Cass Ezeji is a singer, presenter and linguist from Glasgow, Scotland.
Cass Ezeji works in the arts, Gaelic media & education. She is a singer and performer of critically-acclaimed bands Laps and Golden Teacher.
As a researcher, her work engages with Black Scottish history and its erasure from the national psyche. Through essays and prose, she reinserts narratives from the African & Caribbean diaspora into the Scottish context.
In her documentary Afro-Gàidheil with Mactv, she explores Scotland’s role in trans-Atlantic slavery and amplifies contemporary voices from the Black Gàidhealteachd, drawing on the Gaelic musical tradition. This work seeks a more inclusive approach to how we think about the Gaelic language and culture, one which respects tradition whilst promoting multiculturalism.
Her work is informed by her Irish, Scottish & Nigerian heritage, as well as growing up in a Glasgow tenement with her mother.
She holds a BA honors in French & Spanish from Strathclyde University (2022)
She lives in Takaronto, Kanata.
Contact
cass.ezeji@gmail.com