RAM: From the Street, Where Haitian Culture Thrives.
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo. Music offers a barometer of life in Haiti, to an almost bizarre extent. Just look at the country’s former president – Michele Martelly.…
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…
Iwan Fals: The Voice of Social Justice in Indonesia
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo (Twitter @mbakkalapulo) *Original story broadcast on The World (PRI/BBC). The late 1990s was a time of upheaval in Indonesia. The government of President…
Iranian Vocalist Mamak Khadem Breaks Gender Rules with Music
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo (Twitter @mbakkalapulo) Original Broadcast on The World (PRI/ BBC). Iranian vocalist Mamak Khadem is breaking gender rules in Persian music, one of…
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.…
TIME Magazine – Punk’s Last Refuge
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo – For the story published in TIME MAGAZINE, go to –CLICK HERE It’s after midnight in Jakarta and, below a highway overpass,…
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