Mungo, or Mungowona, is a singer/songwriter and multi-disciplinary artist visiting the Inland Sessions studio from Boise, Idaho. Born in Malawi, he's traveled around the world for an education and has found encouragement and community in the Inland Northwest exploring life as an artist and performer with his original music blending soul, funk, and amapiano.
Inland Sessions is a weekly half-hour showcase of original music, poetry, or dance from popular creatives across the Inland Northwest. Full episodes of performances can be watched every Monday night, 7:30pm on KSPS-PBS across Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alberta, Canada or streaming/on-demand at ksps.org/inlandsessions
This podcast is an extended audio interview with featured Inland Sessions artists, exploring their pathway to and through their art, the business side of being a performing artist at their level, and how they think about their role gathering community around the experience of live artistic performances.