From world known reggae musicians fighting against the devil to the black metal scene in Indonesia.

  • Anusheh Anadil
    Anusheh Anadil – Slow Revolution
    Podcast by Thomas Burkhalter
    In this episode of "Long Take: Life as an Artist", we meet Anusheh Anadil — musician, artist, cultural activist, and social entrepreneur from Bangladesh. She was the lead singer of the band Bangla. The group revolutionized popular culture by bringing traditional spiritual folk songs to urban youth.
  • Menjadi lampu yang selalu menyala
    Quotation by Bin Idris

    «Menjadi lampu yang selalu menyala.»

  • Sons of Betawi and Their Cultural Paradox.
    Sons of Betawi and Their Cultural Paradox
    Essay by Bin Idris, Gisela Swaragita
    Haikal Azizi, the man behind noir folk/pop Bin Idris, reminisces on spiritual roots in his hometown of Depok.
  • The performance artist Ramia Beladel, Moulay Bouchta, July 2017 (photo: Gilles Aubry).
    A Wasted Breath Inside a Balloon
    Sound Piece by Gilles Aubry, Ramia Beladel
    Informed by Ramia Beladel’s research on Sufi healing, this sound piece relies on trance and self-reconfiguration. The soundtrack includes sounds recorded during an annual celebration of the local saint in Moulay Bouchta, Morocco.