A quest to preserve Ukraine’s musical history
ATLAS OBSCURA / BBC WORLD SERVICE: Musicologist Miklós Both is on a mission to save traditional songs from remote villages.
A Renaissance for Live Cinema
THE QUIETUS / VANTAGE: VR and AR may take all the headlines, but the progressive field of live cinema and audiovisual art performance is just as vital and exciting.
Listening Clubs Tantalize London’s Audiophiles
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Clubs with rarefied hi-fi equipment have become a mecca for listeners who crave an emotional connection to music.
Found in Ecuador: A Time Capsule for the Ears
THE NEW YORK TIMES: After his grandfather’s death, a music producer finds a trove of almost perfectly preserved audiotapes representing a vital chapter of Ecuador’s musical history.
Virtual Reality takes center stage at Sónar+D
MONOCLE 24 / I CARE IF YOU LISTEN: Barcelona’s annual Sónar electronic music festival has spun off into a parallel innovation congress, which showcased emerging VR technology this year.
Why Is Buenos Aires Waging a War on Electronic Music?
VICE / THUMP: Drug-related deaths at Time Warp Argentina sparked a city-wide ban on electronic music, but locals are skeptical about the government’s ability to fix a broken system.
Singing to Be Heard, Behind Bars in Mexico
THE NEW YORK TIMES: “La Voz Penitenciaría” is a national competition that aims to help reintegrate prisoners into society.
Spanish orchestra fights with the weapon of music
MONOCLE 24 / ROADS & KINGDOMS: Madrid’s rabble-rousing Solfónica has become an iconic voice of rebellion at protests that have swept through Spain in recent years.
Occupy São Paulo
VOCATIV: An army of artists took over a huge tower block and created their own cultural center in the spirit of open collaboration – but that didn't stop authorities from trying to kick them out.
La Yegros and the rise of electro-cumbia
MONOCLE 24: In recent years, electro music has morphed from a niche subculture into a global movement – and Latin America’s buzzing scene is emerging as a creative force. One artist making her mark in Europe is La Yegros, an Argentine singer who mixes traditional rhythms with heavy bass and poignant lyrics.
The Nuyorican Revolution
NARRATIVELY: For half a century, spoken-word savants have seized their roots and given a voice to the Puerto Ricans of New York, creating a dynamic literary movement that continues to evolve in the city's shifting cultural landscape.
Family of slain Chilean singer seeks justice in US
AP: The family of Victor Jara claims to have solved the 40-year-old mystery of who killed the revered folk singer during Chile’s 1973 coup.
