In Kongthong, India, every person’s name is a unique song, composed by their mother within a week of their birth, part of a centuries-old tradition.
Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/where-indian-villagers-have-musical-names
Oct 2020
Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi — Say My Name
What is the story of your name? In this poem, the poet calls on place, ancestors, and history to bear witness to the dignity of their name. They recall how their ancestors “acknowledged my roots grew in two / places” and how their name “is the definition of resilience.” With Blac ... Show More
14m 2s
Aug 2023
Singing Morocco's new identity
Gnawa music is a Moroccan spiritual musical tradition developed by descendants of enslaved people from Sub-Saharan Africa. It combines ritual poetry with traditional music and dance, and is traditionally only performed by men. But one female Moroccan artist, Asmâa Hamzaoui, has b ... Show More
27m 15s
Mar 2023
«Sokou !» de Clément Janinet et Adama Sidibé, comme un hommage au cousin ouest-africain du violon
Sokou !, un album qui réunit le violon du Français Clément Janinet et le sokou du Malien Adama Sidibé, vient de paraître. Au croisement des musiques peules d'Afrique de l'Ouest et des musiques répétitives occidentales, les deux musiciens marient leurs instruments avec inventivité ... Show More
4m 57s