Hear·August 19, 2025SHARPE festival is holding firm in Slovakia’s culture warSpaces of free expression are becoming all the more precious as the country veers closer towards illiberalismJohn Bell & Image: İsmihan Uğurlu
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Hear·February 12, 2025“Carrying the torch” of a queer country renaissanceOrganisations like Stud Country are bringing a rich history and community of country dance to a new generation of urban cowboysNing Chang
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HearStaff Picks of the Month·May 13, 2024Exploring mixed musical heritage in collective healing and solidarityIn conversation with Céline Dessberg about Mongolian heritage, finding strength in vulnerability and "music to make you feel"Hana Fujii Bennet & Image: Inès Hachou
ArticlesHear·April 20, 2020The best thing that I could see during my set is a bunch of girls on the dancefloor, gassing each other upIn February 2020, shado hosted Build Love, Break Walls, a two-week residency...Erin Cobby
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Hear·February 28, 2025The New Song Movement: Latin America’s soundtrack to the revolutionHow the Nueva Canción genre is influencing a new generation of artists taking up the mantle of protest music in Latin AmericaLarissa Kennedy & Image: Javie Huxley
Hear·June 5, 2023Finding music in liminalityMaïa Barouh on her new album AÏDA and what it means to be “between”Isabella Yasmin Kajiwara & Image: Alia Romagnoli
ArticlesHear·September 19, 2022Drug testing, discrimination mapping and addressing the darker side of nightlifeHow a union in Denmark is ensuring safety and inclusivity for party-goersSafiya Bashir & Image: Tinuke Fagborun