Guest DJ Project
Kwaku Alston
Photographer Kwaku Alston has photographed everyone from the First Family and Nelson Mandela to the characters he finds around his home in Venice Beach. He’s driven by music as much as images and chooses songs he plays on set during shoots, as well as tunes that make him feel at home wherever he is in the world as part of his Guest DJ set – from eye-catching diva Grace Jones to a poignant, heartwarming track from John Lennon.
By Mathieu Schreyer • • 10m ListenPhotographer Kwaku Alston has photographed everyone from the First Family and Nelson Mandela to the characters he finds around his home in Venice Beach. He’s driven by music as much as images and chooses songs he plays on set during shoots, as well as tunes that make him feel at home wherever he is in the world as part of his Guest DJ set – from eye-catching diva Grace Jones to a poignant, heartwarming track from John Lennon.
For More: Kwaku Alston dot com
Tracks
1 – Ambicion Eterna - Thievery Corporation
2 – Blue in Green - Miles Davis
3 – Uptown - Aya
4 – I've Seen That Face Before - Grace Jones
Transcript
Mathieu Schreyer: Hi, I’m Mathieu Schreyer from KCRW and I’m here with photographer Kwaku Alston. He has photographed everything from President Barack Obama and the First Lady to the characters he finds around his home in Venice. Today we will be playing excerpts of songs he selected that have inspired him over the years as part of KCRW’s Guest DJ project. Kwaku, what did you bring for us?
Song: Thievery Corporation -- Ambicion Etern
Song: Miles Davis – Blue in Green
Song: Aya -- Uptown
Song: Grace Jones -- “I’ve Seen That Face Before”
Song: John Lennon -- "Love"