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Bhangra von A bis Z

Bhangra von A bis Z

By Sherry Kizhukandayil on October 26, 2011

By Sherry Kizhukandayil on 26 October 2011 in  STORIES

Wir schreiben das Jahr 2005. Bhangra beherrscht die Tanzflächen. Niemand kann sich entziehen. Was steckt hinter dem exotischen Sound? Was für Künstler gibt es neben dem auch hierzulande bekannten Panjabi MC?

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Asia, Bhangra, Europe, Hip Hop, India, Jay Sean, Jazzy B, Panjabi MC, Reggae, UK | Leave a response

Die Clubszene Indiens

Die Clubszene Indiens

By Stefan Müller on October 24, 2011

By Stefan Müller on 24 October 2011 in  STORIES

In Indiens Clubszene ist eine neue Generation angetreten und leistet Aufbauarbeit. Noch ist die Szene klein und überschaubar. Aber die Demografie spricht für eine riesige Expansion in den nächsten Jahren.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Asia, Bauchklang, Bluefrog, clubbing, DJ culture, Grand Pianoramax, India, Krunk, Popkomm, Shilpa Rao, Tempo Tantrick, Vivek Rajagopalan | Leave a response

Musik – eine Weltsprache?

Musik – eine Weltsprache?

By Sandeep Bhagwati on October 7, 2011

By Sandeep Bhagwati on 7 October 2011 in  STORIES

Wer die Weltkarte der Musik betrachtet, sieht, dass die westliche Kunstmusik eine Art Esperanto ist. Ob in Shanghai oder Boston: Überall spielt man Bach und Stockhausen. Das ist schön. Ist es auch gut?

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Asia, Classical Music, Edward Said, Europe, Latin America, Mitsuko Uchida, North America, Uday Bhawalkar, Weltmusik, World Music, Younghi Pagh Paan | Leave a response

Die multiplen Ideen des Nitin Sawhney

Die multiplen Ideen des Nitin Sawhney

By Stefan Müller on October 3, 2011

By Stefan Müller on 3 October 2011 in  STORIES

Der britisch-asiatische Musiker Nitin Sawhney klont seine Ideen und verteilt sie auf die verschiedene Genres zwischen Comedy und Computerspielen. Ein Gespräch über sein aktuelles Album «Last Days Of Meaning

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Asia, Asian Underground, Buy More Incense, Europe, Nitin Sawhney, UK, Videospiele | Leave a response

Asima, her Pimp and a Melancholic Boss

Asima, her Pimp and a Melancholic Boss

By norient on May 4, 2011

By Jeroen Groenewegen on 4 May 2011 in  ACADEMIC

After twenty years of frustration and marginality, Zuoxiao Zuzhou recently reinvented himself as trickster and became a cult-hero.

Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Ai Weiwei, Asia, Badhead, Beijing, Beijing East Village, China, Cui Jian, Gu Changwei, Jia Zhang-ke, Li Zhanyang, Modern Sky, Rock Music, sheng, Wang Xufang, Xie Tianxiao, Yang Fudong, Yang Shaobin, Zuoxiao Zuzhou | 2 Responses

Soundtrack for a Japanese Apocalypse

Soundtrack for a Japanese Apocalypse

By Michael Spahr on March 28, 2011

By Michael Spahr on 28 March 2011 in  VIDEO

A selection of videos featuring the apocalyptic sound of Japanese noise artist Merzbow.

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Apocalypse, Asia, Fukushima, Godzilla, Japan, Merzbow, Noise | 1 Response

Ruptured Sessions with C-Drik Fermont

Ruptured Sessions with C-Drik Fermont

By Ziad Nawfal on January 23, 2011

By Ziad Nawfal on 23 January 2011 in  AUDIO

C-Drik Fermont works between musique concrète, electro-acoustic music and noise. Plus he writes about experimental music in Africa and Asia. His latest trip brought him to Beirut, where he was interviewed for Ruptured Sessions.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Africa, Annette Vande Gorne, archive, Asia, Belgium, C-drík, Experimental, Le performantiel noise, Noise, Ruptured Sessions, Sébastien Biset, Syrphe, Tanya Traboulsi | 1 Response

Sleepwalking Through the Mekong

Sleepwalking Through the Mekong

By Fabio Napoletano on October 24, 2010

By Fabio Napoletano on 24 October 2010 in  VIDEO

Die amerikanische Gruppe Dengue Fever mit der Khmer-Sängerin Chhom Nimol begeben sich auf eine Tour durch Kambodscha. Für die US-Musiker eine Odyssee in eine unbekannte Welt, für die Sängerin eine Heimkehr in ein verändertes Land.

