Billy Monama Interview with Kea Boya

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In this episode of Culture Capital, host Kea Boya sits down with legendary South African guitarist, composer, and cultural archivist Billy Monama for an intimate and thought-provoking conversation on music, memory, and the mission of preserving African heritage.

From his early influences to founding Back to the Future, Guitar Conversations, Billy shares his journey through sound tracing the roots of African guitar music and reflecting on its power as a tool for storytelling, resistance and healing.

Kea Boya, known for her sharp curiosity and cultural insight, guides the conversation into rarely explored territory, the emotional weight of legacy, the responsibility of artists as historians, and what it truly means to honour the music of our ancestors.
10 Oct 2025 English South Africa Society & Culture · Music Interviews

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