ben-Jochannan “Dr. Ben”
About Leonard Jeffries
Who is Chi Ossé?
Revisit Anna Malaika Tubbs on Glocal Citizens
CBC - Congressional Black Caucus
What’s happening in policy in Utah?
A timeline of policing, law enforcement and resistance in the US

Special Guest: Tai Allen.

]]> This week the US commemorates the MLK Day holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. He would have been 97. The third Monday of January has stood as the official holiday for 40 years, and no matter what the current US administration attempts at erasure, the Black American Diaspora will never forget. I remember growing up, before 1986 when the day became an official holiday, the majority of my Black classmates did not attend school on January 15th. This is the activism that the Civil Rights Movement inspired for two generations, and activism + grassroots organizing are prime topics in this two-part conversation with long-time comrade, fellow Brooklynite, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, and community strategist, Tai Allen.

A native New Yorker by way of Panama, Jamaica, and Virginia, Tai’s life story is filled with a history of progressive stands. From his mother’s family being among those that contributed to the suit that integrated schools across the United States—Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka to his father’s influential network of academics and thought leaders, his craft was in the making for his entire upbringing—without him necessarily knowing it. #Listenandlearn more!

Where to find Tai?
https://taiallen.com/
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube
On Soundcloud

Other topics of interest:
About Yonkers, New York
Perspective on Jamaican Migration to Panama
About Colón and Panama City in Panama
About Saint Ann and Saint Elizabeth Jamaica
The Maroons of Jamaica
How Scots became a presence in Jamaica…
Flyght Tyme, the band
About Tai’s connection to Roots Author, Alex Palmer Haley and Palmer Family Ancestry
The Five Cases that lead to Brown v. Board
About recently shuttered community hotspot, The Brooklyn Moon Cafe and Michael Thompson
What was Real Player?
The Last Poets
Amiri Baraka
Yosef Ben-Jochannan “Dr. Ben”
About Leonard Jeffries
Who is Chi Ossé?
Revisit Anna Malaika Tubbs on Glocal Citizens
CBC - Congressional Black Caucus
What’s happening in policy in Utah?
A timeline of policing, law enforcement and resistance in the US

Special Guest: Tai Allen.

