18 year-old Cassie Rytz is worth paying attention to. ‘‘We’re not supposed to be having as much mouth, not supposed to be rebelling. Those are the challenges we face. We’re not supposed to have the voice’’
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Soul, Synth and Rock & Roll, Songstress Shingai Tells Us About Breaking Down Doors And Celebrating Her Zimbabwean Heritage
Trailblazing into a solo career and vowing to make music for the masses –Shingai is back with her debut EP
Pakistani-American Artist Emmen Ahmed Uses Portraiture to Unpick Her Culture
Born in Chicago, Ahmed is an ethnic Pakistani with a degree in medical anthropology from Michigan State University.
How One Man Made Eighty Albums In Ten Years – Meet Lebanese Composer Charif Megarbane
With a back catalogue of over 70 albums and EPs to date, Charif music transports you into a world that bounces between classic soul, funked up afrobeats, zippy acoustic guitar riffs and vintage Italian movie scores.
When Tunisian Traditions Meets Electronic Dance Music - The Sound of Nuri
Nuri’s music can be best described as a mix of bass, beats and dirty old sounds layered between samples of Afro and Global melodies
WARA's Afro-Latin Fusion Is Dance Music With A Conscience
Starting from their roots as a nine-piece, Cuban-infused musical collective, WARA have always lent their voice to the world’s injustices.
Christelle Kocher: No Parisian Cliché
Christelle Kocher may be French born-and-bred but this designer is less traditional Parisian chic and more haute couture mashed-up with street wear.
Drugs On Demand; An Investigation Into Your Favourite Medication
Since their invention approximately three and a half thousand years ago, pills have become a common component of day-to-day life.
Rock with Rasha Nahas: The Dynamic New Voice Combining Theatrical Rock With Poetic Elegance
Melodic guitar playing, impassioned poetry and foot stomping rock vibes are a few elements which you can expect from up and coming artist Rasha Nahas.
DJ’s, Drag And Downright Funky Grooves – The Hottest Talent from The Middle East Making Their Way To The UK
Reform The Funk has been keeping an eye on the whirlwind of talent coming out of the Middle East.
Artist Ashton Attzs Reinvents The Everyday In 'Queering The Quotidian' Series
Ashton Attzs came into the mainstream eye the latter end of 2018 when they won the Evening Standard Art Prize with their piece ‘Don’t Stay In Ya Lane
A Voice Of Defiance: How Writer And Broadcaster Yassmin Abdel-Magied Is Representing Empowered Muslim Women
Yassmin Abdel Magied is a force to be reckoned with.
Explore NZ Hip Hop Artists: The Best Of The Past, Present And Future
Fancy getting familiar with who the the key figures (past and present) of New Zealand’s hip hop scene?
Distinctly Kiwi: How New Zealand Hip-Hop Grew From Authentic Roots To A Diverse Sound For Future Generations
We speak to those that have grown up with a love of Kiwi Hip Hop – including current artists leading the scene - on how it evolved into a uniquely homegrown sound and continues to diversify today…
Palestinian Producer and Trip-Hop Artist, Moody Kablawi, Is Mixing His Arab Roots With The Sound Of Berlin
Arab Palestinian musician, Moody Kablawi has been working his way through the music scene since his early teens.
Hungarian Director Bence Máté Digs Deep Into Cairo's Garbage City For His Documentary Film, Koka, The Butcher
Hungarian journalist and filmmaker, Bence Máté introduces us to Koka, a man living and working in Garbage City, an area of Cairo that houses both people and pigeons.
Chinese Photographer Luo Lang Documents Motherhood In Series "Yumo"
In her decade-long documentation of adolescence in China, ‘Girls’, Luo Yang revolutionised Western conceptions of girlhood in a country we often believe we are seeing through a bawdler lens
Drag Artist "ShayShay" Highlights Four Essentials To Understanding Drag
ShayShay is a drag artist and activist devoted to empowering the queer community, exposing intersectionality, and raising marginalised voices.
Editorial: Space Boys, Discover This Unified Cosmic World In An Otherworldly life
Unified through a glistening, uniform appearance, these two figures take us to a place where a new army of solidarity exists, governed by their own rules.
Palestinian Hip Hop Band, DAM, Inspire A Fresh New Sound From The Middle East
Palestinian Hip Hop band, DAM, offer an abundance of personality, humility and passion. Made up of rapper Tamer Nafer, a force to be reckoned with, whose dry sense of humour and passionately profound statements keep any audience on their toes