Episode 279: Damon Karakin on Lightsound and Beyond

About this episode

Damon Karakin shares his experiences with Eurovision, political dissidence, and starting anew.

This week, we’re welcoming Damon Karakin of Litesound (Belarus 2012), who is sharing his story of Eurovision highs and lows, becoming a political dissident and prisoner, and starting anew in […]

People in this episode

Guest: Damon Karakin

Topics covered

• Eurovision
• political dissidence
• personal story
• music career
• Belarus

Keywords

• Damon Karakin
• Litesound
• Eurovision
• political dissident
• Belarus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Litesound

Places: Belarus

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