]]> Episode 303: When Lineage Meets Craft and Other Notes on Community with Tai Allen Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/303 f7b0b2ea-bd3f-47aa-a0a2-60fe314c63af Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 42:45 no This week the US commemorates the MLK Day holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. He would have been 97. The third Monday of January has stood as the official holiday for 40 years, and no matter what the current US administration attempts at erasure, the Black American Diaspora will never forget. I remember growing up, before 1986 when the day became an official holiday, the majority of my Black classmates did not attend school on January 15th. This is the activism that the Civil Rights Movement inspired for two generations, and activism + grassroots organizing are prime topics in this two-part conversation with long-time comrade, fellow Brooklynite, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, and community strategist, Tai Allen. A native New Yorker by way of Panama, Jamaica, and Virginia, Tai’s life story is filled with a history of progressive stands. From his mother’s family being among those that contributed to the suit that integrated schools across the United States—Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education) to his father’s influential network of academics and thought leaders, his craft was in the making for his entire upbringing—without him necessarily knowing it. #Listenandlearn more! Where to find Tai? https://taiallen.com/ On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tai-allen-538660162/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thetaiallen/) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/thetaiallen/?_rdc=1&_rdr#) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@thetaiallen) On Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/thetaiallen) Other topics of interest: About Yonkers, New York (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonkers,_New_York) Perspective on Jamaican Migration to Panama (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/modern-american-history/article/black-womanshistory-of-the-panama-canal/3A3F8B448D6C7995F0A1EE3387F793EA) About Colón (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col%C3%B3n,_Panama) and Panama City (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_City) in Panama About Saint Ann (https://www.nlj.gov.jm/history-notes/History of St. Ann.pdf) and Saint Elizabeth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Elizabeth_Parish) Jamaica The Maroons of Jamaica (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_Maroons) How Scots became a presence in Jamaica… (https://www.scribd.com/document/909168861/Scots-in-the-West-Indies-in-the-Colonial) Flyght Tyme, the band (https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/06/29/the-influence-of-black-music-how-flyte-tyme-changed-the-world-from-a-booth-in-edina) About Tai’s connection to Roots Author, Alex Palmer Haley and Palmer Family Ancestry (https://www.kut.org/life-arts/2025-02-04/remembering-alex-palmer-haley) The Five Cases that lead to Brown v. Board (https://www.nps.gov/brvb/learn/historyculture/fivecases.htm) About recently shuttered community hotspot, The Brooklyn Moon Cafe and Michael Thompson (https://www.bkreader.com/featured-news/this-you-cant-miss-local-stars-come-out-to-help-save-iconic-brooklyn-moon-cafe-8545280) What was Real Player (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealPlayer)? The Last Poets (https://www.thelastpoets.com) Amiri Baraka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiri_Baraka) Yosef Ben-Jochannan “Dr. Ben” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosef_Ben-Jochannan) About Leonard Jeffries (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Jeffries) Who is Chi Ossé? (https://council.nyc.gov/district-36/) Revisit Anna Malaika Tubbs on Glocal Citizens (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/anna-malaika-tubbs) CBC - Congressional Black Caucus (https://cbc.house.gov/about/) What’s happening in policy in Utah? (https://youtu.be/EDX_irLFvCQ?si=k7A0ztJyGDIAl2H6) A timeline of policing, law enforcement and resistance in the US (https://www.projectsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/This-is-Not-what-Democracy-Looks-Like-Timeline.pdf) Special Guest: Tai Allen. tai allen, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, community strategist, Yonkers, brooklyn, jamaica, panama, virginia, mlk day, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, pan-african progress, dynamic diasporans, borderless mindset, ghana, accra, africa, florence adu, florence amerley adu, digital nomad, business, returnee, gbekembe, argoadu llc, black business, global citizen, chi osse, amiri baraka, roots, alex palmer haley, activist, civil rights, social democrats, marxism, pan-africanism This week the US commemorates the MLK Day holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. He would have been 97. The third Monday of January has stood as the official holiday for 40 years, and no matter what the current US administration attempts at erasure, the Black American Diaspora will never forget. I remember growing up, before 1986 when the day became an official holiday, the majority of my Black classmates did not attend school on January 15th. This is the activism that the Civil Rights Movement inspired for two generations, and activism + grassroots organizing are prime topics in this two-part conversation with long-time comrade, fellow Brooklynite, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, and community strategist, Tai Allen.

A native New Yorker by way of Panama, Jamaica, and Virginia, Tai’s life story is filled with a history of progressive stands. From his mother’s family being among those that contributed to the suit that integrated schools across the United States—Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka to his father’s influential network of academics and thought leaders, his craft was in the making for his entire upbringing—without him necessarily knowing it. #Listenandlearn more!

Where to find Tai?
https://taiallen.com/
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube
On Soundcloud

Other topics of interest:
About Yonkers, New York
Perspective on Jamaican Migration to Panama
About Colón and Panama City in Panama
About Saint Ann and Saint Elizabeth Jamaica
The Maroons of Jamaica
How Scots became a presence in Jamaica…
Flyght Tyme, the band
About Tai’s connection to Roots Author, Alex Palmer Haley and Palmer Family Ancestry
The Five Cases that lead to Brown v. Board
About recently shuttered community hotspot, The Brooklyn Moon Cafe and Michael Thompson
What was Real Player?
The Last Poets
Amiri Baraka
Yosef Ben-Jochannan “Dr. Ben”
About Leonard Jeffries
Who is Chi Ossé?
Revisit Anna Malaika Tubbs on Glocal Citizens
CBC - Congressional Black Caucus
What’s happening in policy in Utah?
A timeline of policing, law enforcement and resistance in the US

Special Guest: Tai Allen.

]]> This week the US commemorates the MLK Day holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. He would have been 97. The third Monday of January has stood as the official holiday for 40 years, and no matter what the current US administration attempts at erasure, the Black American Diaspora will never forget. I remember growing up, before 1986 when the day became an official holiday, the majority of my Black classmates did not attend school on January 15th. This is the activism that the Civil Rights Movement inspired for two generations, and activism + grassroots organizing are prime topics in this two-part conversation with long-time comrade, fellow Brooklynite, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, and community strategist, Tai Allen.

A native New Yorker by way of Panama, Jamaica, and Virginia, Tai’s life story is filled with a history of progressive stands. From his mother’s family being among those that contributed to the suit that integrated schools across the United States—Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka to his father’s influential network of academics and thought leaders, his craft was in the making for his entire upbringing—without him necessarily knowing it. #Listenandlearn more!

