Lass mich mit Hass nicht allein

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Lass mich mit Hass nicht allein
Lass mich mit Hass nicht allein

In dem Gedicht für sein gleichnamiges Lied beschreibt der iranische Schauspieler und Dichter Ali Kamrani seine Erfahrungen als Einwanderer in Deutschland.

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Sound: Mohammad Shams

Our Homeland

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Our Homeland
Our Homeland

In the German Democratic Republic, the song «Unsere Heimat» (Our Homeland) became an anthem that glorified the idea of a socialist homeland. After the fall of the Berlin wall, the song disappeared from public memory. At least this was what our author thought.

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«Yarmouk Is Missing You, Brother»

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«Yarmouk Is Missing You, Brother»
«Yarmouk Is Missing You, Brother»

This is the story of a Palestinian song. A song that originated in the beseiged Palestinian district Yarmouk in Damascus, Syria. After Aeham Ahmad, who played this song in the streets of Damascus, fled to Germany, the meaning of the song has changed.

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Design: Šejma Fere
Photo: Facebook

The Grain of Online Voices

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The Grain of Online Voices
The Grain of Online Voices

Every physical interaction leaves traces. In the fifth episode of «Sonic Vignettes», Salomé Voegelin reflects upon the grain of the voice as an irreducible trace of human contact and why it is it is endangered by AI cleaning language.

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Prelude in an Interrogative Mood

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Prelude in an Interrogative Mood
Prelude in an Interrogative Mood

Some people think they know what Italian music is, until you really start to ask. An introduction to the Norient special «Sonic Traces: From Italy».

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The Aesthetic of the Drum Machine and Mechanical Introspection in the Club

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The Aesthetic of the Drum Machine and Mechanical Introspection in the Club
The Aesthetic of the Drum Machine and Mechanical Introspection in the Club

This text is a literary remix of Enrico Prampolini’s «The Aesthetic of the Machine and Mechanical Introspection in Art» (1922), considered a key text to understand the so-called second wave of Futurism, also referred to as «futurismo degli anni venti».

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We, the Boys From Giarre: Growing Up as a Teenage Goth in 1980s Sicily

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We, the Boys From Giarre: Growing Up as a Teenage Goth in 1980s Sicily
We, the Boys From Giarre: Growing Up as a Teenage Goth in 1980s Sicily

In this short memoir, an excerpt from a longer version originally published (in Italian and English) on his website, London-based Sicilian visual artist and musician Seb Patane reflects on what it meant to be a young Italian fascinated with British subcultures.

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Photo: Google Street View
Sound: Seb Patane

Things You Have Taught Me: A Letter of Love and Gratitude to Franco Battiato

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Things You Have Taught Me: A Letter of Love and Gratitude to Franco Battiato
Things You Have Taught Me: A Letter of Love and Gratitude to Franco Battiato

London-based Italian writer Marco Mancassola reflects on his personal relationship with the oeuvre of renowned Sicilian art pop musician Franco Battiato.

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The Last Breath of Happiness in Europe

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The Last Breath of Happiness in Europe
The Last Breath of Happiness in Europe

Philosopher and scholar Federico Campagna reflects on the cultural and anthropological context of late Baroque music in 1700s Europe and Italy, and explores the intersections between art, philosophy, and religion in the time of Italian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

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Photo: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Italy’s Unseen Foreigners and Immigrants

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Italy’s Unseen Foreigners and Immigrants
Italy’s Unseen Foreigners and Immigrants

Life in Milan through a foreigner’s eyes: A mix of indifference to the Other, social invisibility, and Italy’s dependence on cultural artifacts imported from overseas.

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D.I.S.C.O. (Diasporic Influences Shaped Changes and Opportunities)

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D.I.S.C.O. (Diasporic Influences Shaped Changes and Opportunities)
D.I.S.C.O. (Diasporic Influences Shaped Changes and Opportunities)

What was the role played by the Italian-American community in the U.S. in the development of disco music? Reflecting on the Italian diaspora’s cultural impact could foster a less toxic debate on the presence of ethnic minorities in the Italian peninsula.

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Photo: Sofia Rana