Own Every Moment with Peter Hamelin

Mtali Shaka Banda is a Philosopher, Teacher, Storyteller, and Musician!!  He is a son of a Malawian refugee father and an African-American mother, he uses his music which exists outside of codified genres, balancing invention and tradition. The ingredients span jazz, funk, soul, folk, r&b, and hip hop, but also a travelogue, memoir, and family history.n These elements have combined for his exploration of personal history and the Black experience in America.

 In this episode of Own Every Moment, Mtali talks about:

-How he started to make music and the mission of his songs. 

-We talk about his father and grandfather growing up in Malawi and their long history of activism.  

-He shares how his Mom gets kicked out of Malawi and how his Dad gets sneaked out to meet her in the US. 

-We talk about George Floyd's effect on him and how he discovered that his voice was still important and the work is not done.

-He gets honest about how we achieve unity. 

-Owning Every Moment and the Mamba Mentality (Kobe Bryant) 

-He talks about his relationship with his Dad and the work to forgive and learn. 'I've had moments with my day that most men would kill for." 

-He talks about how we all need to tell our stories and how they will help us heal. 

-He dives into the story that is Blackboy Fairytales, which he will perform with a full band Friday, December 3rd, at Hawks and Reed in Greenfield, MA.  

Dr. Erin Fall Haskell, Doctor of Divinity, Founder TV Host of Good Morning LaLa Land and Soulciété, New Thought Minister, Best-Selling Author, International Speaker, Self-Made Millionaire, Global Peace Leader Award 2016, Mother and Lover of Life! Forbes featured her as “The 11 Most Inspirational Female Entrepreneurs To Follow On Instagram.” She is the author of Awakening: A 40-Day Guide to Unleashing Your Spiritual Powers, Life’s Purpose, and Manifesting Your Dream.

Dan Egan is a world-renowned skier and pioneer of extreme sports. He has appeared in thirteen Warren Miller ski films and is known for skiing the most remote regions of the world with his brother John Egan. In 2001, Powder Magazine named him one of the most influential skiers of our time and in 2016, he was inducted into the US Skiing & Snowboarding Hall of Fame.

Monte grew up in the suburbs of Boston, made his way to Western MA. and got his start in radio impersonating Al Gore while off the air on Election Day 2000.  He has used his platform as the Music Director and morning host to raise millions of dollars for The Food Bank, Cancer Connection, and the Shea Theater.  His conversations with Politicians, Musicians,  Authors, Astronomers, Astronauts, and other people that start with letters other than “a.” are beloved by his community.   monte says " I love bringing music and my low-minded humor for high-minded people” (Wine Squirrel copyright 2017) to people of the Valley every weekday morning.

Dave Hayes has been living in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts for almost 35 years. He has a passion for the weather since he was 12 years old, growing up in eastern Mass when he first saw Bob Copeland on WCVB Channel 5 reporting at noon on severe thunderstorms in the area. Soon enough, all the bright colors on the radar corresponded to some strong thunderstorms that moved overhead, and I was hooked.

Dave now has over 42,000 Facebook followers since he started in 2011; he curates reliable and up-to-date reports on the Western Massachusetts region's weather, including southern Vermont, southwestern NH, the Taconics of eastern NY, northern CT, and central Massachusetts.