Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Rina Sawayama

Japanese-British musician Rina Sawayama sits down with BBC gender and identity correspondent Megha Mohan for an in-depth and personal conversation.

Rina Sawayama has been called ‘the future of queer pop music’. The Japanese-British singer speaks to the BBC’s gender and identity correspondent Megha Mohan about her frustrations with the music industry, how her sexuality informs her art and growing up with racism in the UK. She also reveals, for the first time, the deeply personal and devastating inspiration behind her album.

In Conversation is a collaboration between BBC Three and the BBC World Service.

23 minutes

Last on

Wed 17 Sep 202502:30
BBC Three

More episodes

Previous

Elliot Page

See all episodes from In Conversation

Credits

DirectorYousef Eldin
PresenterMegha Mohan

Broadcasts

Featured in...

  • Behind the Ballads

    Explore the stories behind your favourite musicians' music as they tell their stories.