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Trump’s Foreign Policy: More Personalized Than Institutionalized
The defining features of Trump’s foreign policy are unpredictability and sidestepping from diplomatic institutions, making it a personality-driven enterprise. In the past, a complex network of diplomats, strategic institutions, intelligence evaluations, and alliance procedures was all essential to traditional American foreign policy.
TRANSCRIPT Bullseye with Jesse Thorn: Arooj Aftab
[00:00:00] Transition: Gentle, trilling music with a steady drumbeat plays under the dialogue. Promo: Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR. Music: “Huddle Formation” from the album Thunder, Lightning, Strike by The Go! Team—a fast, upbeat, peppy song. Music plays as Jesse speaks, then fades out. Jesse Thorn: It is Bullseye. I’m Jesse Thorn. When she was 18, Arooj Aftab was living with her parents in Lahore, Pakistan.
Arooj Aftab
About Arooj Aftab has earned her position as 'the coolest rock star in the world' (Uncut), by embracing risk and nonconformity. Her fourth album, Night Reign, was released to universal acclaim, earning two Grammy nominations in jazz and global performance categories, showcasing the Brooklyn-based artist's defiance of genre boundaries. Th album appeared on many Best of 2024 lists and received praise from the Wall Street Journal, who said its ‘beauty is self-evident, and it stands on its own’.
This Week In Culture: Khruangbin x Arooj Aftab, Homegrown Claymation, & More
Anurag Kashyap just said out loud what we’ve all been feeling: "I am numb and envious and jealous that someone can go and make that," the director shared on an Instagram post after binge-watching Adolescence. His frustration stem from the fact that the prime focus of digital streaming services in India is only gathering as many subscriptions as they can from the 1.4 billion people. And he is right. It’s not just Netflix.
Arooj Aftab
About Uniquely uncategorisable, her music has elements of ambient music and new jazz, built around cyclical, repeating patterns inspired by Sufi music and Urdu poetry. Exploring fleeting relationships and past places, friendship and loss, her rich vocals are layered over gliding strings, delicately plucked guitar and subtle drones. From Lahore in Pakistan, Arooj moved to America to study composition at Berklee aged 19 and has since cemented herself in the music scenes of Brooklyn, New York.
Jeep Confirms New Compass, Updated Grand Cherokee And Wagoneer
📆 6/18/2024 2:50 PM 📰 Carscoop ⏱ Reading Time: 26 sec. here 8 min. at publisher 📊 Quality Score: News: 35% Publisher: 63% Electric Vehicles News Hybrids,Jeep,Jeep Compass Jeep has confirmed a slew of new models as well as future hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric variants Besides a new Cherokee and Renegade, Jeep is working on a redesigned Compass. The models will be joined by facelifted versions of the Grand Cherokee and Wagoneer / Grand Wagoneer.
Unitec Presents A Quiet Night In Crimson Grove
OPENING THIS THURSDAY, 20 JUNE AT THE FACTORY THEATRE IN ONEHUNGA Everyone's following the intense new true crime podcast, A Quiet Night in Crimson Grove. It's investigating a series of young women that disappeared in the late 1980's in a small town in South Texas. A group of extremely dedicated fans in Auckland start to notice that strange things begin occurring: both in the podcast and in their real lives.
Dates Set For Santos Tour Down Under Milestone
The world’s best cyclists will race in South Australia from 17–26 January 2025 for the milestone 25th year of the Santos Tour Down Under. Ten action-packed days and nights await fans at the event, which will once again launch the international cycling season and the UCI WorldTour and Women’s WorldTour. Minister for Tourism Zoe Bettison said 2025 marks an impressive milestone for the Santos Tour Down Under in South Australia.
Trident Homes Tactix Defeat Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse 58-53 In Extra Time
The Trident Homes Tactix took ownership of pole position on the table after an enthralling 58-53 extra time win over Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse in Christchurch on Sunday. With the teams locked together at 51-all at the end of regular time, smart player changes coming into extra time paid off handsomely for the Tactix. The introduction of Kate Lloyd to goal keeper, Jane Watson to goal defence and Karin Burger to wing defence threw the Pulse off-guard and the Tactix pounced.
Fiji Impress With Dominant Display At The OFC Men’s Nations Cup 2024
Fiji gave their fans plenty to cheer about following a dominant victory over Papua New Guinea in their opening Group B match at the OFC Men’s Nations Cup in Suva. A loud and partisan home crowd were on hand to witness Rob Sherman’s side make the ideal start to their campaign and give their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals a significant boost. Less than two minutes were on the clock when the deadlock was broken.
