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Celeb Savant

The Celeb Savant show is a weekly entertainment show hosted by Barret Edelstein. Each week we will have long-form career retrospective type interviews with celebrities namely, singers, actors and industry experts.
APVA Awards 2023 - nominated as The Best Entertainment/Lifestyle Podcast
Weekly English South Africa Music · Music Interviews
283 Episodes
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A decade of Bars and Melody

Bars and Melody - the British R&B and rap duo consisting of Leondre Devries and Charlie Lenehan - join us for a second time on this episode of Celeb Savant. We catch up with the duo and hear about why, after a decade together, they have decided to part ways,…
24 Oct 25 min

Grammy, ACM, CMA award nominated - Cam

Cam - an American Grammy, ACM, CMA award nominated singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Cam explains how she kept going after being turned down by all the labels, until she was signed by Sony New York… and takes us on her multi-award nominated…
22 Oct 26 min

Jason Goliath on E! Africa's Dating #NoFilter South Africa

Jason Goliath - South African comedian, actor, MC, facilitator, and television presenter - joins us for a second time on this episode of Celeb Savant. We catch up with Jason since we last spoke, and dive into his latest television collaboration with E! Africa - Dating #NoFilter South Africa, which…
20 Oct 19 min

Carletheia - recently signed to PJ Morton's management

Carletheia - a South African singer and songwriter who recently signed with PJ Morton's management - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Carletheia explains how music has been a part of her since she was a child performing in choirs, and how that journey ultimately…
17 Oct 22 min

Don Dada - signed to Bob Marley's Tuff Gong International Distribution

Don Dada - a South African reggae and hip-hop artist - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Don is the first South African artist to sign a deal with Bob Marley's Tuff Gong International Distribution. Don explains how he started out in battle rap as…
15 Oct 31 min

13 ARIA Award nominations - Kris Hopes from Grinspoon

Kris Hopes, drummer from Australian rock band Grinspoon, joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. The band has achieved 13 ARIA nominations and won one award in their multi-decade career. Kris talks about the origin of the band's name, the band's 30+ years creating music, and all about their…
13 Oct 17 min

BBC Radio Producer of the Decade: 1990-2000 - Kevin Tewis-Allen

Kevin Tewis-Allen - a British singer-songwriter, DJ, BBC Radio Producer of the decade 1990-2000, entrepreneur, businessman, and author - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Kevin explains how he heard about the podcast, leading him to wanting to be a guest, and we hear about his multi-faceted career…
10 Oct 35 min

Four No. 1s on the UK charts - Lindsay Armaou from B*Witched

Lindsay Armaou - an Irish singer-songwriter and actress from the band B*Witched - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. At the time, they were the youngest female group to have their first 4 singles achieve no. 1 status on the UK charts. Lindsay dives into the B*Witched success…
8 Oct 31 min

BBC Introducing featured artist - Jaws The Shark

Jaws The Shark - a British singer, songwriter and BBC introducing featured artist - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear how he chose his stage name, how he worked behind the scenes in the industry before diving into his own journey in the limelight creating music,…
6 Oct 24 min

Mr South Africa 2024 finalist - Dylan Majavie

Dylan Majavie - singer, model, actor and 2024 Mr South Africa finalist - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Dylan and Barret dive into the various elements of the industry that Dylan is involved in, and discuss topics such as societal labels, comfort zones and more. Instagram -…
3 Oct 30 min

Jack Kesy, Martin Bassindale and Brian Taylor from Hellboy: Crooked Man

Jack Kesy (Hellboy), Martin Bassindale (The Crooked Man), and Brian Taylor (Director) join us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We find out about how each of them got into the entertainment industry, and focus on the characters and the story of their latest collaboration - Hellboy: The Crooked Man…
1 Oct 18 min

Rory Petzer - winner of 'The Most Uplifting Comedic Content' award

Rory Petzer - South African comedian, winner of 'The Most Uplifting Comedic Content' award, radio producer, and lecturer joins us from Durban on this episode of Celeb Savant. Rory dives into his various career paths - what it takes to be a successful comedian, what it means to be a…
29 Sep 24 min

South African Hip-Hop Best Female nominee - Hanna

Hanna - a Zimbabwean-Ethiopian lyricist and hip-hop artist based in South Africa, joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. A South African best hip-hop female nominee, Hanna explains how the support she received on her posts from social media convinced her to follow a path in…
26 Sep 22 min

The Milli Vanilli story with Fab Morvan

Fab Morvan - a French singer, dancer and model - joins us from Spain on this episode of Celeb Savant. Fab tells us the story of Milli Vanilli, how he pulled himself out of the dark space after the scandal to continue creating music, and the upcoming 'Turn Back The…
22 Sep 33 min

Sheppard - 36 x platinum across 19 countries

Sheppard - an Australian-born, Nashville-based indie pop band - is the guest on this episode of Celeb Savant. Siblings Amy, George, and Emma have achieved multiple Aria Award nominations, 36 x platinum across 19 countries, and more accolades in the music industry. Hear about their more than a decade in…
15 Sep 36 min

Italian-born and Barcelona-based Jake X's music journey

Jake X, an Italian-born and Barcelona-based singer, producer, sound designer, and artist director, is the guest on this episode of Celeb Savant. Jake explains how his passion for music led to it becoming his full-time career, what being a professional in the industry means, and the various aspects of it…
12 Sep 33 min

Rachael Sage - 6 time Independent Music Award winner

Rachael Sage - an American singer-songwriter, poet, arranger, producer, record label founder and 6 time Independent Music Award winner joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Rachael explains how she found out as a child that she was able to sound things out by ear, how being in remission…
10 Sep 27 min

'The Madiba of Lesbians' - Shimmy Isaacs

Shimmy Isaacs - a South African actress, producer, comedian, and writer - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Shimmy had a feeling at the age of 5 that she wanted to tell stories - this passion resulted in over 10 years of success on stage as a comedian,…
8 Sep 34 min
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