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Two Jamaican reggae artists with rural roots pass on, leaving echoes of the 1990s

Cocoa Tea and Determine leave behind a legacy of 'conscious' reggae music

Written by Emma Lewis

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Jingzhe: A Chinese holiday to take down ‘pests and villains’

An American tourist asks the sorceress to hit Donald Trump

Written by Oiwan Lam

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This Gambian advocate believes female genital mutilation could be eliminated within one generation

The fight against FGM has requires men, young people, and local women

Written by Guest Contributor

7 days ago

The ambiguity of my Jamaican sound

'How is it that I, a Jamaican who has lived all my life on the island, do not sound like one?'

Written by Candice Stewart

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How did Northeastern Mandarin become the official tongue of Chinese stand-up comedy?

Phonetic affinity to Mandarin makes Dongbeihua a natural choice for Chinese stand-up comedy

Written by Oiwan Lam

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Georgian food goes international

'The New Yorker forecast the rise of the cuisine in 2019, and a mass appeal moment has finally arrived across Western Europe'

Written by Elliot Friar

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Jamaican Diana McCaulay's latest novel discusses enduring issues of family, land and identity

The narrative is infused with local folklore, customs, the beauty of the natural world and the Patwa expressions of Jamaica

Written by Emma Lewis

3 weeks ago

How Uzbekistan's Shamshad Abdullayev became one of the most important contemporary Russian-language poets

“I think the most important thing that Abdullayev showed was the experience of freedom”

Written by Ramil Niyazov-Adyljan

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‘American dream? No, Latin American dream.’ The poem that is capturing the hearts of immigrants

The Venezuelan poet Lalo Yaha explains with poetry how the Latino immigrant population is blamed for everything

Written by Samanta Azpurua Translated by Molly Furnival-Phillips

15 February 2025

The Golem: A mythical protector inspiring US comics but also a metaphor for AI

Golem is frequently regarded as the first superhero

Written by Fred Petrossian

8 February 2025

‘Embracing imperfection is key to artistic evolution': An interview with Iranian artist Sadegh Adham

'These works invite humanity on an aesthetic journey, free from political and social biases'

Written by Omid Memarian

7 February 2025

Controversy ensues in Mongolia after the government lifts the ban on springtime horse racing

Child jockeys will now have to race in freezing cold and on slippery roads

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

5 February 2025

UNESCO is unwittingly contributing to the controversy surrounding the term ‘Lunar New Year’

Is it Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival?

Written by Oiwan Lam

4 February 2025

Jamaican poet Velma Pollard, whose melodious writing paid homage to the Patwa language, passes on

'All the great ones are moving on. And we not reproducing them quite as fast!'

Written by Emma Lewis

3 February 2025

Why Trinidad and Tobago artists are up in arms about the country’s attempt to ‘decolonise’ its coat of arms

'A coat of arms is a story stitched from emblems. [...] A clumsily edited story, it is shaping up to be!'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

26 January 2025

Reclaiming narratives: African storytelling as a path to justice and reparations

Confronting colonial myths head on and asserting the rich cultural heritage of the continent

Written by Mohamed Mohamud

26 January 2025

Vodun Days festival 2025 in Benin hosts diverse collection of musical artists

Zinli, dating back to the Kingdom of Dahomey, incorporates chanting, percussion instruments, hand clapping and dancing

Written by Megan Fahrney

25 January 2025

Power, myth, and the personal: A conversation with Iranian-American artist Shiva Ahmadi

The uncontrollable nature of watercolor 'perfectly conveys the instability that resonates with my experiences and themes'

Written by Omid Memarian

20 January 2025

Meet the Korean artists of Kazakhstan

They have contributed to the local art scene in many ways

Written by Ramil Niyazov-Adyljan

19 January 2025

Netflix struggles to adapt to Africa’s cinema market

Cultural and infrastructural dynamics influence the adoption of global platforms

Written by Zita Zage

15 January 2025

In Uganda, children born of sexual violence confront cultural shame and bureaucratic roadblocks

“I do not know my father nor do I know my clan”

Written by Minority Africa

13 January 2025

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