Ravi Shankar, godfather of world music, a century after his birth

By / 7th April 2020

One hundred years after the birth of sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, his meditative reinvention of Indian classical raga music has...

Ravi Shankar, godfather of world music, a century after his birth

Coronavirus in the Middle East: Creativity to help knows no bounds

By / 7th April 2020

From mounting death tolls in Italy and the US to fractured responses to the global crisis, there is no shortage...

Coronavirus in the Middle East: Creativity to help knows no bounds

Lara Downes Explores the Many Resonances in Roots Music

By / 24th March 2020

Lara Downes | Credit: Max Barrett In liner notes for her new album, Some of These Days, pianist Lara Downes expresses the 14-track CD’s...

Lara Downes Explores the Many Resonances in Roots Music

Bay Area Musical Luminaries Plan a Tribute to Hamza El Din

By / 24th March 2020

Hamza El Din | Credit: John Werner There were so many right reasons why the tribute to the late Nubian musician Hamza...

Bay Area Musical Luminaries Plan a Tribute to Hamza El Din

How painter Jacob Lawrence reframed early American history with ‘Struggle’By Jared Bowen, WGBH

By / 5th March 2020

Sources: PBS Amid the McCarthy hearings and the launch of the civil rights movement in the 1950s, painter Jacob Lawrence,...

How painter Jacob Lawrence reframed early American history with ‘Struggle’By Jared Bowen, WGBH

PRÊTE-MOI TON RÊVE: This contemporary art exhibition in Dakar tackles African migration and reframes colonization By Ciku Kimeria

By / 16th February 2020

MUSEE DES CIVILISATIONS NOIRES Siriki Ky’s, Têtes précieuses (Precious heads), sculpted bronze heads piled on a regal red pillow, laments...

PRÊTE-MOI TON RÊVE: This contemporary art exhibition in Dakar tackles African migration and reframes colonization By Ciku Kimeria

Peace March and Rally, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – February 15, 2003 By George Lottermoser

By / 14th February 2020

Peace globalization by Maria Elena Vinader

By / 13th February 2020

Appeared on the Spring 2003 , T:AP Quarterly Publication In 1999 when the Kozovo war was taking place and people...

Peace globalization by Maria Elena Vinader

THE SENSATIONAL JOSEPHINE BAKER ARRIVES IN PARIS — 2/13/20

By / 13th February 2020

from Seven Ages of Paris by Alistair Horne. Josephine Baker arrives in Paris and immediately becomes a sensation: "Josephine Baker ... sailed for...

THE SENSATIONAL JOSEPHINE BAKER ARRIVES IN PARIS — 2/13/20

Say No to Violence in the Media and in Toys by Kealey Pringle

By / 5th February 2020

The average child between 6 and l4 years old will see about 11,000 murders. Cartoons are the most violent with...

Say No to Violence in the Media and in Toys by Kealey Pringle

Category: Politics

5th February 2020

Say No to Violence in the Media and in Toys by Kealey Pringle

The average child between 6 and l4 years old will see about 11,000 murders. Cartoons are the most violent with 26 violent acts per hour Media and toys Playing with violent toys and exposure to violent forms of media: TV, videos, computer games, and the Internet is all part of the same picture. Violent toys and media teach children that:...