DOC SHORT: Undocumented Immigrants in South Florida Fear Trump
By Niall Macaulay and Maria Bakkalapulo The more than 11 million illegal immigrants in the USA fear the presidency of Donald Trump. While more than 2,5…
By Niall Macaulay and Maria Bakkalapulo The more than 11 million illegal immigrants in the USA fear the presidency of Donald Trump. While more than 2,5…
By Maria Bakkalapulo for Miami New Times Spanish-born Alejandra Fierro Eleta is most content surrounded by melodies from bygone days. Inside Gladys Palmera, the massive Latin…
for Songlines Magazine The rain fell on the open-air North Beach Bandshell in Miami, but Houston-based Riyaaz Qawwali ensemble braved the weather. The carpet they sat…
The black-and-white image on TV is of a singer scraping a güiro, with a full Cuban ensemble backing him up. A quintessential Havana scene – but…
Filmore Miami Beach, August 20 Concert Review for Songlines Magazine by Maria Bakkalapulo Afro-Cuban hip-hop pioneers, the Orishas, are back on tour after a seven…
“Music is My Weapon and I Know I Will Never Be Safe Again.” Story by Maria Bakkalapulo and Niall Macaulay A peshmerga (Kurdish for “those who…
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo For bands seeking success, refusing to do interviews, and sending snaps of friends as your press photos, may not come recommended. But…
This year the Borneo Jazz Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in one of the most beautiful tropical paradises. Maria Bakkalapulo travelled there and brings us a…
By Maria Bakkalapulo – story first published in Songlines in 2007. Tonight, tucked deep in the heartland is a performance by one of Bali’s most popular…