Tag Archives: Culture

Why Russia is shrinking? | Population decline problem

Why Russia’s young people want out? I asked people in the streets of Moscow! Russia has recorded its largest annual population decline in the previous years. According to Rosstat, the official government statistics service, the number of people permanently living … Continue reading →

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After Migration: Calabria

A triumphant portrait of a boy who left his home and a single-mother who birthed her child in a refugee camp, as they transcend difficult histories while settling in a quiet Italian town. “Too often, stories about irregular migration are … Continue reading →

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I Tried To Master The Art Of Flamenco In Only One Day – Quirky Customs

The Spanish region of Andalusia is known across the world for the Flamenco, a dance that goes back hundreds of years. The city of Jerez is said to be the birthplace of this famous tradition. Euromaxx reporter Ruben Kalus went … Continue reading →

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World’s Largest Blue Plaque Honouring Notting Hill Carnival Pioneers

70 Pioneers are honoured. Nubian Jak Community Trust. Valley Fontaine was there for BBC Radio London

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BBC Radio 4 – Four Thought, The Meaning of Statues

Jak Beula says statues and memorials matter because they show who a society values. ak Beula says statues and memorials matter because they show who a society values. His organisation is working to erect more to honour people of colour, … Continue reading →

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The Great African Art Collector

A rare one on one with Eric Edwards. Collector of African Artifacts.

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Legacy of the Mask

During an exclusive interview with SaharaTV’s Chika Oduah, African mask curator and gallery owner, Nnennaya, discusses the relevance of masks in traditional African society and the ongoing legacy of the African masks. For more, check out http://www.saharatvonline.com

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Máscaras africanas, Arte tribal, Arte da áfrica

27/set/2016 – Resultado de imagem para mascaras africanas Máscaras são um adereço divertido e indicado para celebrações, quer sejam elas o Carnaval, Halloween ou outras festas temáticas. Algumas pessoas também gostam de usar máscaras na decoração de suas casas e, … Continue reading →

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Dutch Language | Can English speakers understand it? | #1

Can English speakers understand the Dutch language? 🤓 Watch the video and play along to find out! 😁 LINKS: 🙏 Volunteer your language skills for the future videos → https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA… 🤓 Join the Ecolinguist DISCORD Server → https://discord.gg/xKBQCc3V57 🏋️‍♀️ Support … Continue reading →

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Jamaican Patois (NOT English!)

This video is all about Jamaican Patois, aka Jamaican Creole, the English-based creole language of Jamaica.[…]

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Anna Netrebko, Dmitri Hvorostovsky – Moscow Nights (Подмосковные вечера) (2013)

“Moscow Nights” (Russian: Подмосковные вечера, tr. Podmoskovnie vechera) is a Russian song, one of those best known outside its homeland. The song was originally created as “Leningradskie Vechera” (“Leningrad Nights”) by composer Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi and poet Mikhail Matusovsky in 1955 … Continue reading →

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Sand and Currency from Dozens of Countries Converge in an Endless Interchange of Culture and Economics | Colossal

Corrie Francis Parks’s absorbing stop-motion short “Foreign Exchange” is all about perspective. Through a continuously evolving landscape of minuscule stones and banknotes, mini-universes emerge that meld the two materials into culturally significant tableaus. “Between the dazzling layers of currency and sand … Continue reading →

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