Recently I had the opportunity to speak on a panel at NESTA x Earth Percent, something I’ve been doing for years but only recently started thinking I should be more proud of and post. Having good, thought provoking conversations with inspiration, phenomenal people that hopefully lead to change is one of the waviest things I think you can do as a human. This is event was about Music Industry & the environment, something I’m obviously very passionate about and it was unbelievably interesting and inspiring. I got asked some really on point questions by the host of the panel, my brotha Ssega and in this moment he asked - and I’m paraphrasing - “Is the industry being too careful these days with music I.e. is it boring and playing to safe ignoring what’s going on outside? And in that context how was it for me making an album (EARTHLING) about nature, the racial and colonial legacy to climate change & our relationship to the planet as humans & why did you do it?” “He then asked should we be training the top musicians of how to speak about climate?” Sadly my full answer wasn’t caught but here’s a snippet. Got another panel tomorrow that I’m really excited about & another video to drop so lemme know if you wanna see more of this. Love ya and if you get lost #followthezebra🦓 #panel #musicindustry #climatechange #interestingfacts #climatetalk #climatetalkthursday #sciencetalks #musictalks #fypシ

EPISODE 2 | THIS TRACK WILL MAKE YOU FEEL REBELLIOUS… Filmed in a solar powered studio too.. 👀 #ukrap #jazz #ukjazz #raptok #newmusic #climatechange #politricks #lyricalhiphop #lyrics #captions #OrangeSkies

Free signed EARTHLING limited edition orange vinyl for anyone that can name all 8 of these fruits and flowers in the comments 😉 “A LOT ON MY PLATE” out now! 🇩🇲🧆🥭 Big love to everyone that’s been spinning the new track! Check out the full video on @youtube now ( *hint there’s a lot more fruit and each has magic powers.) “True freedom comes from reconnecting to the land again” #superfood #tropicalfruit #garage #naturelovers #nature #dominica #🇩🇲 #newmusic #spotify #newmusicalert #louisvi

We all got a lot on our plates… but you’ll be free if you make sure it’s for and by MOTHER NATURE 🍽️🥭🇩🇲 Decolonise your plate 1. Soursop – Delicious, anticancer, antioxidant-rich, stabilises blood pressure. 2. Shell Ginger/Atoumo – “For all ills” in Kweyol. Fights flu, fever, ulcers; aids digestion; balances blood pressure. Tastes like ginger tea. 3. Calabash – Dried with lime, becomes natural bowls, cups, spoons, and containers. 4. Ackee – Caribbean staple (must be cooked). High in A, C, potassium, calcium, magnesium, protein. 5. Long Lemon – Great on seafood. High C & fibre. Aids healing, weight & heart health. 6. Breadfruit – Baked in husk fire. High protein/potassium. Boosts heart, brain, skin, and reproductive health; fights cancer, diabetes. 7. Red Spanish Pineapple – Tangy, antioxidant-rich, anti-inflammatory. Leaves used for piña fibre. 8. Moringa – Superfood, drought-resistant, full of vitamins, minerals, amino acids. Anti-inflammatory, cancer-fighting, great for skin/hair. 9. Cacao Trinitarlo – Rare Dominica cacao. White fruit tastes like sherbet. Seeds rich in mood-boosting theobromine. 10. Jackfruit – High protein, meat alternative. Fights aging, anemia, diabetes, constipation; boosts immunity. 11. Heliconia Rostrata – Ornamental. Roots have antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, liver-protective effects. 12. Surinam Cherry/Pitangas – High A & C. Antioxidant-rich. Great for skin & vision. 13. Brazilian Grape/Jaboticaba – Sweet, juicy. Anti-aging, cancer-fighting, boosts lungs & digestion. 14. Green Orange – Ripe while green. Classic citrus benefits. 15. Cherimoya/Custard Apple – Creamy. Vitamin B6 boosts serotonin/dopamine. High fibre, antioxidant, immune & cancer support. 16. Golden Nugget Jackfruit – Sweet, firm, full of goodness. 17. Cacao Criollo – Most common cacao, base of most chocolate. Mastered by @zinomikoreymastering 🎥 Directed by Louis VI
🎬 Co-directed + camera: @arammide 
🌿 Thanks to @free.up.farm + our homeland Waitukubuli/Dominica 🇩🇲 #EARTHDAYISEVERYDAY #DecoloniseYourPlate #Dominica #NatureKnowsBest #newmusicalert🚨 #newmusicfridays

