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what did mommy used to sing to you? 

In this podcast series, Rotterdam makers talk about their favorite music. And where does their musical inspiration come from? Music, a perfect entrance to get to know someone better. Because what says more about someone than what music he or she selects?

Program maker Babs Assink asks questions like “What was the first record you bought? Which song do you play when you're sad or have something to celebrate? What is your best memory of a live concert and where was it? And what is your ultimate love song?”.

artists

episode 1
Candy Dulfer
Saxophonist Candy Dulfer, who shone in November on the birthday of beloved Jules Deelder, in the Grote Zaal of the Doelen, is the first guest in the podcast. About singing along to the Beatles in the car, father Hans Dulfer who honked through all television programs, her quarrel and close friendship with the legend Prince, and her all-encompassing love for music. And of course also what mom used to sing to her!
episode 2
Ntjam Rosie
Ntjam Rosie, Cameroonian-Dutch jazz singer, grew up in her native Cameroon. After this she emigrated to the Netherlands, where she went to live in Rotterdam. Ntjam talks about growing up with stories and singing, her musical source of inspiration Erykah Badu.
episode 3
Dina Medina
Dina Medina is a Dutch singer of Cape Verdean descent. She mainly represents the morna music style. This time a conversation about a desire to have children, love and the women in her family.
episode 4
Gabriela Pimentel
Brazilian Gabriela Pimentel has lived in Rotterdam for over eighteen years. Gabriela discovered Nirvana by accident at the age of 12 during a live performance. She shares with us this experience, her immense love for her son and the power of Brazilian culture and music.
episode 5
Maria Mendes
A nice podcast episode with Maria Mendes. The Portuguese singers, who have lived in the Netherlands for years, cross genre boundaries by mixing fado, jazz and a touch of bossa nova. From an early age, Mendes and her mother went to concerts every weekend and before tucked in they sang Edelweiss together.
episode 6
Elizabeth Fadel
Elizabeth Fadel, multi-instrumentalist and composer with Brazilian roots. She tells us about her musical family and love for Bach, but in addition to the conversation there is singing, playing and a lot of laughter in the podcast.
episode 7
Isis Vaandrager
Isis Vaandrager, a real creative centipede. The Rotterdam urban / hip-hop stylist and creative director tells us about her collaborations with Ronnie Flex and what it was like to have Cor Vaandrager as a father. Isis grew up with soul and as a child was the designated DJ at parties.
episode 8
Meryem Slimani
Meryem Slimani; art blogger, art director and in his own words: personal oversharer. Every week she takes pictures of her mother in the most creative outfits on her balcony. Meryem shares with us her ambitions, childhood traumas and love for her family.
episode 9
Wendy Teixeira
The Cape Verdean Wendy is a singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. Her love for music originated in the church. This love for music also translates into her work, as a nurse she sings for her patients.
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episode 10
Gita Buhari
Gita is a Rotterdam singer of Ghanaian and Dutch descent. She tells us about her search for her identity, racism and her sources of inspiration for, among other things, her single that was released May 8, 2020.
episode 11
Lisa Lukaszczyk
Singer and composer Lisa tells us about her love for music and how it came to be. In addition, she tells about the impact this special time has on her and the effect this has on her music.
episode 12
Kika Sprangers
In the new episode, Babs Assink questions saxophonist Kika Sprangers about her love for music. What was your first record, what do you play when you're in love and what did mommy used to sing to you?
episode 13
Oksana Savchuk
In the podcast, Oksana Savchuk talks about her childhood in Ukraine, the war and injustice, the love for her country and the impact of the war on her life and that of her family. About militancy, melancholy and the comfort of music.
episode 14
Carrie Jansen
This week in the Doelen Podcast "What did your mama sing to you in the past", the woman with the sharpest tongue in Rotterdam; Carrie Jansen. Known for her many years of columns at Radio Rijnmond and the VARA and now weekly in the Rotterdams Dagblad/AD.
episode 15
Ineke Smits
Today in the Podcast "What did your mom sing to you in the past?" the Rotterdam screenwriter and cinematographer Ineke Smits. She made the film 'Little man, Time and the Troubadour, a poetic road movie in Abkhazia, the 'Friesland of Georgia, about refugees and silent witnesses after a war.
episode 16
Ursula Skaug
Today in the Doelen podcast "What did your mama sing to you in the past?" 25-year-old viola player Ursula Skaug. Ursula has been a member of the Talent Academy of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra since September last year.
episode 17
Jacqueline Blom
Today in the Doelen Podcast "What did your mom sing to you in the past", the Rotterdam-based actress Jacqueline Blom. Played in TV series and can now be seen in the Omroep Max series: “Second Hans”. Produces the podcast "The bitch and the whore", about the neglected position of women in the cultural sector.
episode 18
Henca Maduro
Today in our Doelen Podcast What did your mom sing to you in the past? Henca Maduro. Founder of Epitome Entertainment, started in 1999 to bring street dance, hip hop and break dance to the attention of established art forms.
episode 19
Loes Luca
Today in our Doelen Podcast What did your mom sing to you in the past? the Rotterdam actress Loes Luca. Known from television series such as t ' Schaep met de 5 feet, Yes sister, no sister, Maud and Babs and her many years of performances on the Parade.

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