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.
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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 [...]
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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)
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Tagged: collaboration, folk, Giao Duyen, Hung King, Intangible Cultural Heritage, love, love exchange, music, singing, traditional, UNESCO, Vietnam, Xoan
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