Tahiti Get Off To The Perfect Start At OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024
Tahiti have secured a crucial 2-0 win in their opening match at the OFC Men’s Nations Cup 2024 against Samoa in Suva. Two first-half goals set Samuel Garcia’s side on their way, despite a resilient and spirited effort from Samoa. Only four minutes were on the clock when Matéo Degrumelle latched onto a through ball from Manuarii Shan, before prodding an effort that escaped under the grasp of goalkeeper Joel Bartley.
MG Mystics Defeat Stars 51-49 In Auckland
A relieved MG Mystics made it two-from-two in the Northern Challenge after surviving a late scare to claim a much-needed 51-49 win over close neighbours the Stars in Auckland on Saturday. In a significant game for both teams, it was the Mystics, who dug deepest to reignite their season following three straight losses. After posting their first win last week, the Stars were consigned to a losing bonus point, their sixth of the season.
Review: Night Reign By Arooj Aftab
Tony Stamp, Music Content Producer | From The Sampler Vulture Prince, the third album by Pakistani singer Arooj Aftab, was a minor sensation, garnering breathless praise from critics worldwide. And with good reason: it merged disparate influences seamlessly, and made sounds that may have been new to Western audiences seem familiar. More than that, it’s an extremely easy listen.
Chris Parker - Live At Toitoi
After hosting the Laugh Your A** Off All-stars show in 2023, Chris Parker is back with his new hit solo show GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON WHY I SHOULDN’T THROW MY PHONE OFF THIS BRIDGE.
When a romance ends, can a friendship grow? NPR listeners weigh in
📆 6/12/2024 8:29 AM 📰 KPBSnews ⏱ Reading Time: 37 sec. here 2 min. at publisher 📊 Quality Score: News: 18% Publisher: 63% United States Headlines News United States Latest News,United States Headlines Listeners explain why they decided to remain friends with their exes, keep a friendly distance — or leave them behind. . If you share kids or pets, it might make sense, say our relationship experts. But steer clear if you were in an abusive relationship or still have feelings for the other person.
Arooj Aftab Tells Puja Patel How Winning the Grammy Sparked Her Reinvention
📆 6/5/2024 2:20 PM 📰 InterviewMag ⏱ Reading Time: 107 sec. here 3 min. at publisher 📊 Quality Score: News: 46% Publisher: 51% United States Headlines News United States Latest News,United States Headlines Last week, Arooj Aftab dropped her new album, 'Night Reign.' To mark the occasion, she talked to former Pitchfork editor-in-chief Puja Patel. became the first Pakistani person to win a Grammy, she celebrated Vegas-style: champagne and sparklers.
Arooj Aftab Tells Puja Patel How Winning the Grammy Changed Her Life
📆 6/5/2024 9:37 AM 📰 InterviewMag ⏱ Reading Time: 107 sec. here 3 min. at publisher 📊 Quality Score: News: 46% Publisher: 51% United States Headlines News United States Latest News,United States Headlines Last week, Arooj Aftab dropped her new album, 'Night Reign.' To mark the occasion, she talked to former Pitchfork editor-in-chief Puja Patel. became the first Pakistani woman to win a Grammy, she celebrated Vegas-style: champagne and sparklers.
Arooj Aftab - Night Reign
“I want to make music with and for everybody,” Pakistani-American vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Arooj Aftab says of her classical, minimalistic, jazz-influenced music which finds her voice moving up and down the scale like a dove in flight over ethereal harps, tinkling pianos, and plucking bass. While her last offering, Vulture Prince, was heavy and dealt with grief and heartbreak, her latest offering, Night Reign, is about the lighter, more colorful parts of the heart.
Sinkane's Ahmed Gallab on 'We Belong,' His 'Love Letter to Black Music' Original
Ahmed Gallab says that We Belong, the latest Sinkane album, is his first that isn’t “all about [him].” Speaking with SPIN backstage at SXSW, the versatile musician explains that he wanted to “take [himself] out of the narrative” and, rather, write about the joy that he’s found within the Black community. “It started out as an exercise in writing music that I was inspired by,” Gallab says of creating We Belong.
Death of the Studio Original
A little over 15 years ago, I was a bright-eyed freshman in college looking to take what I’d learned in my shitty high school band (which peaked with a few 100-degree days on Warped Tour the summer after we graduated) and turn it into a music degree — or at least a minor.
Get Schooled By Arooj Aftab
📆 5/30/2024 10:55 AM 📰 SPIN ⏱ Reading Time: 32 sec. here 2 min. at publisher 📊 Quality Score: News: 16% Publisher: 63% United States Headlines News United States Latest News,United States Headlines Pakistani-American singer Arooj Aftab keeps charting new musical territory – and providing listeners a compass ’s music in a way that captures its uniquely protean beauty.
