Episode 4: Sampa the Great

Sampa the Great is great. For the fourth episode of Backstage with Dan Digs, the rogue offshoot of my regular Dublab radio show where we go behind the scenes at the world's best live music venues and have a chat with my favorite artists before their performances, I had a chat with Sampa while sitting on the stage before her recent show at Gold Diggers in LA. We talked about the first song she ever wrote, her memories of her parents playing folk tapes from Zambia, her first time listening to 2Pac, listening to South Sudan rapper Krown while on tour, and the profound concept behind her new album, The Return, out next month via Ninja Tune and available as a red and green vinyl package in honor of the Zambian flag. [This was previously broadcast as part of my regular Dublab show - Loops + Dots - episode 11. Listen to the full show with music at Thanks for tuning in. More music, radio shows, and interviews at

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Episode 4: Sampa the Great is an episode from Dan Digs.

This episode is 20:39 long.

This episode was published on Aug 15, 2019.

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