Buenafest: Listen back to the Greater Govanhill Show
Last week the Greater Govanhill Show, kicked off Buenafest, by bringing listeners all the latest from the new issue of our magazine, packed with stories about local artists, culture and subcultures.
By Samar Jamal | Photo by Radio Buena Vida
Last week we kicked off Buenafest with a live Greater Govanhill show from Cafè Buena Vida, hosted by myself and Arij, one of our regular contributors and one of the New Scots, who was the runner-up in the Refugee Festival Media Awards. The show focused on our latest issue, which is packed with all things art, culture and subculture from the streets of Govanhill.
For those who may not have picked up a copy yet, we brought the magazine to our listeners through readings and discussion. One of the local poets, Peter Mohan, sent in a reading of his poem, Govanhill Just Won’t Stop. (You can read more of Peter’s work on his blog.)
Our reporter Devon, sent a reading of her article, Uncovering the Southside’s Games Clubs. We dived into FONDS and shared our experiences of the project and heard an exclusive episode from the podcast, which will be out next month. We signed off the first half of the show with a final reading from of Chanderkiran Thakur’s article, Dancing on My Own, which took readers on a journey of the inclusive dance clubs around Govanhill.
In the second part of the show, we played a variety of tunes sent in by talented local artists. You can read more about the artists and their music below. If there are any local bands or artists you would like to review or feature in a future show, get in touch by emailing us at newsroom@greatergovanhill.com
Local artists featured in the show:
Track: Play Nostalgic Waltz was a song
Răzvan is a local composer, his sound is a mix of jazz/rock/folk music. who was also featured in our My Life Before Govanhill issue this year. He spoke of growing up in Romania, moving to Govanhill and his ambitions.
Nostalgic Waltz was a song Răzvan made back in 2014 when his life was going through some major changes. The song ended up getting buried with a bunch of other musical ideas but he found it again but this time he saw the beauty in it.
Track: The moment I suffer, I suffer alone
Wild Cabin is offering its slant on noise rock. Their next appearance will be on November 7th in Glasgow's Garage, opening for Australian post-punk band Dust.
Track: Talking to The Dog
Weatherman can be found on Spotify and on various social media platforms
You can also watch their live performance of Talking To The Dog at the Old Hairdressers.
The full show includes an extended version of Talking to The Dog and a few more original songs.
Track: Reasons, The Running Light
The Maybes formed in 2010 as a duo and have played various gigs and open mic nights locally, and on local and internet radio.
You can also listen to the rest of Buenafest below.