Music

'Sentiment' in Contemporary Asian Music

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Alex Foo

With the rise of K-pop and J-pop, Asian musicians have come a long way in the West. But outside of popular acts like BTS, Blackpink, Ado and Fujii Kaze, Asia is a mine full of hidden gems. So, all the music that I'll be recommending in this article will be by underrated Asian artists that deserve your support!

'Sentimentality' in Volume Alpha

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Sky Phisuthikul

In our increasingly globalised and technologically advanced society, it is important to highlight the growing importance of the arts in a virtual sense. Music in video games has often been something that has been dismissed and overlooked despite its significance in many of our lives.

Cycle of Female Oppression in Aryana Sayeed’s ‘Baanoo-E Atash Nesheen’

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Neda Aryan

Baanoo-E Atash Nesheen (The Lady of the Land of Fire) is a song released by Afghan popstar, Aryan Sayeed, in 2013. She sings to the women of Afghanistan, capturing the experiences faced by many of them a poetic yet unshrinking way, which evokes both sorrow and perhaps a fleeting sense of solidarity. Depressingly, while the song was released ten years ago, the situation in Afghanistan has not improved, but has gotten worse.