What’s in your bag, Ghostpoet? 

On his latest album, Dark Days + Canapés, poet, singer and rapper Obaro Ejimiwe, alias Ghostpoet, sings about modern ­dating, loneliness and other gloomy topics, underpinning his melancholy tones with minimalist beats. The 35-year-old British artist let Lufthansa Magazin take a peek inside his bag at Hamburg Airport

Was steckt in Ihrer Tasche, Ghostpoet?
© Enver Hirsch

1 Camera
I love taking photos on the street and recording the mood of a city, as expressed in fascinating faces or special buildings.

 

2 Recording device 
I like to capture interesting sounds that I can incorporate into songs – recently, it was the hum of the air conditioning.

 

3 Book
In How Music Works, David Byrne explains why some compositions move us and others don’t. But music still remains an eternal mystery to me.

 

The sound of Ghostpoet

Freakshow

Ghostpoets Playlist

Stagger Lee – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) – Talking Heads

Gatekeeper – Eska

For more about Ghostpoet, visit www.ghostpoet.co.uk