How this 800-year-old Chinese village is using the power of song

In a remote valley in southern China’s Guizhou province lies Huanggang, an 800-year-old village known for its wooden ...
The Wichitan

A tradition full of foam and colors: Understanding carnival in Ecuador

Imagine you are walking peacefully down the street when, out of nowhere, someone throws flour, foam and water at you. Could you handle it? If the answer is no, then you might not be ready to ...
SeafoodSource

Ecuador shrimp exports reach USD 7.5 billion in 2025

Ecuador’s farmed shrimp industry closed 2025 with USD 7.47 billion (EUR 6.3 billion) in exports, an increase of 23.2 percent when compared to the USD 6.07 billion (EUR 5.12 billion) sent abroad in ...
The Quietus

Radical Traditional: Folk Music for Winter, by Patrick Clarke

In October last year the musician Angeline Morrison, whose 2022 masterpiece The Sorrow Songs drew on deep research to present new folk music that centred the real Black British figures who are often ...
IEEE

Identifying Irish Traditional Music Genres Using Latent Audio Representations

Abstract: Irish traditional music contains a variety of features that help to understand the cultural idiosyncrasies of Irish people. One of the most prominent aspects is genre, which provides ...