Every year, our trusty video crew distils the wild, utopian spirit of Shambala into a few short minutes – and once again, they’ve absolutely smashed it. Our 2025 film is full to bursting with costumes, crafts, crowdsurfing and carnival chaos – all cut to the butt-wiggling sounds of Solasta stage faves, Thumpasaurus.
Film/edit by: Skewiff Camera Crew: Callum Whiteley, Jon Blanchard, Lizzie Goldsack, Callum Jones.
Led By Donkeys: Five Years of Resistance Against Those in Power in Britain
We kick Season Six off with a bang with part one of a Led By Donkeys double bill. They’re a team of disruptors who are all about holding powerful people accountable. Recorded live at Shambala 2025, this talk was a stand out moment of the festival, and we thought it only fair to give everyone the chance to hear it again…
Episode 46: In Conversation with Leyla McCalla and Dizraeli
If your soul is in need of some soothing you are in the right place. In this episode, Haitian/American musician and cultural activist, Leyla McCalla talks to Dizraeli about fitting in with a fragmented identity, music and motherhood.
Episode 45: Spy Cops Scandal Uncovered
In this spine-chilling episode, we hear how democracy in this country has been subverted. The exposure of undercover police in environmental and progressive political groups is a major policing scandal of our time.
Climate activists have been duped and spied on, human rights have been infringed and The Big Green Gathering, a festival like Shambala, has been unable to continue. So listen up as we hear from those who’ve been affected first hand.
Episode 44: In Conversation with Dele Sosimi & Dizraeli
In this conversation we’re transported back to the beginnings of afrobeat. Dele was in Fela Kuti’s band between 1979 – 86. This is a ringside seat to the cultural melting pot and the iconic club: The Shrine in Nigeria. He also shares his musical mastery journey and experience coming from Lagos to London.
Episode 43: BBC’s Witch: Things you never knew about witches
In this episode we hear from the team who made the spellbinding BBC podcast series: Witch. Whatever you may think, dream or fear about them, the witch has held a place in our imagination for centuries. But what does it mean to be one now?
The Shambala Speaks podcast is lovingly produced by Melissa Kidd, edited by Nick Carline and Fredi Devas –all recorded on site under the canopies of Shambala festival.
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