Iranians take spring very seriously, as the first day of spring is actually the beginning of our calender year. Norouz - or New Year - festivities are celebrated in many ways and in many countries across Asia -...
Tonight we devote the entire hour to airing stories from the queer Arab diaspora, recorded live from the March edition of Queer Memoir - an NYC-based storytelling event for the...
Since its formation in 2008, Red Baraat’s distinctive sound has been attracting energetic audiences to clubs, festivals, and packed college auditoriums worldwide. The 8-piece band blends North Indian bhangra rhythms,...
Sublime Frequencies, the Seattle-based record label, are ethnomusicologists, documentarians and travellers who release music and film from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. With releases ranging from Singaporean or...
This week, the Asian American Arts Alliance convenes Locating the Sacred, a twelve-day festival that brings visual and performing artists into public and private spaces,...
"Thao’s Vietnamese parents keep pushing her to marry – a man. Her other family – her Queer activist friends, coworkers, and community – wants her to come out. Thao doesn't want to do either!" What's a queer...
On April 27 and 28, Asia Society’s ‘Creative Voices of Muslim Asia’ is organizing a program of ‘New Sufi Music from Pakistan’, with Pakistani singing star Arif Lohar, accompanied by Brooklyn-based songstress Arooj...