Get Schooled By Arooj Aftab Original
It’s hard to describe Arooj Aftab’s music in a way that captures its uniquely protean beauty. The singer and composer, who was born in Saudi Arabia, grew up in Pakistan, went to school in Boston, and has lived in New York for the past decade-plus, makes music that doesn’t sound like anything else – in part because it sounds like a little bit of everything.
In a World Full of Deepfakes, Artists Keep it Real with Click
It’s over for AI. Or, rather, it’s about to get much more difficult for its users to mislead the public with dangerously (and purposely) deceptive content. That’s thanks to the disinformation-combatting camera app, Click – a dream tool for artists hellbent on putting out authenticated content that can’t for a moment be confused with AI claptraps.
Arooj Aftab shares “Whiskey"
Arooj Aftab shares “Whiskey,” the latest single from her upcoming LP, Night Reign, out May 31, 2024 on Verve Records. The track’s freeform structure, jazz elements, and touches of ’90s R&B showcase the range of Aftab’s musical talent. Collaborators on “Whiskey” include Kaki King and Gyan Riley on guitars, Maeve Gilchrist on harp, Linda May Han Oh on bass and Jamey Haddad on percussion. While the band keeps up, TimaLikesMusic contributes retro Juno keyboard runs and an electric piano solo.
“Raat Ki Rani" By Arooj Aftab
Arooj Aftab is set to release Night Reign, the follow up to her critically acclaimed album Vulture Prince, on May 31, 2024 on Verve Records. Today, she shares “Raat Ki Rani,” the album’s debut single and a music video helmed by actress Tessa Thompson (in her directorial debut) and produced by Kishori Rajan, who heads Thompson’s production company Viva Maude. “”Raat Ki Rani” is about a person whose allure, magnetism, and charisma floats through a beautiful evening garden party,” Aftab says.
Superfan shares new single "Your Desire in Food"
Superfan, AKA: Kali Flanagan, shares new single “Your Desire in Food.” The track is lifted from the singer/songwriter’s forthcoming LP Tow Truck Jesus available June 28th via Nettwerk records. The song follows dingles “Sewn Up and Handsome” and “75 Germany.” On Tow Truck Jesus, Superfan embraces a new approach, drawing inspiration from the challenges and feedback of former collaborator Tony Berg and working with producer Gabe Wax (Soccer Mommy, Adrianne Lenker).
Alfie Templeman Debuts “Hello Lonely”
Alfie Templeman is back with new single “Hello Lonely” today, the track is off his forthcoming album Radiosoul, which drops on June 7th, 2024 via Chess Club Records / AWAL. On Radiosoul “Templeman Sonically, experiments with funk & disco and brings collaborators into his world for the first time — and literally, as he leaves the small farm town he’s lived in his entire life and navigates the experience of young adulthood in London.
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Embracing the Coil: South Asian Women Uproot Narrow Hair Beauty Standards
9 Mins ago Share this article A cascade of dark ringlets frames Sunayana’s face, delicately catching the light as she moves. She wasn’t always so comfortable with her curls — in fact, the 28-year-old from San Francisco felt that her spirited curls were once a source of frustration rather than pride. Sadly, this is not a novel concept.
Arooj Aftab - To Remain/To Return
AROOJ AFTAB - TO REMAIN/TO RETURN (To Remain/To Return) Associated Performer: Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily, Arooj Aftab Film Director: Anum Awan Studio Personnel: Matt Colton, Damon Whittemore© 2023 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Grammy Awards 2023: Anoushka Shankar pens a heartfelt note about her performance with Arooj Aftab
Indian artist Anoushka Shankar shares a post and writes a heartwarming note about her performance at 65th Grammy Awards.
El Bueno Y El Malo, by Hermanos Gutiérrez
about Hermanos Gutiérrez Zürich, Switzerland Hermanos Gutiérrez is a two-piece band formed of the brothers Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez. Taking influence from 1950's Latin America Sound they transfer the listeners to journeys through beautiful landscapes. #instrumentalwesternsound ... more hermanosgutierrez.ch
People, Power, Personal: T Magazine's top picks of the week
Movie: Black Crab Set in a post-apocalyptic world decimated by war, this film stars Noomi Rapace, who plays a woman who is a part of a special military group whose goal is to put an end to the war. This Swedish Sci-fi takes the protagonist and five other soldiers on a mission across a frozen archipelago, all of which to transport a package with its contents unknown.
