By Tomasz Jurecki on August 10, 2012
By Tomasz Jurecki on 10 August 2012 in
VIDEO
(*) We are always on the lookout for some vintage music gold on our social networks, scouting youtube endlesly for retro music teasty treats.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Africa, Al'mambo Al'sudani, Cumbia, digging-youtube, Europe, Los Wemblers de Iquitos, Mali, Orchestre Kanaga de Mopti, Peru, Retro, Sudan, Titanic, turntapeism, vintage, Vinyl |
By Norient on January 14, 2012
By Norient on 14 January 2012 in
VIDEO
The FOKN Bois are documenting their adventures in a Swiss tour videoblog. The Rappers from Ghana have been invited to Switzerland by Norient for the 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival. They performed in Nyon, Zurich and Bern.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Africa, Afro Pop Live, bee-flat, Documentary Film, Europe, Filewile, FOKN Bois, Ghana, La Parenthèse, M3nsa, Norient, Pidgen, PROGR Bern, Switzerland, Turnhalle, Wanlov The Kubolor |
By Norient on June 27, 2011
By Tomasz Jurecki on 27 June 2011 in
VIDEO
Polish artist Gooral mahes up club beats with polish highland folklore. Delicious Ethno Elektro from the south of Poland.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Ethno Elektro, Europe, Gooral, Mash up, Poland |
By Thomas Burkhalter on November 14, 2010
By Thomas Burkhalter on 14 November 2010 in
STORIES
Four years after the overthrow of Milosevic, the Belgrade music scene shows different facets. The English translation of a reportage from 2004. norient searches for updates
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Ajs Nigrutin, B92, Balkans, Bassivity Music, Belgrade, Beogradski Sindikat, Bitcharke Na Travi, Bojan Djordjevic, Bojan Mitrovic, Ceca, Darkwood Dub, Europe, Eyesburn, Flip Out, Goran Bregovic, Gordan Paunovic, Iva Nenic, Jarboli, Marcello, Marco Nastic, MC Shorty, Olah Vince, Pink TV, Roma, Serbia, Skabo, SKC, Svetlana «Ceca» Raznatovic, Thementage2012, Turbo Folk |
By Michael Spahr on September 30, 2010
By Michael Spahr and Thomas Burkhalter on 30 September 2010 in
VIDEO
Buy More Incense – a norient documentary film about British Asian musicians – is online and can be watched for free…!
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Aki Nawaz, Asia, Asian Underground, Bangladesh, Bangra, Birmingham, Bobby Friction, Buy More Incense, DCS, DJ Ritu, Documentary Film, Europe, Fun'da'mental, India, Johnny Kalsi, Kuljit Bhamra, London, Nation Records, Nitin Sawhney, Outcaste Records, Pakistan, UK |
By Michael Spahr on July 28, 2010
By Michael Spahr on 28 July 2010 in
VIDEO
“Clochard Deluxe” a musical joint venture of seven Swiss and a lovely Russian have just published a lovely D.I.Y. video clip.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Clochard Deluxe, Europe, Russia, Switzerland |
By David-Emil Wickström on June 29, 2010
By David-Emil Wickström on 29 June 2010 in
ACADEMIC
David-Emil Wickström, by drawing on his fieldwork in St. Petersburg, discusses the emergence and practice of reggae and ska in St. Petersburg (Russia) from the perspective of transcultural flows.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Ackee Ma-Ma Urban Reggae Band, Europe, Leningrad, Post-Soviet popular music, Reggae, Reggistan, Russia, Ska, Ska-punk, St. Petersburg, Svoбода/Svoboda, Transcultural flows, Ulf Hannerz |
By Boris Previsic on June 22, 2010
By Boris Previsic on 22 June 2010 in
STORIES
Boris Previsic uncovers interlinks between the economic, political and the cultural situation in the Balkans. He finds huge contrasts between the successes of the visual arts and literature, and music. The latter was very much abused during the wars in the 90s.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Balkans, Belgrade, Bosnia, Croatia, Cultural Development, Europe, Kosova, Macedonia, Post-War, Sarajevo, Serbia, Sonemus, Thementage2012, Turbo Folk |
