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Photo by Niall Macaulayhttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/4_hudmo2.jpg4_HudMo2https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2_eclairfifi2.jpgEclair FifiEclair Fifi dj-ing at the Art Club, Glasgow School of Art. Photo by Niall Macaulayhttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/7_nightwave.jpgNightwaveNightwave. Photo courtesy of artisthttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/6_harridomenic.jpgHarri & DomenicHarri & Domenic of Subculture. Photo provided by artistshttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/3_hudmo1.jpgHudson MohawkeHudson Mohawke at the East End Social, an end of the summer festival organized by Glasgow label, Chemikal Underground. Photo by Niall Macaulay2015-05-28T15:11:02+00:00monthlyhttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/2014/09/18/its-a-dying-empire-lets-get-shot-of-it-how-scottish-rappers-are-encouraging-people-to-set-their-country-free-for-noiseyvice/https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/steg-g-at-audio.jpgSteg G Steg G. warming up the crowd for Grandmaster Flash. Photo by Niall Macaulayhttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/stanley-odd-at-e-f.jpgStanley Odd aStanley Odd getting everybody jumping at the Electric Fields Festival outside of Dumfries near the Scottish Borders. Photo by Niall Macaulayhttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/mog-at-audio.jpgMOG MOG delivering his words of wisdom to crowd at Audio in Glasgow. Photo by Niall Macaulayhttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/loki-gestures.jpgLoki Loki is clear in his conviction that Scotland must vote YES. Photo by Niall Macaulay https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hector-bizerk-launch.jpgHector BizerkHector Bizerk premiering songs from their upcoming EP "The Fish that Never Swam," out this month. Photo by Niall Macaulayhttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/freestyle-master-at-audio.jpgFreestyle Master Freestyle Master delivery is rock solid and world class. Photo by Niall Macaulay https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bigg-taj-in-car.jpgBigg Taj Bigg Taj says he practices his beatboxing every chance he gets, even in the car. Photo by Niall Macaulay2015-05-28T15:10:25+00:00monthlyhttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/2006/10/28/bbc-sacred-bali-music-spirituality/https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nusa1.jpgNusa1Across the Bali Straits is the island of Nusa Penida where the Balinese feel the source of black magic originates. The island was once a place where criminals were banished. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nusa2.jpgNusa2Thousands make a pilgrimage here every year bringing offerings to the demon, Ratu Gede Macaling for hopes of prosperity and good luck in the year to come. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nusa3.jpgNusa3he devoted travel to the many temples dotting the small island to pay their respects with offerings of incense, flowers and fruit. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nusa4.jpgNusa4Many of the people who come to pay homage here are psychics, healers and white (and black) magic practitioners. A man here goes into trance under the guidance of a priestess. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nusa5.jpgNusa5The gamelan orchestra is key to the event. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nusa6.jpgNusa6For this event, they Gong Kebyar is used to entrance the followers. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo) https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nusa7.jpgNusa7Those in white are considered the “chosen” in a community. Here women fall into trance around the Dalem Ped temple. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo) https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nusa8.jpgNusa8Dalang Made, or puppeteer, performs a traditional wayang kulit shadow puppet theater at Dalem Ped. He has been dedicating himself here for the last 30 years to serve Ratu Gede Macaling through his shadow puppet theater. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo) https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/saron1.jpgSaron1The saron uses both bamboo and metal keys to create it’s unique interlocking rhythm. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/baga1.jpgBAga1Single young men stand on a wooden platform, locking themselves in an arm-tangled embrace with hands full of thorny pandang leaves. They show their manhood by voraciously attacking each other until bloody. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)2014-09-29T22:06:35+00:00monthlyhttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/2004/04/30/greek-byzantine-chant/https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/byzantine-2.jpgByzantine ChantGeorge Pappas instructing a group of chanters. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/byzantine-1.jpgByzantine ChantGeorge Pappas instructing a group of chanters. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)2014-08-04T16:53:41+00:00monthlyhttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/2005/01/02/music-of-freedom-in-east-timor/https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/et1.jpgET1Estrela Madrugad is one of many groups keeping the music of East Timor’s colonial past alive today. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo) https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/et2.jpgET268-year-old, Manuel, feels that acoustic Portuguese music popular before the Indonesian military invaded in 1974 is part of East Timor’s musical identity. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/et3.jpgET3Manuel started the group a year ago and is encouraging the younger generation in East Timor to play this acoustic style of music. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/et4.jpgET4The group meets up for practice every week at Manuel’s home. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/et5.jpgET5Jean Baptiste lives in a village tucked away in the hills of East Timor’s capital city, Dili. He learned to play the lakado from his father. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/et6.jpgET6The lakado is rarely played today. Here, Baptiste performs with his wife. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/et7.jpgET7In the district of Maubaru, villagers carefully place the swords, tapestries and jewelry of generations past nside the Umu Lulik, or sacred house. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/et8.jpgET8As the sun begins to set, the kids play around a drum that will later be used in a ceremony to honor their ancestors. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/et9.jpgET9The men of the village place their bets for a cockfight that begins before dark. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/et10.jpgET10Bagia, East Timor. Christianity is the dominant faith throughout the country. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)2014-08-04T16:52:57+00:00monthlyhttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/2005/01/23/after-the-tsunami-the-voice-of-hope-in-aceh-rafli-bbc/https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/rafli1.jpgRafli1Rafli on tour after the tsunami. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/rafli3.jpgRafli3Rafli on tour after the tsunami. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/rafli2.jpgRafli2Rafli on tour after the tsunami. 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(Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/country3.jpgCountry3https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/country2.jpgCountry2https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/country1.jpgCountry1Goin' Country TV program taping. (Photo by Maria Bakkalapulo)2014-08-04T16:47:21+00:00monthlyhttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/2010/08/19/bbc-cuban-american-relations-set-to-music/https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dsc04429.jpgCuban-AmericanOwner of the club, Hoy Como Ayer, Fabio Diaz. (Photo by Niall Macaulay)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dsc04343.jpgCuban-AmericanAl Fuentes, the morning radio host of one of the most popular shows on Sol 95.7 FM Miami. (Photo by Niall Macaulay)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dsc04420.jpgHoy Como AyerHoy Como Ayer, one of Little Havanna's most popular Latin night club. 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(Photo: Niall Macaulay)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dsc05480.jpgSanggar Seni Seulaweut Sanggar Seni Seulaweut at rehearsal. (Photo: Niall Macaulay)https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dsc05526.jpgSanggar Seni SeulaweutFemale dancers join in a Genta, or Creation, performance. (Photo: Niall Macaulay)2014-08-04T16:02:54+00:00monthlyhttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/2011/12/26/159/https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/kapallampulo.jpgKapalLamPuloKapa Lam Pulo (Photo by Niall Macaulay)2014-08-04T16:01:44+00:00monthlyhttps://mariabakkalapulo.com/2012/05/18/scottish-band-oi-polloi/https://mariabakkalapulo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/oipolloi1.jpgOiPolloi1Oi Polloi performing in Edinburgh, Scotland. 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