No Culture, no Money, no Time, but Music

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No Culture, no Money, no Time, but 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.

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Quote: Bamseom Pirates
Sound: Aam Taateel

M.I.A.: One Popstar, Three Persons

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M.I.A.: One Popstar, Three Persons

The documentary film «Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.» portrays the popstar M.I.A. as a multi-faceted person.

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Quote: Lisa Blanning
Design: Juliana Adhikary, Akaliko Collective
Photo: Steve Loveridge
Sound: Steve Loveridge, M.I.A.
Remix: Miss Auto

A Different View of Syria

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A Different View of Syria

Monzer Darwish's compelling documentary «Syrian Metal Is War» captures the story of how the Metal underground in Syria seeks to survive during war.

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Design: Ali Sayah

Learning From Feminism

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Learning From Feminism

The #MeToo movement also reveals other discriminations. In music, sexism often works in tandem with exotism. To resist both, the Egyptian musicians Dina El Wedidi and Youssra El Hawary resurrect an old claim: the personal is political.

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Design: Basma Bader
Sound: Basma Bader

Deconstructing Jantelagen

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Deconstructing Jantelagen

The Scandinavian code of conduct «jantelagen» encourages modesty and conformity. The movie «Silvana» shows, how the Swedish rapper Silvana Imam celebrates the exact opposite: pride and individuality.

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Design: Ali Sayah
Sound: Silvana Imam

Music and Place

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Music and Place

The relationship between music and place has a long history. This article discusses the academic discourses regarding the relationship between music and place.

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Sound: Aam Taateel

Digitally Famous and Real Life Broke

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Digitally Famous and Real Life Broke

In Egypt, the high amount of digitalization has not translated into monetization for most musicians. This is not just because most families live at or below the poverty line. So what does this mean for the future of local artists?

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Photo: geralt/Pixabay

Silence Is the Real Taboo

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Silence Is the Real Taboo

In Beirut every gunshot has a different meaning. There are sounds of war and of celebration. The Lebanese musician Serge Yared explains how they are used in music and aestheticized.

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Shizophonia

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Shizophonia

In this photo series South African photographer Dylan Culhane stages artist Umlilo in collage portraits and evokes a sense of multiplicity.

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Design: Basma Bader
Sound: Basma Bader

When a Rapper Tries to Change the World

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When a Rapper Tries to Change the World

An impressive and moving testimonial of rapper and comedian Ali Gul Pir from Karachi, Pakistan, who is faced by death threats due to his art. In the podcast he talks about what makes him feel lonely when living and working as a musician in Pakistan.

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Design: Ali Sayah

Distorted Processes of Becoming

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Distorted Processes of Becoming

What reads at first sight as a rather classic «coming out» story is not a linear narrative. In the music video «Magic Man» South African artist Umlilo and director Jasyn Howes produce a temporal and spatial disorder through fragments of moving images.

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Photo: Jasyn Howes
Sound: Umlilo
Remix: Dhaka Dub Hierarchy