by Justin Nurse | Apr 14, 2022 | Artist Spotlight, Interview
When Samah Mustafa was a child growing up in Palestine she would hear a song and repeat it. “Music was my ‘safe place’, let’s say. My parents were singing all the time at the home, so hearing music constantly gave me the strength to express myself. I could listen to a...
by Justin Nurse | Mar 3, 2022 | Artist Spotlight
Head on over to this year’s Coachella lineup, and you’ll see that there’s more to the musical expectations than just the beef between Billie Eilish and Ye. In amongst a truly star-studded alphabetized list of artists from all over the world, you’ll find Ramallah’s...
by Justin Nurse | Dec 23, 2021 | Artist Spotlight, Delia Sessions
It’s exciting times for the people of the Congo as their iconic rumba music has just been granted UNESCO-protected status. Together with the recent opening of the Delia Ndaro Art Culture Center in the town of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the...
by Justin Nurse | Dec 4, 2021 | #InspiringPeople, Artist Spotlight
Can Coldplay, the most successful band of the 21st century, play their greatest supporting act yet and simultaneously help bring peace to the Middle East? Music is the Weapon of the Future “Music is the weapon, music is the weapon of the future” chants a sampled Fela...
by Justin Nurse | Nov 25, 2021 | Artist Spotlight
Pop music is the aspirin of our times, assuring us that everything is going to be okay. It’s music that’s accessible, seemingly lighthearted, and immediately reflective of what’s going on in society at the time. The universal language of pop music...
by Justin Nurse | Nov 11, 2021 | #InspiringPeople, Artist Spotlight
What defines a political statement? Is it an act of peace, such as ‘Tank Man’, the nickname for the unidentified Chinese man who stood resolutely in front of a row of tanks leaving Tiananmen Square in Beijing on the day after the Chinese government’s violent crackdown...
