Gelede Spectacle: Yoruba Masked Performance and Ritual
A Yoruba masked performance tradition celebrating the spiritual power and social wisdom of women through dance, color, and communal ritual.
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Names on the Door: Curating Local Historical Identities
The archive now has a masthead, a corrections policy and an ownership disclosure. The editor on why a quiet catalogue chose to put names…
July 2026Pencak Silat: Traditional Indonesian Martial Arts
Pencak silat is an Indonesian martial art encompassing strikes, grappling, throws, and weaponry, practiced across hundreds of regional styles…
July 2026Balafon Music: The Wooden Xylophone of West Africa
A gourd-resonated xylophone played across West Africa, the balafon carries Mandinka and neighbouring communities' voices through wood, gourds…
July 2026Morin Khuur: The Horsehead Fiddle of Mongolian Nomads
The morin khuur (horsehead fiddle) is Mongolia's most iconic bowed string instrument and a national symbol, recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of Oral…
July 2026Guqin: Ancient Chinese Seven-String Zither and Music
A seven-string plucked instrument of profound subtlety, the guqin has been played for millennia by Chinese scholars as a vessel of refinement…
July 2026Majlis: Traditional Arab Community and Social Spaces
Majlis is an Arab cultural practice of gathering in designated spaces—in homes and civic buildings—for hospitality, conversation, and deliberation…
July 2026Uilleann Piping: Traditional Irish Bellows Bagpipes
Ireland's national bagpipes, played sitting down with arm-powered bellows, produce a sweet indoor sound and enable the player to accompany themselves…
July 2026Koshary: Traditional Egyptian Street Food Heritage
Egypt's national street food, koshary layers pasta, fried rice, lentils and chickpeas with garlicky tomato sauce and crispy onions—a practice woven into…
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