Where to find Tai?
https://taiallen.com/
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube
On Soundcloud

Other topics of interest:
About Yonkers, New York
Perspective on Jamaican Migration to Panama
About Colón and Panama City in Panama
About Saint Ann and Saint Elizabeth Jamaica
The Maroons of Jamaica
How Scots became a presence in Jamaica…
Flyght Tyme, the band
About Tai’s connection to Roots Author, Alex Palmer Haley and Palmer Family Ancestry
The Five Cases that lead to Brown v. Board
About recently shuttered community hotspot, The Brooklyn Moon Cafe and Michael Thompson
What was Real Player?
The Last Poets
Amiri Baraka
Yosef Ben-Jochannan “Dr. Ben”
About Leonard Jeffries
Who is Chi Ossé?
Revisit Anna Malaika Tubbs on Glocal Citizens
CBC - Congressional Black Caucus
What’s happening in policy in Utah?
A timeline of policing, law enforcement and resistance in the US

Special Guest: Tai Allen.

]]> Episode 227: The Artist and the Designer with Elike Nkansa Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/227 8432d0b2-1b41-4b7c-81a9-94264a3b3e8b Tue, 18 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 36:12 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! I met Elike Kofi Nkansa, a multifaceted creative with a background in literature and art with a keen interest in fine detailng, one afternoon at a place called the Green Butterfly Market (https://greenbutterflyghana.com/greenbutterflymarket/) in Accra. He was seated in front of a beautiful portrait tapestry which I eventually purchased after visiting his flagship boutique and seeing a sampling of his portfolio. He trained as an architect and is the designer for his fashion brand, Elike Clothing which has become a household name, particularly in Ghana, and he has clothed many eminent personalites. He is currently costumier for three-time Grammy nominated artiste Rocky Dawuni (https://rockydawuni.com). Elike was selected amongst 14 other garment manufacturers in Ghana to spearhead an effort in mass production under AGOA (https://agoa.info/about-agoa.html)--African Growth and Opportunities Act, through which his enterprise gained the requisite training to engage in mass apparel and textile production. His brand is minimalist afrocentric and heavily inclined in technically and functionally artistic design. He mentors young artisans in the fashion industry helping to release fresh creativity into the fashion space. Through his art he hopes to forge closer bonds of peace and kinship between peoples wilst empowering women and youth. Where to find Elike? www.elikeclothing.com On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069978938042) What’s Elike reading? War and Peace (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_and_Peace) by Leo Tolstoy Works by Robert Greene (https://powerseductionandwar.com) What’s Elike watching? Guest Who’s Coming to Dinner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guess_Who%27s_Coming_to_Dinner) Kramer vs. Kramer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramer_vs._Kramer) Other topics of interest: Leklebi Dafor (https://mapcarta.com/N7234270840) Coffee and Togo (https://perfectdailygrind.com/2022/12/coffee-production-in-togo/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CMore%20than%2040%2C000%20households%20in,farmers%20who%20also%20produce%20cocoa.) About the game Chaskele (https://www.theghanareport.com/games-that-entertained-children-in-the-90s/) RIBA - Royal Institute of British Architects (https://www.architecture.com) Ghana Institute of Architects (https://gia.com.gh) About technical pens (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_pen) About the Peugot 504 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_504#:~:text=The%20504%20was%20elected%20European,visibility%2C%20strong%20engine%20and%20refinement.) About Ricci Osei (https://humansofafrica.net/ricci-osei-a-cultural-and-artistic-icon/#google_vignette) and son, Reggie Rockstone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Rockstone) About UT Bank’s Kofi Amoabeng (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Kofi_Amoabeng) William Blake’s The Chimney Sweeper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chimney_Sweeper) About Ambassador D.K Osei (https://web.facebook.com/gbcghana/videos/3331626410408171) Special Guest: Elike Nkansa. elike kofi nkansa, elike clothing, designer, artist, ghana, accra, volta region, north kaneshie, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, argoadu llc, gbekembe, expat, returnee, travel, business, glocal citizen, activism, storytelling, dynamic diasporans, ut bank, kofi amoabeng, anbassador, dk osei, ricci osei, reggie rockstone, war and peace, the chimney sweeper, robert greene, green butterfly market, agoa, africa Greetings Glocal Citizens!

