An artist looks at paintings he recovered from a government-run facility where he previously worked. He is now hiding the paintings in his home. (Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Washington Post) By Sudarsan Raghavan The Washington Post — September 29, 2021 at 10:18 p.m. EDT87 KABUL — The Afghan artist, driven by past memory, buried 15 paintings — … Read More
Author: Gail Prensky
Newsletter — Summer 2021
View this email in your browser DONATE Power of Music and Art, Resiliency of the Human Spirit, Will to Survive Dear Friends, The Jüdische Kulturbund Project’s message of resiliency of the human spirit seems more … Read More
IN KABUL, THEY ARE COMING FOR THE MUSICIANS
I received a message from Kabul yesterday from a musician. Music studios are destroyed. His instruments pummeled. What are available rescue operations available for musicians in Kabul?
Artists and cultural workers face life under Taliban 2.0
An Afghan man rides his motorcycle past the remains of a giant Buddha carving destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001 in central Bamian province. (Ahmad Masood/Reuters) By Philip Kennicott Art and architecture critic August 30, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. EDT60 As the clock ticks to Tuesday’s deadline for American forces to leave Afghanistan, the arts and … Read More
Belarusian political dissidents on spreading their message of freedom: ‘We never know when our life will end’
Belarusian political dissidents Nikolai Khalezin and Natalia Kaliada are the artistic directors of the Belarus Free Theatre. (KK Ottesen/For The Washington Post) By KK OttesenThe Washington PostAugust 10, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. EDT0 Belarusian political dissidents Natalia Kaliada, 47, a former diplomat, and Nikolai Khalezin, 57, a writer, are the artistic directors of the award-winning Belarus … Read More
South Sudan: When Microphones Replace Guns
Bullets to Books LA PRESSE ADRIENNE SURPRENANT PHOTO, SPECIAL COLLABORATION Johnson Mike and Lushy Kay walk through Lologo slum in Juba, South Sudan on May 25, 2021. The rapper returned to the country in 2018: “I want to fight for the people who don’t have wings to fly, ”he said. “I want to be a voice … Read More
New music video out today
Aubade: an ode to dawn. Features Ellie Falaris Ganelin on flute. Part of “Talos Dreams” by Costas Dafnis. A production of the Greek Chamber Music Project. Appears on the album “Synchronos: New Greek Voices.” Order & stream: http://www.greekchambermusic.com/synchronos-new-greek…/ CREDITSComposition, videography and mixing by Costas DafnisAerial videography by Ross RobinsonVideo editing by Chris VolosevichAudio Mastering by … Read More
‘South Sudan is one long poem’: the music that shaped a nation – photo essay
As the country marks a decade since independence, musicians talk of the songs and rhythms that help create a shared culture and community for people displaced by civil war by Jean-Baptiste Herve, photography by Adrienne Surprenant Future Star theatre and music group during a concert at Hope Village, a new venue in Juba. The group wants to bring South Sudanese … Read More
A Prisoner’s Artwork: A Ship from Guantanamo
This is such a moving story about the a prisoner in Guantanamo and the power of art in his ability to survive. NYTIMES.COM Video: Opinion | A Ship From Guantánamo Moath al-Alwi has never been charged with a crime, but has spent over 19 years at the U.S. military detention camp in Cuba. In a … Read More
London Music Video Film Festival starts July 1, 2021
The online stream of the London Music Video Festival 2021 is only five days away! The BULLETS TO BOOKS music video is honored to be screening at the festival!! The stream starts on the 1st of July at 00:00 British Summer Time. It is free to watch here from anywhere in the world: https://lmvf.org/Home/DayLive On the … Read More