Bella Ciao, the Italian anti-fascist folk song has been revived in Iran, Ukraine, and Chile. The protest song has long been associated with resistance, and has most recently been adopted by women in Iran singing in defiance of laws that mean no woman is allowed to be without the head cover of a hijab, nor […]
Kalush Orchestra are a Ukrainian hip-hop band that are tipped to win the Eurovision Song Contest which takes place in Turin this May. The band’s unique sound combines ethnic motifs with modern sounds using different folk instruments, and they are named after the Ukrainian city of Kalush. Set in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, […]
Yemberzal are the first all-women Sufiyana music group in Indian-administered Kashmir. Despite being a male-dominated tradition and receiving ongoing negative feedback, the group is going from strength-to-strength inspiring women and keeping this dying tradition alive.
Boduberu. For me, the background music to my island life. The rhythms grew dear to my heart and accompanied me through the years during which I lived and worked on Maldivian islands. The bodu beru is a Maldivian drum, made of wood from coconut tree trunk, and often grouped in trios. The instrument is used to accompany the traditional dance of the same name, the Boduberu.
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