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Video game inspirations with James Lavelle, Elsa Hewitt, Skinny Pelembe and Rahel Debebe Dessalegne

Skinny Pelembe is joined by James Lavelle, Elsa Hewitt and Rahel Debebe Dessalegne.

This week, born in Johannesburg and raised in Doncaster, UK, the multi-talented, young, and much hyped musician Skinny Pelembe is joined by: Mo Wax founder, UNKLE leader, and an artist who’s collaborated with everybody from Thom Yorke to Massive Attack, James Lavelle; on the other side of the sofa sits avant-garde electronic artist Elsa Hewitt who has been enjoying much success this year; and rounding off the group is a singer of Ethiopian heritage and leader of the band Hejira, Rahel Debebe Dessalegne.

Led by Skinny, they’ll be discussing stealing from their heroes, whether or not they dance to the music whilst they make it, and whether video games have inspired what they do.

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25 minutes

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  • Sat 16 Nov 2019 12:06GMT
  • Sun 17 Nov 2019 20:06GMT

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