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Olivia Foa’i and Lorde are among those using indigenous language in music to build culture and connectionAs a child, Olivia Foa’i would steal into the recording studio her father had attached to their Auckland home to listen to the best Pacific musicia…
Read MoreJulie Fujishima, now president of Japan’s biggest boyband talent agency, had long been aware of accusations but failed to investigate, experts sayThe current president of Japan’s biggest boyband talent agency, who is the niece of its late founder Johnn…
Read MoreMusicians and artists are living in a state of terror. Can the country’s identity as a ‘crossroads of cultures’ survive a policy of strict repression?When the Taliban moved closer to Kabul in the early days of August 2021, a series of unusual advertise…
Read MoreFrom a transistor radio shop, Oriental Star Agencies championed legends such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and nurtured bhangra to chart success. Its 84-year-old founder recalls howWhen Muhammad Ayyub moved to Birmingham from Pakistan in 1961, he immediatel…
Read MorePraise for singer Matty Healy and campaigner Peter Tatchell for highlighting the plight of LGBTQ+ people in MalaysiaI write in response to Peter Tatchell’s article (Matty Healy is not a ‘white saviour’ for showing solidarity with Malaysia’s LGBTQ+ peop…
Read MoreJudge refuses Hong Kong government’s request for injunction against Glory to Hong Kong, saying it could have chilling effectHong Kong’s high court has rejected a government attempt to ban a protest song, Glory to Hong Kong, saying an injunction could c…
Read MoreThe 1975 singer’s onstage condemnation of homophobic laws has angered conservatives and left some LGBTQ+ people uneasyThe 1975 frontman Matty Healy’s recent appearance at a festival in Kuala Lumpur – where he criticised Malaysia’s homophobic laws and k…
Read MoreSinger’s protest kiss with bandmate and criticism of anti-homosexuality law leads to ban and festival cancellationA three-day music festival in Malaysia has been cut short after the lead singer of the 1975 criticised the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws on s…
Read MoreInspired by birdsong and playing the obscure zither-like benju, the 78-year-old is enjoying a surge in global popularityIn early 2022, when Daniyal Ahmed set off on a road trip from Karachi in Pakistan into the neighbouring province of Balochistan , hi…
Read MoreBreaching the 10-minute time limit and playing too loudly among reasons officials in Kakogawa cited for removing the instrumentAuthorities in a Japanese city have removed a street piano, saying some took tinkling the ivories too far by playing for long…
Read MoreKauan Okamoto says Kitagawa evaded justice because victims knew speaking out would end their careersJohnny Kitagawa, one of the most powerful figures in Japanese entertainment, sexually abused multiple boys but evaded justice because his victims knew s…
Read MoreRappers Wild Wild Women use their searing lyrics to highlight the treatment of their sisters in a socially conservative country It’s not easy being a wild woman in India – as members of what is believed to be the country’s first female rap group can t…
Read MoreForgotten Songs Collective aims to preserve ancient hill tribe’s music by bringing it to a global audienceIt was five years ago, as he sat around a fire lit deep in the forests covering the hills of Dima Hasao in Assam, that a shadow of sadness came in…
Read MoreFreed from the shadow of 9/11, the country’s artists are building on a rich heritage – to international acclaimIn August, Pakistan’s three censor boards cleared Saim Sadiq’s award-winning film Joyland for release. Shot in Lahore, the film is about a yo…
Read MoreBeijing court finds Chinese-born singer raped three women in November and December 2020A Beijing court has sentenced the Chinese-born Canadian pop star Kris Wu to 13 years in jail after finding him guilty of crimes including rape, just over a year afte…
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