I met Elike Kofi Nkansa, a multifaceted creative with a background in literature and art with a keen interest in fine detailng, one afternoon at a place called the Green Butterfly Market in Accra. He was seated in front of a beautiful portrait tapestry which I eventually purchased after visiting his flagship boutique and seeing a sampling of his portfolio. He trained as an architect and is the designer for his fashion brand, Elike Clothing which has become a household name, particularly in Ghana, and he has clothed many eminent personalites. He is currently costumier for three-time Grammy nominated artiste Rocky Dawuni.
Elike was selected amongst 14 other garment manufacturers in Ghana to spearhead an effort in mass production under AGOA--African Growth and Opportunities Act, through which his enterprise gained the requisite training to engage in mass apparel and textile production. His brand is minimalist afrocentric and heavily inclined in technically and functionally artistic design.
He mentors young artisans in the fashion industry helping to release fresh creativity into the fashion space. Through his art he hopes to forge closer bonds of peace and kinship between peoples wilst empowering women and youth.

Where to find Elike?
www.elikeclothing.com
On Facebook
What’s Elike reading?
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Works by Robert Greene

What’s Elike watching?
Guest Who’s Coming to Dinner
Kramer vs. Kramer

Other topics of interest:
Leklebi Dafor
Coffee and Togo
About the game Chaskele
RIBA - Royal Institute of British Architects
Ghana Institute of Architects
About technical pens
About the Peugot 504
About Ricci Osei and son, Reggie Rockstone
About UT Bank’s Kofi Amoabeng
William Blake’s The Chimney Sweeper
About Ambassador D.K Osei

Special Guest: Elike Nkansa.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

I met Elike Kofi Nkansa, a multifaceted creative with a background in literature and art with a keen interest in fine detailng, one afternoon at a place called the Green Butterfly Market in Accra. He was seated in front of a beautiful portrait tapestry which I eventually purchased after visiting his flagship boutique and seeing a sampling of his portfolio. He trained as an architect and is the designer for his fashion brand, Elike Clothing which has become a household name, particularly in Ghana, and he has clothed many eminent personalites. He is currently costumier for three-time Grammy nominated artiste Rocky Dawuni.
Elike was selected amongst 14 other garment manufacturers in Ghana to spearhead an effort in mass production under AGOA--African Growth and Opportunities Act, through which his enterprise gained the requisite training to engage in mass apparel and textile production. His brand is minimalist afrocentric and heavily inclined in technically and functionally artistic design.
He mentors young artisans in the fashion industry helping to release fresh creativity into the fashion space. Through his art he hopes to forge closer bonds of peace and kinship between peoples wilst empowering women and youth.

Where to find Elike?
www.elikeclothing.com
On Facebook
What’s Elike reading?
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Works by Robert Greene

What’s Elike watching?
Guest Who’s Coming to Dinner
Kramer vs. Kramer

Other topics of interest:
Leklebi Dafor
Coffee and Togo
About the game Chaskele
RIBA - Royal Institute of British Architects
Ghana Institute of Architects
About technical pens
About the Peugot 504
About Ricci Osei and son, Reggie Rockstone
About UT Bank’s Kofi Amoabeng
William Blake’s The Chimney Sweeper
About Ambassador D.K Osei

Special Guest: Elike Nkansa.

