Anita Tijoux, Invincible and Rodstarz raising the roof in San Antonio. Sube! SWU y Esperanza
Ron Gonzales of KCRW in Santa Monica talks about the Save the Music Library project and vinyl conversion done by Reclaim Media, who agreed to convert 7,500 records from KCRW's library to digital format (with metadata).
Rahwa Habte is co-owner of the restaurant Hidmo Eritrea Cuising in Seattle's Central District neighborhood. "Hidmo" means "home" and, for many, a sense of home is exactly what Rahwa is cultivating through her restaurant. Rahwa's mission for the restaurant is not only to foster community, but also to increase the visibility and availability of art, music, media culture and cuisine in the Central District through socially responsible actions.
Kenyan youth set up a community recording studio for a neighborhood outside of Nairobi.
World Social Forum 2009 Highlights Belem:
Painting and singing stories told in scrolls ("patas" in Bengali) goes back to ancient times in India. For generations hereditary painter-singers (Patuas or Chitrakars) have been practicing their craft in the Midnapur district of West Bengal. This website introduces the viewer to the village of Naya, 3 hours from Calcutta, where many Chitrakar women have recently taken up the Patua craft.