Two scholars suggested a name like Anaesia—derived from Igbo-African for land or place of origin—could be considered in place of “Africa”.
It can be dangerous. From 2002 to 2012, roughly six Filipinos were reportedly murdered in the Philippines due to the way they sang “My Way”.
A gender and culture informatics scholar at the University of Alberta offers solutions to persistent gender inequity in the film industry.
“Vulindlela” became a national pop anthem, played especially at weddings and celebrations, after being released in 1997.
In the traditional discourse of Hakka society, women were viewed as hardworking, thrifty, tenacious, and diligent.
A University of Waterloo doctoral researcher evaluates the portrayal of dementia in various films made in different Indian languages.
Fela, the self-proclaimed “Black President”, seems to be everywhere—like an omnipresent deity—nearly three decades after his death.
In 2022, scholar Amir Al-Azraki embarked on learning to play two traditional drums used in folk music in his hometown of Basra, Iraq.
Ilê Sartuzi, a Brazilian student, spent a year working on his plan to “steal” the coin, developing his technique and observing the staff.
Budots was created as a sub-genre of electronic dance music; it was popularized by DJ Love, also known as Sherwin Calumpang Tuna.
Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society created Toronto Spark to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, that is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered on this land, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples whose arts and stories inspire us to bring communities together.
