Welcome to the third season of Hyphenated: Music + Identity.

As noted in the teaser, I decided than rather than try to hold to schedule -- never worked -- I'm going to be dropping episodes sporadically as they are done. But I'll say that I'm very excited about all the artists that have so far agreed to participate this season, and I'm sure you will be too.

Selma Oamusse was born in the middle of the civil war in Mozambique, but at the age of six, her parents moved to Portugal. But when the war was over, and her parents decided to move back, Selma, at 14 years old, felt more Portuguese than Mozambican and convinced her family to let her stay on until she finished high school, She pursued a career in engineering, but after joining a church choir, music became a vehicle for her to understand how the post-colonial mentality had shaped her identity. Music also became more than a career, it became a mission -- a mission to promote Mozambique, a mission as a mother, a mission of spirituality, of social activism, and a means to bring joy and healing to others through music.

Please like and subscribe. Also, consider buying some of today's artist music or adding them to your streaming playlist. Or better yet, go see them play live. A playlist of music in this episode, transcript, as well as links to more information about the artist, can be found at our website http://www.hyphenated.eu. It's also where you can find other episodes and discover more hyphenated artists. And if you'd like to support this series, please tell a friend.

Greetings. So here we are. This is the teaser for season three of hyphenated.

Please like and subscribe. Also, consider buying some of today's artist music or adding them to your streaming playlist. Or better yet, go see them play live. A playlist of music in this episode, transcript, as well as links to more information about the artist, can be found at our website http://www.hyphenated.eu. It's also where you can find other episodes and discover more hyphenated artists. And if you'd like to support this series, please tell a friend.

Let's call this a "pre-teaser" for Season Three. I just want to let you know that I'm busy gathering and recording artists for it. And I'm looking forward to sharing these new episodes with you in the near future.

The thing is though, in the first two seasons I tried to keep to a schedule of regular episodes, BUT.... I'm just not made for building schedules, and it just made for a lot of stress. But also, it's not the easiest task to corral working and touring artists to sit down for a long chat. Therefore, in this season, episodes will drop as they are done.

As in previous seasons though, I will attempt to make 10 episodes. It's good to have expectations, but the trick in life is to manage disappointment. So we'll see how it goes.

Meanwhile, as it is the holiday season, I'd like to suggest - if you haven't already - checking out the episode with Youka from the band Mitsune. There you'll find a link to make a donation to Doctors Without Borders. Any donation amount is welcome. Once you've donated, you will be sent a link to download the episode. Otherwise, if you haven't listened to all the episodes from season one and two, think of that as my gift from me to you.

I think it's going to be a really great season, and I thank you for being a subscriber, and I want to thank all the artists who have participated already to this very special project.

Other than that, stay tuned. See you soon.

Please like and subscribe. Also, consider buying some of today's artist music or adding them to your streaming playlist. Or better yet, go see them play live. A playlist of music in this episode, transcript, as well as links to more information about the artist, can be found at our website http://www.hyphenated.eu. It's also where you can find other episodes and discover more hyphenated artists. And if you'd like to support this series, please tell a friend.