]]> Episode 226: The Artist and the Designer with Elike Nkansa Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/226 0edd124a-2f07-41ed-b0d9-b33e6471970a Tue, 11 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 36:58 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! I met Elike Kofi Nkansa, a multifaceted creative with a background in literature and art with a keen interest in fine detailng, one afternoon at a place called the Green Butterfly Market (https://greenbutterflyghana.com/greenbutterflymarket/) in Accra. He was seated in front of a beautiful portrait tapestry which I eventually purchased after visiting his flagship boutique and seeing a sampling of his portfolio. He trained as an architect and is the designer for his fashion brand, Elike Clothing which has become a household name, particularly in Ghana, and he has clothed many eminent personalites. He is currently costumier for three-time Grammy nominated artiste Rocky Dawuni (https://rockydawuni.com). Elike was selected amongst 14 other garment manufacturers in Ghana to spearhead an effort in mass production under AGOA (https://agoa.info/about-agoa.html)--African Growth and Opportunities Act, through which his enterprise gained the requisite training to engage in mass apparel and textile production. His brand is minimalist afrocentric and heavily inclined in technically and functionally artistic design. He mentors young artisans in the fashion industry helping to release fresh creativity into the fashion space. Through his art he hopes to forge closer bonds of peace and kinship between peoples wilst empowering women and youth. Where to find Elike? www.elikeclothing.com On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069978938042) What’s Elike reading? War and Peace (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_and_Peace) by Leo Tolstoy Works by Robert Greene (https://powerseductionandwar.com) What’s Elike watching? Guest Who’s Coming to Dinner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guess_Who%27s_Coming_to_Dinner) Kramer vs. Kramer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramer_vs._Kramer) Other topics of interest: Leklebi Dafor (https://mapcarta.com/N7234270840) Coffee and Togo (https://perfectdailygrind.com/2022/12/coffee-production-in-togo/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CMore%20than%2040%2C000%20households%20in,farmers%20who%20also%20produce%20cocoa.) About the game Chaskele (https://www.theghanareport.com/games-that-entertained-children-in-the-90s/) RIBA - Royal Institute of British Architects (https://www.architecture.com) Ghana Institute of Architects (https://gia.com.gh) About technical pens (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_pen) About the Peugot 504 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_504#:~:text=The%20504%20was%20elected%20European,visibility%2C%20strong%20engine%20and%20refinement.) About Ricci Osei (https://humansofafrica.net/ricci-osei-a-cultural-and-artistic-icon/#google_vignette) and son, Reggie Rockstone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Rockstone) About UT Bank’s Kofi Amoabeng (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Kofi_Amoabeng) William Blake’s The Chimney Sweeper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chimney_Sweeper) About Ambassador D.K Osei (https://web.facebook.com/gbcghana/videos/3331626410408171) Special Guest: Elike Nkansa. elike kofi nkansa, elike clothing, designer, artist, ghana, accra, volta region, north kaneshie, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, argoadu llc, gbekembe, expat, returnee, travel, business, glocal citizen, activism, storytelling, dynamic diasporans, ut bank, kofi amoabeng, anbassador, dk osei, ricci osei, reggie rockstone, war and peace, the chimney sweeper, robert greene, green butterfly market, agoa, africa Greetings Glocal Citizens!

I met Elike Kofi Nkansa, a multifaceted creative with a background in literature and art with a keen interest in fine detailng, one afternoon at a place called the Green Butterfly Market in Accra. He was seated in front of a beautiful portrait tapestry which I eventually purchased after visiting his flagship boutique and seeing a sampling of his portfolio. He trained as an architect and is the designer for his fashion brand, Elike Clothing which has become a household name, particularly in Ghana, and he has clothed many eminent personalites. He is currently costumier for three-time Grammy nominated artiste Rocky Dawuni.
Elike was selected amongst 14 other garment manufacturers in Ghana to spearhead an effort in mass production under AGOA--African Growth and Opportunities Act, through which his enterprise gained the requisite training to engage in mass apparel and textile production. His brand is minimalist afrocentric and heavily inclined in technically and functionally artistic design.
He mentors young artisans in the fashion industry helping to release fresh creativity into the fashion space. Through his art he hopes to forge closer bonds of peace and kinship between peoples wilst empowering women and youth.

Where to find Elike?
www.elikeclothing.com
On Facebook
What’s Elike reading?
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Works by Robert Greene

What’s Elike watching?
Guest Who’s Coming to Dinner
Kramer vs. Kramer

Other topics of interest:
Leklebi Dafor
Coffee and Togo
About the game Chaskele
RIBA - Royal Institute of British Architects
Ghana Institute of Architects
About technical pens
About the Peugot 504
About Ricci Osei and son, Reggie Rockstone
About UT Bank’s Kofi Amoabeng
William Blake’s The Chimney Sweeper
About Ambassador D.K Osei

Special Guest: Elike Nkansa.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

I met Elike Kofi Nkansa, a multifaceted creative with a background in literature and art with a keen interest in fine detailng, one afternoon at a place called the Green Butterfly Market in Accra. He was seated in front of a beautiful portrait tapestry which I eventually purchased after visiting his flagship boutique and seeing a sampling of his portfolio. He trained as an architect and is the designer for his fashion brand, Elike Clothing which has become a household name, particularly in Ghana, and he has clothed many eminent personalites. He is currently costumier for three-time Grammy nominated artiste Rocky Dawuni.
Elike was selected amongst 14 other garment manufacturers in Ghana to spearhead an effort in mass production under AGOA--African Growth and Opportunities Act, through which his enterprise gained the requisite training to engage in mass apparel and textile production. His brand is minimalist afrocentric and heavily inclined in technically and functionally artistic design.
He mentors young artisans in the fashion industry helping to release fresh creativity into the fashion space. Through his art he hopes to forge closer bonds of peace and kinship between peoples wilst empowering women and youth.

