Helly Luv: Freedom Fighter Takes on ISIS via Pop Music for MTV Iggy
“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…
The Borneo Jazz Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
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…
Can Heavy Metal Band Seringai Change Indonesian Politics? – for MTV Iggy
ONE OF INDONESIA’S MOST POPULAR BANDS IS OUTSPOKEN IN CRITICIZING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PRABOWO SUBIANTO – CHALLENGING HIM IS METAL HEAD REFORMIST JOKO WIDODO. WILL ROCK SWEEP…
Young Fathers Define Cool, Redefine Hip-Hop – for MTV Iggy
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo (Twitter @mbakkalapulo), co-written by Niall Macaulay (Twitter @niallmacaulay) Down an alley in Glasgow city centre, in one of the famous architect’s…
Gagaku, Japan’s Centuries Old Music Tradition
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo (Twitter @mbakkalapulo) Original broadcast on The World (PRI/ BBC). Japanese Gagaku is believed to be the world’s oldest living orchestral tradition. This…
Japanese Pop-Punk Girl Group’s Tribute to The Ramones
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo (Twitter @mbakkalapulo) Original Broadcast on The World (PRI/ BBC). Japan’s pop-punk girl group, Shonen Knife, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year…
INTERVIEW: Sierra Leone’s Bubu King, Janka Nabay
Janka Nabay, known as the Bubu King (Bubu is a traditional Muslim music from Sierra Leone played on pipes of various sorts by anywhere from 10-20…
Cuban-American Relations Set to Music
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo (Twitter @mbakkalapulo) Original broadcast on the BBC. President Barak Obama’s has always expressed a desire to see Cuban – American relations improve.…
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