Wings of change - Indigenous beats

Change is in the air. After decades of being overlooked, ignored or swept under the rug, Indigenous matters are coming out under the public eye and are taking center stage in social discussions. Everywhere around the globe, the word Indigenous has become synonymous to resilience. Surviving and preserving their culture and language. Today, these communities are bubbling with youthful energy and Indigenous now also means hope and success. For instance, Indigenous music has adapted marvellously, drawing inspiration from ancestral roots and seeking out avant-garde forms of expression—it hasn’t just broken the Wall of isolation, it is thriving.

Let’s listen to what the winds whisper, on the 🦅 wings of change!

Otyken is an Indigenous band from the Siberian Steppes. The band sings in their tribal tongue, Khakas, and in Russian. They’ve grabbed international attention through their presence on TikTok. Get ready for an intense dive into Earth music. Grab your headsets  🎧 and enjoy 🎶.

“Coup de coeur” - 2020 - personal favs

 2020, what a year! Good or bad, it was unmistakably tremendous! With so much happening worldwide on the pandemic and social unrest front, art kinda went under the radar. But there were cool things happening too in 2020. Here are some of my personal favorites that helped pass the time during the various stages of lockdown.

The Boys, season 2, an Amazon Prime original

Season 2 of The Boys did not disappoint and took the effed-up super-hero series to cult level thanks to the inlaid social commentary on boiling contemporary issues in North America such as race, immigration, harassment, foreign policy, mass persuasion and skewed (or screwed-up) politics. In essence, the show asks how people with superpowers would fit today’s society, how they’d be marketed, weaponized and exploited or how they’d exploit their advantage, either way exploring the darker sides of human nature. It’s gore-a-plenty, not at all watered down to flow mainstream. But beyond all the blood, bone and brain, it's an incredibly intelligent and tongue-in-cheek show.