The Slovenian band Laibach has been invited to perform in North Korea. Friedemann Pestel says: this tour differs clearly from cultural diplomacy in the traditional sense.
Daniel Jakob buying the South African Souvenir vinyl in Durban.
Reggae is rich with questions of belonging, but instead of domesticity it focuses on the state of limbo. After watching the film «Being Blacker», Derek Walmsley examines how the Brixton figurehead Blacker Dread struggles with what he once called home.
Musicologist Christopher Kirkley explores the boundaries of ethnomusicology.
«This is Bate Bola» follows the carnival celebrations in Rio's poor neighborhoods. While watching the movie, research duo A Parede discovered contradicting ideals of masculinity.
Environmental sounds challenge Matthew Herbert more than a piano does. With noises of exploding bombs, collapsing buildings, and a dying pig he creates both abstract tracks and happy dance music.
The documentary «Bamseom Pirates, Seoul Inferno» shows how the band Bamseom Pirates uses punk music to resist the social and political absurdities of present-day South Korea.