Here’s an effective way to get the attention of the international press. Feminist punk band, Pussy Riot, staged this performance in Moscow’s Red Square as part of a series of interventionist acts to criticize Vladimir Putin and the upcoming presidential elections. Read more and listen to an interview here.
Tagged: art, collective, intervention, Moscow, music, protest, Pussy Riot
Amin Bani is a young Persian singer whose first recording was a short video performance taped on the side of the road in 2009 in Iran. Since then he has become an underground hit, reminding us in the West that there is a peaceful side of Iran. There are hints of Flamenco singing in his vocal range, a pained and soulful combination. Here he is covering Farhad Parand’s “Khoda Negahdar,” which means “Good-bye My Dear” in Farsi.
Tagged: Amin Bani, Farsi, Iran, Khoda Negahdar, music, peace, Persian
One of northeastern Vietnam’s rural folk traditions kept alive through the transmittance of dance and song, from generation to generation. (Recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in need of safeguarding)
Tagged: collaboration, folk, Giao Duyen, Hung King, Intangible Cultural Heritage, love, love exchange, music, singing, traditional, UNESCO, Vietnam, Xoan
Dear Chris Held of Von Tundra,
Someday when we return to the States and settle down, will you please make me a Console Cabinet in the walnut finish? If so, we will build a home around it.
Most sincerely,
Nat Andreini
Tagged: Chris Held, furniture design, Von Tundra
What’s better than going platinum? Going sequin! As a departure from his usual work with mundane visuals like images of fish and Buddha statues, South Korean artist Noh Sang-Kyoon dabbled in the re-appropriation of old records to create these “Recordings.” I had a chance to see a solo exhibition of his in Seoul this year, but didn’t come across these beauties until I found myself in the gallery cafe eating a sandwich. A few of the “Recordings” were hanging on the wall behind the counter.
Tagged: black music, japan
Tagged: flute, piano, question mark, Seoul
