Alfred Sam

Alfred Charles Sam (c. 1880 – 1930s?), known as Chief Alfred Sam, was a Gold Coast-born merchant and pioneer pan-Africanist who during 1913 to 1915 encouraged the resettlement of African Americans as part of the Back-to-Africa movement. Quotes Really good man. I really didn’t expect everything that happened this year. It’s a good feeling, but I am low-key losing it at times because I’ve been doing so much stuff lately [laughs]. But, now, I’ve got two weeks off before festival season, so I’m just going to relax for a bit now, and hopefully have a good year in 2023. The biggest pinch-me moment this year would probably have to be… I might have to say Pitch Music & Arts, just because it was my first big festival set. My first festival was Let Them Eat Cake, and I played at 12pm in front of nobody, but then at Pitch… I had a really good slot and played in front of around 4,500 people. So, I was like, “Fuck, this is a really crazy moment.” And I played an awesome set. Yeah, I think Pitch was my moment of the year just because most DJs in our scene just want to play that festival so bad, and to have the opportunity after only doing like four shows and one opening slot at a festival is crazy. So, that definitely was a pinch-me moment. Honestly bro, I don’t know. It’s flattering that people want to take photos with me and all of that. At first, I thought, “What the fuck? I’m just a DJ?” But since then, I’ve come to realise that people actually like my music and what I do. So I appreciate that a lot. But to this day it’s still a little bit weird because I’m just a 22-year-old bloke from Tassie who happens to DJ, so it’s kind of like, “What’s the deal?” But, it’s a really cool feeling. I always try to be as approachable and nice as possible because that’s who I am as a person, so when people are trying to get a photo, I always try to have a chat with them as well because taking a photo and telling them to go is not a cool thing to do. So, I’m happy to have a chat with them and see how they’re going and whatnot. And now, as I’ve been doing it for a few months, I’m really comfortable with it and just more flexible with the whole thing in general. Oh, man, it was probably the craziest night I’ve ever had. Leading up to it, I wasn’t nervous, but as soon as I stepped on the decks and I saw the crowd, I was like, “Holy fuck. This is a lot of people.” And obviously, not everyone there was there to see me. So, I wanted to do my best and introduce myself to people who didn’t know who I was as an artist and DJ. But yeah, it was a cool experience and it was so much fun. Great night. External links Category:Businesspeople from Ghana Category:Pan-Africanists