Gaetano Scippa
Contributor
Survival, multiculturalism, plastic islands. Musician Grey Filastine recounts his adventure aboard the Arka Kinari, which set sail in 2019 and spent much of last year adrift in the Pacific because of the pandemic.
Three teenagers from New Zealand sing in the Maori language about abuse at the hands of British colonisers. Thanks to their thrash metal music, young people are being attracted to native culture.
Leonard Cohen died last night at 82. One of the most prolific, poetic and visionary songwriter of all times.
Rocker and philanthropist Jon Bon Jovi is launching his restaurant chain, The Soul Kitchen, on a large scale. Serving free meals to people in need.
Designed in a small studio in the neighbourhood of Materdei, Naples, a new compact turntable is thrilling hi-tech lovers around the world. It is called ON, O stands for old school, N for new school because it combines a vintage aspect and cutting edge features, and was created by Giuseppe Pinto. A turntable created with passion
After more than a decade as one of the nominees for the Nobel Prize in Literature Bob Dylan has finally done it: he won the Swedish Academy’s prestigious recognition. The enigmatic and brilliant songwriter of Duluth, Minnesota unexpectedly won the prize of the 108th edition “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.
Abhishek Ray, a Bollywood music composer, has put all his savings in a natural reserve to protect wild tigers from the devastating impact of humans.
A team of scientists recorded the excruciating sounds of glaciers melting. Different artists sampled them and transformed them into songs.
Moby has shared in his site a free album of ambient music designed for those who practice yoga and meditate as he does.
Musician Neunau created an album, recorded in the Forge Museum in Bienno, using only water, iron and microphones. All documented in a powerful video.
Peter Gabriel, along with St. Vincent, Jon Hopkins and Esa-Pekka Salonen worked with a team of neuroscientists to study music’s effects on health.
