Young Mongols: LGBTQI Life in Mongolia
While my Fulbright-mtvU project takes me to the countryside, most of my time is actually spent in Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar. … Continue reading Young Mongols: LGBTQI Life in Mongolia
Afro-Dominican Jazz – A Conference and a Concert
Para leer en Español, haz click aquí. At the end of March I wrapped things up with the DREAM Project … Continue reading Afro-Dominican Jazz – A Conference and a Concert
Common Ground
The audiovisual group A+ performs at the Centro Cultural de España. Though I tend to dislike genre titles, the two … Continue reading Common Ground
Cape Town: Meeting Miss Celaneous
I visited Cape Town for two weeks to work with rapper Miss Celaneous on a hybrid music video, interview and animation project. I met up with Miss Celaneous at Big House Recording Studios, and asked her questions about her music, her identity, and what it meant to be a woman in hip hop in South Africa today:
Mouth harps, desert sunrises, and camel polo
I showed up in Dalanzagad, the state center in Ömnögovi (south Govi) province, with the phone number of one person … Continue reading Mouth harps, desert sunrises, and camel polo
The Varied Traditions of Semana Santa
Two years ago, I celebrated Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Southern Spain by marching in the beautiful and solemn religious … Continue reading The Varied Traditions of Semana Santa
Settling in Grahamstown, South Africa
My name is Lena Weissbrot, a rapper and digital media artist, currently living in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape of … Continue reading Settling in Grahamstown, South Africa
