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A recipe from Simeon Ivens, better known as Junior, proprietor of the official snack bar of the 2015 Ghetto Biennale. Junior’s long, battered refrigerator-cooler, protected with the tiniest of padlocks and almost always full of bottled water and cold Prestige beer, was the Ghetto Biennale oasis. He describes this recipe as “very creole.”

Nan yon de premye intervu ki te anrejistre nan Radyo Shak lan, Richard Fleming ap pale avek Casseus Claudel ki te nan ekip kiratoryal Geto Byenal 2015. (Note: This episode is conducted entirely in Kreyol)

In the first of two guest DJ sets from Stuart Baker, the founder of the legendary London label Soul Jazz Records discusses his affinity for the Afro-Caribbean rhythms of vodou, santería and the Garifuna people of Central America, and plays a stunning set of music culled only partly from the Soul Jazz catalogue.

Radyo Shak producers Jake Nussbaum and Richard Fleming host artist Bryan Rodriguez to discuss his project Jermaine Dupri playlist, a workshop and performance by local tween rappers. Then, the tweens themselves get on the mic.

Radyo shak producers Jake Nussbaum and Richard Fleming host artist and photographer Lazaros to discuss his installation in the Grand Rue, X. XX. XXX. LAZAROS. XXX. XX. X. , and his role as official documentarian of the Ghetto Biennale. Topics covered include superstition, ritual, and the camera lens ban at the festival.