Now Live: OUR Village Archive Podcast – Season 1
Our Village Archive is a living, breathing space for storytelling, identity, and creative legacy.
Season 1 of our podcast dives into what it means to create, belong, and build as Black and culturally diverse artists in Ireland. Through honest conversations, we reflect on rest, dual identity, community, and the power of naming ourselves.
Created and hosted by Tobi Bello
Commissioned by Project Arts Centre
Our Village Podcast S1E1 –
Body No Be Firewood
Tobi Balogun &
Tobi Omoteso
with Tobi Balogun & Tobi Omoteso
Hosted by Tobi Bello
In the first episode of the OUR Village Archive podcast, we sit with two of Ireland’s most dynamic cultural voices — Tobi Balogun, a dancer, fashion designer, and creative force, and Tobi Omoteso, a choreographer, DJ, chef, and longtime community builder.
Together, we explore what it means to move through the world as Black artists in Ireland — through our bodies, our creativity, and our names. This episode is a reflection on rest, dual identity, belonging, and the pressure to always keep going. The title, Body No Be Firewood, becomes a mantra — a reminder that even when the world asks for more, we’re allowed to pause, reflect, and take care.
This conversation is honest, full of warmth, and rooted in lived experience. It sets the tone for a season dedicated to storytelling, visibility, and honoring ourselves.