Man it feels good to be home… 🇩🇲 it can take over a million years to make a waterfall of this size. Just the power of soft water moving hard. “This is what I mean by immersing yourself in the green Standing under a waterfall That took 100,000 years from a stream Sometimes you’ve gotta climb Fam sometimes you’ve gotta walk But when you get deep into nature and listen There’s really no need to talk” #dominica #waitukubuli #natureislandofthecaribbean #🇩🇲 #natureboy #islandboy #waterfalls #waterfall #waterfalls💦 #jungle #pristinenature

How much do you relate to sound? Do you think should be waking up and hearing bird song and nature sounds in cities? @Jayda G @Here’s Hoping listen to the full podcast @The Wildlife Trusts #nature #naturevibes #londoner #uk #podcasts #soundsofnature #soundofnature

People growing up in cities neeed Nature more than we even know fam… Loved chatting to @Jayda G on her new podcast @Here’s Hoping It’s the healer and the inspiration our bodies and minds are designed to be around. No matter where you grew up; it’s a fact that we come from nature. Go to any @The Wildlife Trusts spot and see how much better it makes you feel 🌳 #londoner #londonnature #nature #naturevibes #uk #ukrap #rewilding #blacktiktok #mixedrace #citynature

Try telling a cricket or a humpback whale that we invented music… Put it this way; when someone’s speaking to you, it’s rude not to listen right? When someone’s singing even more. How arrogant are we that we would drown out and ignore the planet we come from, from Mother Nature when she’s singing to us? #soundofnature #natureissick #naturevibes🌿 #naturevibes Crew @warmstreet @whitneyconti.tv @nf___ola @eric.aydin.barberini @morgan_k._spencer @datbarbernat @nestianna @shahmbles @Spotify @spotifyuk @The Wildlife Trusts @London Wildlife Trust

There’s not many guarantees in life but I can guarantee life for all beings on this planet would be infinitely better fam. When human beings and nature work together… 🍃 You get higher biodiversity 🍃which leads to cleaner air, water, food, calmer less stressful and safer living. Because each organism on this planet is providing a service to the system to help it run smoothly… did you know whales are carbon sucking machines? They eat krill which eat photosynthesising plankton, store it in their bodies and poo it out which drops to the bottom of the ocean and is locked away for ever. (Until humans disturb it that is) 🍃Happiness levels in places that are nature rich are off the charts compared to places that are nature poor. It’s not SAD in the winter, it’s just the fact you get outside into nature, especially in a city so much less. Thank you to @sarayakukawsay & @moth_rights @cosmosheldrake for bringing a London brudda to deep in the Amazon and teaching me so much - where all this footage came from. Thanks to @majawaligualinga @willangualinga @eribertogualinga @samai_gualinga_ @josegualinga and many more, particularly the women of the community for receiving us so beautifully into their home. Take home message? We need to stop listening to these so-called world leaders and start listening to the Indigenous people, particularly the women on how to live & create the most beautiful nature filled future right here on earth. KAWSAK SACHA = the living forest = the aliveness of everything in the world being equal, including you, including the “weed” in the pave stones, or the crow that just flew over. #naturephotography #nature #amazonrainforest #savetheamazon #amazonia #kawsaksacha #biodiversity #biodiversity #blackinnature #indigenoustiktok #indigenous

The Amazon rainforests insects are MAWDDDDD FAM. This guy looked like a wedge alien. Some type of Katydid species. 100 points if you can ID Nature is Amazing. #nature #louisvithenatureguy #amazonrainforest #aliens #insects #insectsoftiktok

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What nature sounds can you hear right now? Wherever you are in the world? Even if it’s just the sound of wind on the trees, comment below, I wanna know 🙏🏽🌍 AD Having a strong relationship with nature is so important for both our mental health and creativity. Its rhythms, sounds, energy are a source of healing and reconnect to what we are… nature too. Take a beat and tune into nature sounds today on @Spotify’s take a beat hub. @spotifyuk @Spotify Brasil @Spotify France @Spotify Africa @Spotify @Spotify Australia & NZ #naturesounds ##worldmentalhealthday