Where to find Elike?
www.elikeclothing.com
On Facebook
What’s Elike reading?
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Works by Robert Greene

What’s Elike watching?
Guest Who’s Coming to Dinner
Kramer vs. Kramer

Other topics of interest:
Leklebi Dafor
Coffee and Togo
About the game Chaskele
RIBA - Royal Institute of British Architects
Ghana Institute of Architects
About technical pens
About the Peugot 504
About Ricci Osei and son, Reggie Rockstone
About UT Bank’s Kofi Amoabeng
William Blake’s The Chimney Sweeper
About Ambassador D.K Osei

Special Guest: Elike Nkansa.

]]> Episode 39: More Love Now with Kenny Allen Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/39 529ca59d-b90a-4169-9895-f11c4f7c752e Tue, 15 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 30:54 no Selam Glocal Citizens! We’re back in East Africa by way of Washington D.C. for this two part conversation with singer, songwriter, music producer and designer, Kenny Allen. Kenny is a singer/songwriter/music producer and has travelled the world performing and recording music with acts like Meshell Ndegeocello and Raheem DeVaughn. In 2005, he was given a six month contract to perform at Addis Ababa’s Harlem Jazz club which proved to be life changing. More than a decade later, Kenny is a resident of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and has become a fixture in the country’s media and entertainment scene, including a successful stint hosting a prime time radio show on the first English Radio station, and acting in film and TV productions. He has released seven independent albums. His new album, More Love Now is soulful, world music inspired, lyrically mature, and stylistically journeyed. Where to find Kenny? * On Bandcamp (https://kennyallen.bandcamp.com/music) * On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kenny.allen.1217) * On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/kennyallenmusic) * On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/undken) What’s Kenny reading? * The Unbearable Lightness of Being (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0060932139/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_V8NvFbNNKFWW3) by Milan Kundera * The Secret (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B002M5E2DW&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_OfOvFb1GSN118&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Rhonda Byrne * Father of the Tuskegee Airmen, John C. Robinson (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B007MCWI72&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_FiOvFb21S7P9E&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Phillip Thomas Tucker Other topics of interest— * Grammy nominated singer Wayna (http://www.wayna.net/) * Africans in the Czech Republic (https://globalvoices.org/2020/06/24/afro-czechs-on-visibility-racism-and-life-in-the-czech-republic-part-one/) * Revisit Episodes 29 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/29) and 30 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/30) with Yana Fleming Special Guest: Kenny Allen. florence adu, leap transmedia, glocal citizens, global citizens, africa, ghana, business, economic development, ethiopia, addis ababa, harlem cafe, wayna, kenny allen, music, undken, more love now, producer, designer, travel, expat, yana fleming, nomad Selam Glocal Citizens!

We’re back in East Africa by way of Washington D.C. for this two part conversation with singer, songwriter, music producer and designer, Kenny Allen. Kenny is a singer/songwriter/music producer and has travelled the world performing and recording music with acts like Meshell Ndegeocello and Raheem DeVaughn. In 2005, he was given a six month contract to perform at Addis Ababa’s Harlem Jazz club which proved to be life changing. More than a decade later, Kenny is a resident of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and has become a fixture in the country’s media and entertainment scene, including a successful stint hosting a prime time radio show on the first English Radio station, and acting in film and TV productions. He has released seven independent albums. His new album, More Love Now is soulful, world music inspired, lyrically mature, and stylistically journeyed.

Where to find Kenny?

What’s Kenny reading?

Other topics of interest—

Special Guest: Kenny Allen.