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 1. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2010, 1960s, 1970s, Asia, Cambodia, Chhom Nimol, Dengue Fever, Documentary Film, Intercultural, John Pirozzi, Khmer, Kong Nay, Psychedelic Music, Ros Sereysothea, Sim Sisamouth, Sleepwalking Through the Mekong | Leave a response

Buy More Incense

Buy More Incense

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 | 3 Responses

Zeni Geva – Alive and Rising

Zeni Geva – Alive and Rising

By norient on July 12, 2010

By Michael Spahr on 12 July 2010 in  AUDIO

The mad Japanese Noise Rock Metal combo is definitely alive and rising as the title of their 2010 live release is suggesting.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Asia, Hardcore, Japan, Metal, Punk, Zeni Geva | Leave a response

Rock Music in China

Rock Music in China

By Jeroen De Kloet on July 2, 2010

By Jeroen De Kloet on 2 July 2010 in  STORIES

Fuelled by the new sounds that entered China’s illegal doorways, and driven by a desire to move beyond the stereotypical hard rock idiom, new bands started to experiment with different sounds. Today, sounds ranging from hardcore punk to deep house can be heard from Urumqi to Beijing. Let’s get dakou’ed!

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Asia, Beijing, China, globalization, localization, modernity, Punk, Rock Music | Leave a response

Sein Zuhause Komponieren

Sein Zuhause Komponieren

By Sandeep Bhagwati on June 10, 2010

By Sandeep Bhagwati on 10 June 2010 in  STORIES

«Vorher war mein Elternhaus fast eine Insel der Stille im indischen Alltag gewesen, jetzt waren wir überall die lautesten Nachbarn.» Der Komponist Sandeep Bhagwati wuchs in Indien auf, heute lebt er in Deutschland.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Asia, Composing, Composition, Germany, India, Intercultural, Musique Concrète, Noise, Sandeep Bhagwati, Socialisation, Soundscapes | Leave a response

Beijing Bubbles – I just want to sing, drink and fuck

Beijing Bubbles – I just want to sing, drink and fuck

By Michael Spahr on January 3, 2010

By Michael Spahr on 3 January 2010 in  STORIES

Susanne Messmer und George Lindt besuchen in ihrem Film “Beijing Bubbles” fünf Bands in Chinas Hauptstadt. Entstanden sind intime Porträts von individualistischen Musikerinnen und Musikern und ihren Träumen.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged 1. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2010, Asia, Beijing, Carsick Cars, China, Hanggai, Joyside, Punk, Shazi | 2 Responses

Shotguns and Munaqqabes along the Arabian Sea

Shotguns and Munaqqabes along the Arabian Sea

By norient on June 25, 2009

By Mark LeVine on 25 June 2009 in  STORIES

Pakistan’s corrupt and violent rulers did produce one good thing, albeit inadvertently: Pakistani rock. Mark Levine offers a chapter of his book «Heavy Metal Islam» to norient.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Asia, Censorship, Islam, Islamabad, Junoon, Lahore, Mark Levine, Metal, Pakistan, Rock Music, Sufism | Leave a response

Freestyle in Azerbaijan

Freestyle in Azerbaijan

By Gerald Roche on October 31, 2007

By Gerald Roche on 31 October 2007 in  STORIES

New and Re-emerged Pop Styles Converge in Baku: From Mugham singer Alim Qasimov to the rappers Dayirman.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Alim Qasimov, Asia, Aytan Ismikhanova, Azerbaijan, Baku, Dayirman, Gulyang Mammadova, Mugham, Patriotism, Sufism | Leave a response

Im Schatten der iranischen Politik blüht die Musik

Im Schatten der iranischen Politik blüht die Musik

By Markus Ganz on June 27, 2007

By Markus Ganz on 27 June 2007 in  STORIES

Im Iran gibt es eine Musikszene, die viel lebendiger und vielfältiger ist, als die vorherrschende Berichterstattung über dieses Land erahnen lässt. Ramin Sadighi, der Chef der Teheraner Plattenfirma Hermes Records, gibt Auskunft über diese wenig bekannte Seite des Irans.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Asia, Censorship, Hermes Records, Iran, Label, Ramin Sadighi, World Music | Leave a response

Ich spiele Rubab mit einer westlichen Gitarrentechnik

Ich spiele Rubab mit einer westlichen Gitarrentechnik

By norient on November 7, 2004

By Thomas Burkhalter on 7 November 2004 in  STORIES

Der in Genf lebende afghanische Musiker Khaled Arman im Gespräch.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Afghanistan, Asia, Censorship, Documentary Film, Ensemble Kabul, Geneva, Hossein Arman, Khaled Arman, Radio Kabul, Rubab, Swiss Music, Switzerland, Taliban | 2 Responses

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