Nuthatches, Pied Flychaters and Wood Warblers… and I made a song outta their sounds 👀 would you like to hear it? Also things are changing for the bettet but It’s time to hold this new Government to account and restore the biodiversity this island once had; not just for nature but for our own health too. Check out episode 4 of @bbcspringwatch if you missed me performing live on one of the dopest shows on earth. 🌍 As you probably know now I focus on the SOUND of nature and how it makes us feel as well as what it tells us about biodiversity. If you want to get out into nature more, then find your local @thewildlifetrusts group and send them a DM of where’s the nearest nature spots. Spoiler alert 🚨 they are everywhere!! So no excuse! #springwatch #restorenaturenow #restorenature #chrispackham #naturelovers #ukwildlife #britishwildlife #biodiversity #zoologist #temperaterainforest #piedflycatcher #birdspotting #birdcalls #birding #birdwatching #biology

Try telling a Humpback Whale or a Nightingale that music is human made… These are the reasons I think Mother Nature can claim all the artistry… 1) What do you reckon? Do you think we humans first started to sing and bang rhythms on hollow objects after we heard bird melodies & snakes rattle? Long before mammals had the anatomy to do it, nature was calling to each other - on land first it was the insects 2) Fun fact - we mammals can only sing largely due to the fact we feed on milk from our mothers. We need to develop strong muscles in our neck to allow to suckle but that in turn created a perfect environment for vocal cords. 3) so much music reflects the environment it’s made. Remember it’s only recently in history that we’ve moved to these concrete cities - before we made music that worked in the woods, or the desert, the grasslands or the jungles. Mother Nature is the original artist, but as a rapper & producer myself, I had to try put my mic to her for a very natural collab 😉 Tune into @BBC Springwatch on @BBC iPlayer to watch the full episode 4 to see my segment and watch me perform LIVE on air, the song I made from the sounds! #springwatch #springtime #naturelovers #wildlife #temperaterainforest #ukbirds #biodiversity #natureandscience #soundofnature #music #newmusicalert #londonrap #althiphop #blackhikers #blacknaturelovers #britishwildlife #birdspotting @bbcearth @BBC Sounds

It’s hard to believe it really happened… LIVE ON TV! FAM! I was live on @BBC #Springwatch with some of my hero’s @Chris Packham Michaela Strachan, Iolo Williams & Megan Mccubbin playing a song I created out of looping birdsong from species under threat 🤯😝🌳🐦‍⬛ These are people I’ve grown up watching, teaching me about nature We recorded those sounds in a Temperate rainforest in North Wales, where I went with Springwatch to talk about declining species and the soundscape of biodiversity that we are losing unless we start learning to listen in again! Never in a million years would I think my deep and geeky love of nature & music would land me presenting on Springwatch then performing live. Huge love to the team and shouts to my g @outsidewithlira who also smashed it on her piece on Monday. Nature is for the real G’s too! 🌍❤️ You can watch the whole madness unfold on @BBC iPlayer and tune into the live cameras on the nests everyday for 7am till 10pm - my favourites are the peregrines and the Goshawks. #springwatch #springwatch2024 #naturelovers #louisvi #louisvithenatureguy #newmusicalert #liveonbbc #bbciplayer #newmusicfriday #naturemusic #soundsofnature #temperaterainforest #piedflycatcher #cuckoo #nprtinydesk

Guess who was on #Springwatch on @BBC LIVE! 😝🌳🌳🌳 Watch back on @BBC iPlayer to see me chatting with @strachan.michaela @Chris Packham & iolo williams. Where I’m gassed to say, I’ll be taking us to one of the rarest & waviest habitats in the UK, the Temperate rainforest! I’ll be talking about how important the sound of nature is to the way we connect with the natural world, how we can reconnect by listening more, and guess what else…..??? Man will be taking the SOUNDS we recorded from the species we found in the forest & performing it on a tune I’ve created with the nature sounds LIVE ON AIR!! What could go wrong eh?? 😜 It goes without saying it’s an absolute honour to be featured on such a beloved show, I’ve been a fan for years, huge thank you to the whole Springwatch team & presenters for this opportunity, who have been incredible to work with, through rain and shine we made it happen! Hair by @datbarbernat & @Rastamama #Springwatch2024 #Springwatch #louisvi #louisvithenatureguy #liveonbbc #bbcchannel2 #newmusicalert #newmusicfriday #temperaterainforest #birdsong #naturesounds #naturesound #britishwildlife #michaelastrachan #bbcspringwatch