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culture23 days ago•13 min saved

Gorillaz conjure a global, one-off stadium spectacle at Tottenham

Gorillaz staged their first-ever stadium show at Tottenham as a 2.5-hour, multicultural celebration, marrying 30+ musicians from 15 countries with vivid animation and a guest lineup from Fatoumata Diawara to Sparks; Damon Albarn's relaxed frontman vibe helped forge a collaborative atmosphere backstage, as Jamie Hewlett filmed a documentary of the human-and-cartoon entourage and Asha Bhosle's final performance provided a poignant moment. The event marks their 29th anniversary and underscores the band’s bold cross-cultural mission.

via BBC|

#collaborations #culture #damon-albarn

music5 months ago•15 min saved

Bad Bunny Turns Super Bowl Spotlight Into Global Dance Celebration

Bad Bunny released a trailer for Super Bowl LX that spotlights a diverse, multi‑generational dance cast as he cues up “Baille Inovidable” on an iPhone via Apple Music. The message is unity—“The world will dance”—and the clip features Puerto Rico imagery and dancers of many backgrounds, while he notes controversy over ICE at the event and confirms this will be his only U.S. appearance this year.

via Variety|

#bad-bunny #dance #multicultural

culture6 months ago•3 min saved

Interfaith Londoners Celebrate Christmas at Home

Londoners celebrate Christmas through a blend of diverse cultural traditions, incorporating elements from Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and other backgrounds, emphasizing family, togetherness, and shared festivities across different faiths and cultures.

via BBC|

#christmas #culture #interfaith

entertainment2 years ago•12 min saved

"Shōgun: Revolutionizing East-Meets-West Collaborations and Hollywood Icon Hiroyuki Sanada's Project of a Lifetime"

FX's miniseries "Shōgun" follows in the footsteps of the 1980 NBC series by revolutionizing East-meets-West collaborations, creating a truly multicultural on-set environment, and developing a new method for subtitling. The show's dedication to authenticity and collaboration with a Japanese crew and cast has set a new standard for international productions, aiming to inspire other creators to tell their own culturally rich stories.

via TheWrap|

#collaboration #entertainment #fx

crime3 years ago•3 min saved

Texas mall shooting leaves family devastated and raises questions about gun violence and racism.

The victims of the shooting at a mall near Dallas include two elementary school-age sisters, a couple and their 3-year-old son, a young engineer, and a security guard. The victims represent a multicultural cross-section of the area’s increasingly diverse suburbs. Authorities are still trying to piece together what led to the attack, which ended when the suspected gunman was fatally shot by police. Federal officials are looking into whether the gunman expressed an interest in white supremacist ideology.

via The Associated Press|

#crime #investigation #multicultural

music3 years ago•4 min saved

Rhiannon Giddens Wins Pulitzer Prize for Music Twice

Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels have won the Pulitzer Prize for music for their opera "Omar," which tells the story of Omar Ibn Said, a Muslim scholar who was captured in Africa and sold into slavery in Charleston, S.C. The opera features a multigenre, multicultural score that blends elements of Islam, bluegrass, spirituals, and more. Giddens wrote the libretto based on Said's autobiography, and Abels composed the music. The duo hopes to record the opera in the future and continue collaborating.

via The New York Times|

#michael-abels #multicultural #music