Sunayana Wadhawan traces a map of stories from Kathputli Colony (Puppeteer’s Colony) in New Delhi to foreground the pressing concerns of artists and art forms that are displaced and delegitimized in the name of urban development.
Digitization means empowerment: for niche musicians, queer artists and native aliens that connect online to create safe spaces.
- Essay by Shomi GuptaShomi reflects on the music scene taking shape at a certain moment in Delhi, the voices, people, sounds, influences, concerns, and genres creating it, and the moment that it has arrived at now.
- Short Essay by Lutivini MajanjaIn this essay, our author takes a closer look at Polish filmmaker Jan Moszumański’s film «Singeli Movement: Greed for Speed» and uses it as a starting point for a reflection on the genre’s grounding in the digital age and the dissonances embedded deep in its music.
- Short Essay by Luca BrulsSince the advent of COVID-19, Algerian youth, artists, and studios have taken to TikTok to sell and promote the latest raï hits. One unique way for young people to engage in musical sociality is through so-called «sonic gifts».