Saraiya Bah is a British poet and cultural producer of Sierra Leonian descent, whose work draws on the West African tradition of storytelling.
In our discussion, Saraiya draws connections between Malcom X & Nas, Erykah Badu’s music & teenagers inner city London, and Saraiya situates Lauryn Hill’s work in Mariama Ba’s iconic book, So Long a letter.
An extended playlist of Saraiya Bah’s musical pairings is available on Spotify and YouTube