amplifyHER Podcast
amplifyHER is a 10-part podcast, filled with music and passion, from the United Nations, supported by SoundCloud.
Around the world, women musicians are producing art in the face of, and sometimes inspired by, the challenges they face in society, whether related to conflict, human rights, climate change, inequality, or simply because of their gender.
In this series, 10 inspiring women musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds, talk to us from their homes and studios, about their challenges as women in a male-dominated industry, overcoming barriers, and what drives them to continue creating music.
Original music that appears in amplifyHER is included with the kind permission of the artists. All rights reserved.
You can find amplifyHER, on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Castbox, SoundCloud or wherever you get your podcasts.
amplifyHER episode 10 : Lyn Lapid
On the last episode of amplifyHER, we speak to singer, songwriter, and social media star Lyn Lapid.
amplifyHER episode 9 : LIA LIA
So maybe you’ve realized that you’re a moth rather than a butterfly? LIA LIA is her to let you know that’s ok. With her song “I’m a moth”. The singer embraced the feeling of not fitting in, either in her father’s China, or her mother’s Germany.
amplifyHER episode 8 : Alena Murang
Alena Murang is a young artist from Borneo, working to preserve her Dayak Kelabit indigenous roots. She has become synonymous with the sape, a lute instrument of the highland tribes of Borneo, traditionally reserved for male healers.
amplifyHER episode 7 : Adomaa
This episode of amplifyHER features Adomaa, a Ghanaian-Nigerian singer, actor and model.
amplifyHER episode 6 : Sarah Couch
Today we meet Jamaican singer Sarah Couch. Sarah is part of DejaVilla, a duo she formed with Brooklyn-based producer and songwriter David Marston, who provides the dance rhythms to her sensual vocals.
amplifyHER episode 5 : Faouzia
Faouzia, a young singer with a huge voice, was born in Morocco and raised in Canada. She started making a name for herself when she was just 15, posting songs to YouTube and winning Canadian music prizes and awards.
amplifyHER episode 4 : Emel
Emel Mathlouthi was named the ‘voice of the Tunisian revolution, after a video of her performing a version of the song ‘My Word is Free’, during a Tunisian street protest, went viral online during the Arab Spring.
amplifyHER episode 3 : Carmen DeLeon
Meet Carmen DeLeon, the Miami-based singer-songwriter from Venezuela, who is exploding on the scene as an artist and songwriter.
amplifyHER episode 2: MC Yallah
Prepare to hear some of the most powerful beats featured in this season of amplifyHER! MC Yallah has had a long and eventful career as a rapper in Uganda, but her work has reached a new level since she signed to Kampala’s renowned Nyege Nyege label.
amplifyHER episode 1: Milli
Our exciting new UN podcast series, amplifyHER, launches in style with Milli, the fearless teenage superstar from Thailand, and the first artist from the country to perform solo at the world-famous Coachella Music festival, in 2022.
amplifyHER: A new podcast from the United Nations
Around the world, women musicians are producing art in the face of, and sometimes inspired by, the challenges they face in society, from conflict, to human rights abuses, or simply misogyny.