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We’re back in East Africa by way of Washington D.C. for this two part conversation with singer, songwriter, music producer and designer, Kenny Allen. Kenny is a singer/songwriter/music producer and has travelled the world performing and recording music with acts like Meshell Ndegeocello and Raheem DeVaughn. In 2005, he was given a six month contract to perform at Addis Ababa’s Harlem Jazz club which proved to be life changing. More than a decade later, Kenny is a resident of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and has become a fixture in the country’s media and entertainment scene, including a successful stint hosting a prime time radio show on the first English Radio station, and acting in film and TV productions. He has released seven independent albums. His new album, More Love Now is soulful, world music inspired, lyrically mature, and stylistically journeyed.

Where to find Kenny?

What’s Kenny reading?

Other topics of interest—

Special Guest: Kenny Allen.

]]> Episode 38: More Love Now with Kenny Allen Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/38 c84cf7ba-47e4-484d-983d-8c89516615ae Tue, 08 Sep 2020 06:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 25:27 no Selam Glocal Citizens! We’re back in East Africa by way of Washington D.C. for this two part conversation with singer, songwriter, music producer and designer, Kenny Allen. Kenny is a singer/songwriter/music producer and has travelled the world performing and recording music with acts like Meshell Ndegeocello and Raheem DeVaughn. In 2005, he was given a six month contract to perform at Addis Ababa’s Harlem Jazz club which proved to be life changing. More than a decade later, Kenny is a resident of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and has become a fixture in the country’s media and entertainment scene, including a successful stint hosting a prime time radio show on the first English Radio station, and acting in film and TV productions. He has released seven independent albums. His new album, More Love Now is soulful, world music inspired, lyrically mature, and stylistically journeyed. Where to find Kenny? * On Bandcamp (https://kennyallen.bandcamp.com/music) * On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kenny.allen.1217) * On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/kennyallenmusic) * On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/undken) What’s Kenny reading? * The Unbearable Lightness of Being (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0060932139/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_V8NvFbNNKFWW3) by Milan Kundera * The Secret (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B002M5E2DW&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_OfOvFb1GSN118&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Rhonda Byrne * Father of the Tuskegee Airmen, John C. Robinson (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B007MCWI72&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_FiOvFb21S7P9E&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Phillip Thomas Tucker Other topics of interest— * Grammy nominated singer Wayna (http://www.wayna.net/) * Africans in the Czech Republic (https://globalvoices.org/2020/06/24/afro-czechs-on-visibility-racism-and-life-in-the-czech-republic-part-one/) * Revisit Episodes 29 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/29) and 30 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/30) with Yana Fleming Special Guest: Kenny Allen. florence adu, leap transmedia, glocal citizens, global citizens, africa, ghana, business, economic development, ethiopia, addis ababa, harlem cafe, wayna, kenny allen, music, undken, more love now, producer, designer, travel, expat, yana fleming, nomad Selam Glocal Citizens!

We’re back in East Africa by way of Washington D.C. for this two part conversation with singer, songwriter, music producer and designer, Kenny Allen. Kenny is a singer/songwriter/music producer and has travelled the world performing and recording music with acts like Meshell Ndegeocello and Raheem DeVaughn. In 2005, he was given a six month contract to perform at Addis Ababa’s Harlem Jazz club which proved to be life changing. More than a decade later, Kenny is a resident of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and has become a fixture in the country’s media and entertainment scene, including a successful stint hosting a prime time radio show on the first English Radio station, and acting in film and TV productions. He has released seven independent albums. His new album, More Love Now is soulful, world music inspired, lyrically mature, and stylistically journeyed.

Where to find Kenny?

What’s Kenny reading?

Other topics of interest—

Special Guest: Kenny Allen.

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We’re back in East Africa by way of Washington D.C. for this two part conversation with singer, songwriter, music producer and designer, Kenny Allen. Kenny is a singer/songwriter/music producer and has travelled the world performing and recording music with acts like Meshell Ndegeocello and Raheem DeVaughn. In 2005, he was given a six month contract to perform at Addis Ababa’s Harlem Jazz club which proved to be life changing. More than a decade later, Kenny is a resident of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and has become a fixture in the country’s media and entertainment scene, including a successful stint hosting a prime time radio show on the first English Radio station, and acting in film and TV productions. He has released seven independent albums. His new album, More Love Now is soulful, world music inspired, lyrically mature, and stylistically journeyed.

Where to find Kenny?

What’s Kenny reading?

Other topics of interest—

Special Guest: Kenny Allen.

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