Books and Songs That Carried Us Through 2021 - by Inverse Contributors
It is simply a soul soothing song. Sung & Composed by : Raiez Khan Original Lyrics : Latro Music Producer : Susmit Nimbhorkar Recorded at : Massive Music Studio DOP's : Faisal bhat, Suhail Sofi, Eashan khan Edits and Follys : Suhail Sofi Creative Edits : Sumeet Mankar & Awrange Digital Lyrics of this songs with translation: Hakeemo waare wechtam, doad nai dagg kamich Cham? ~ Dawa dimm kyah gasi kam, doad nai dagg kamich Cham? (O’ healer, treat me properly, why this pain if I have no malady?
Unbounded (Abaad), by Purbayan Chatterjee
1. 2. Aansuon main baha diya hai tumhein (My tears have drowned you) Main ne ro kar ganva diya hai tumhein (I have lost you by crying) Tum ko shayyad na aitbaar aaye (Maybe you won’t believe me) Main ne sachmuch bhula diya hai tumhein (But I have really, really forgotten about you) 3.
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Tom Morello Picks His 5 Albums He Can't Live Without
Name Tom Morello Best known for Star Trek fandom, competent Dungeons and Dragons play, and reinventing the electric guitar. Current city Los Angeles, CA Really want to be in Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL reliving past baseball glories. Excited about The Atlas Underground Fire! My current music collection has a lot of Legends. And a little bit of Upstarts. Don’t judge me for Not caring what you think about my musical taste, which includes Lady Gaga, Articles of Faith, and Ratt.
NPR Music’s 26 Favorite Albums Of 2021 (So Far)
Here we are halfway through 2021, this year of stepping back across the threshold into the world. And what are we carrying with us as we emerge? Below, you’ll find two dozen albums that worked their way into the hearts of NPR Music’s staff during those in-between days. Just one pick per person, presented in alphabetical order by artist. (You can find the list of our favorite songs here.
Ursgal, by Enji
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Pi'erre Bourne Performs “4U” On Genius Live
Fans voted for the song to be performed during the show. On April 29, Pi'erre Bourne headlined Genius Live, an interactive concert series streamed on live.genius.com. During the set, he performed “4U,” the first single off his upcoming album The Life of Pi'erre 5. Check out his performance in the video above and subscribe to the Genius YouTube page.
Composer Arooj Aftab on collaboration as an ongoing conversation
After more than a year, live shows are starting to happen again. There are a lot of people on Vulture Prince. Have you thought about a live configuration for these songs? So it’s me, Shazad Ismaily, Maeve [Gilchrist], Gyan [Riley], and Greg Fox on the drums. I asked them all to come together and we rehearsed a bunch of times and it sounded really solid. They’re all incredible musicians, stars in their own right, and super professional.
How To Support Your Muslim Friends During Ramadan
Image: Yumna Al Arashi Words: Abisoye Odugbesan Muslims around the world are ending the second week of Ramadan in the second year of observing the holy month in lockdown. Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar is a month of focusing on prayer and deepening the spiritual connection with God. A time for self-reflection and practising self-discipline through fasting and abstaining from food and drink during the hours of sunrise to sunset.
Winter Of Discontent, by Knomad Spock
1. Life as wind is blowing gales I find it hard to keep my stride. Life as rain is cats and dogs been spending all my time inside. Life as fire is heating up been searching for a place to hide. Life as love is breaking up and missing them beside. Butterfly. Tonight you have a new name. Life as love is waking up and wishing you could sleep again. Life as life is passing by lost in translation. If we can make it to the winter If we can make it through the storm I promise to ... 2.
Transmissions: The Music of Beverly Glenn-Copeland, by Beverly Glenn-Copeland
released September 25, 2020 La Vita, This Side of Grace and In The Image first released on Primal Prayer album under the moniker Phynix in 2004. Produced by John Herberman. Mixed by Composers Music Production. Additional vocals on La Vita by Maggie Dace Hollis. Electric Bass on This Side of Grace by Scott Alexander. Recorded at Composers Music Production studio in Toronto, ON. Ever New and Sunset Village first released on Keyboard Fantasies album in 1986. Produced by Beverly Glenn-Copeland.
Forfun, by Juana Molina
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Pies sobre la tierra, by Mabe Fratti
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Siren Islands, by Arooj Aftab
A collection of spiraling soundscapes for lo-fi dreaming. — Siren Islands is the new album from Pakistan-born, Brooklyn-based composer and performer Arooj Aftab. Out June 12, the record is available exclusively through New Amsterdam’s Bandcamp subscription as part of the new Windmill Series. Subscribe today to receive the album.
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