It's not just COL who are based at The Old Bus Depot in Nottingham, our home is shared by a variety of other creative folk - this episode we hand over to the marvellous group 'Sugar Stealers', and hear some of them talk about their experience creating art, exploring themselves and their community, and what the group means to them.

'Between You And Me' is made possible by generous funding from The People's Health Trust and the National Lottery Community Fund.

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We chat to COL founder and project Godfather, rapper Scor Zay Zee as he joins the album project for its fourth year. Hear his tales of how it all got started, how he's stayed involved as a mentor and what the project and the people it has brought together mean to him.

The COL podcast is supported by funding from the National Lottery Community Fund and The People's Health Trust.

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Husna & Fred are joined by COL artists Omari, Tiff, Adeel and Em for a chat about how their backgrounds have influenced their music, and how music has influenced them.

Hear about the effect that family, school, place, friendship and more had on the musical lives and identities of these young musicians.

Thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund and The People's Health Trust for the funding that makes this podcast series possible!

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It's the end of the year, the year being 2021, and what else could round it off more fittingly than some random banter and seasonal sounds from some of the COL crew? Hosts Fred & Husna are joined by the band EMBR - a.k.a Emily Baldwin, Ella Morel and Brian Bryant for a giggly jaunt around the edges of their winter addled minds. K-Pop, films, frogs, friendship and how the band formed are amongst the topics discussed, and although you might be listening, one thing's almost certain - Paul McCartney isn't...

This episode features the following festive ditties made by some of the COL musicians:

Last Christmas - DEKUNA

Xmas Banger - Elmz XIX

Winter Nights - EMBR

You can hear and watch more Xmas shenanigans from COL here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJPDb0aHmtk

Episode artwork by Brian Bryant

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The inaugural episode of our podcast sees Fred & Husna joined by COL creators Ella Morel, Omari Marsalis, Elmz XIX, Tiffany Holland and Zhanté Simons, who discuss the project, what drew them to it, and their thoughts on how music affects their mental well being and vice versa. This episode also features some of the original music produced on the project over the past 3 years.

Music credits:

'Connection' - Rayworth, Chai Larden, Tiffany Jade, Elmz XIX, Justin Dodsworth

'Foreign Terrain' - Zhanté, Tiffany Jade

'Motivation' - Maugz, tippyvshumanity, Omari Marsalis, Elmz XIX

'I Hate Being Human' - DEKUNA

'Omari's Interlude' - Omari Marsalis, Thara Maisie, eam

'Tongue Tied' - EM

Taken from the Circle Of Light albums, which can be heard and purchased here:

https://circleoflight.bandcamp.com/

https://imnotfromlondon.bandcamp.com/album/circle-of-light-the-album

Episode artwork by Tiffany Jade Holland

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