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EPISODE 20: If We Could Only Talk—a chat with singer- songwriter, arranger N’Namdi O. Bryant

EPISODE 20: If We Could Only Talk—a chat with singer- songwriter, arranger N’Namdi O. Bryant

Released Tuesday, 27th August 2019
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EPISODE 20: If We Could Only Talk—a chat with singer- songwriter, arranger N’Namdi O. Bryant

EPISODE 20: If We Could Only Talk—a chat with singer- songwriter, arranger N’Namdi O. Bryant

EPISODE 20: If We Could Only Talk—a chat with singer- songwriter, arranger N’Namdi O. Bryant

EPISODE 20: If We Could Only Talk—a chat with singer- songwriter, arranger N’Namdi O. Bryant

Tuesday, 27th August 2019
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When you know what you do best, sticking to your guns—as artist PJ Morton writes and sings—is how to get your life’s work done.

Today’s guest is N’Namdi Olufemi Bryant, a singer-songwriter and host of the podcast “For the Love of A Cappella.” We get into some themes of his latest album during this episode.

So N’Namdi and I had been talking about doing a podcast together for MONTHS, but as usual, life takes on its own plans. We were going to have him on before an album release earlier this year, then tech difficulties took over his project.

But the idea was still in both of our orbits. So—lookie here—I saw on Instagram that N’Namdi was in Washington, D.C. I said to myself—GIRL…..let’s make this happen! If you don’t ask him if he’ll have time for an interview—it’s an automatic no!

I asked if he had an hour to chat. He said yes, and here it is! It all worked out.

So we met up at the Mansion on O Street. It’s a tourist destination located just off the bustling Dupont Circle, and has a fascinating trove of history tied to it. It’s also where N’Namdi sometimes performs.

There are so many themes to this podcast, and to preserve the integrity of the conversation flow, I tried not to do too much lifting and pasting of interview parts. We talk about negative self-talk, and what N’Namdi does to overcome that hurdle. Also—a discussion on imperfection and about the different ways he stretched his vocal range.

During our talk, I learned something I didn’t know in the decades since we last saw each other.

There was a period in time when N’Namdi was homeless.

So let’s get right to the conversation, where we start talking about his podcast “For the Love of A Capella,”and where he got the idea for his program. ==========

07:55-Why it took him more than 10 years to complete one particular song arrangement

11:05—The makings and stories behind his current project “If We Could Only Talk”

21:30—How Kermit the Frog came up in our conversation

26:06—The road to vocal range

31:51—The time we talked about skylines and smog

33:39—Homeless in Huntsville, Ala. and Nashville

49:59—The part about albums, hilarious singing telegram and touching ride-share driver stories

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