Abdul Hammoud ''Tried' (For The Baltimore Uprising)'
A powerful poem by Abdul Hammoud, directed by Charles Williams, filmed by Aaron Farrugia
Checkpoint 303 حاجز ٣٠٣ : 'The Iqrit Files'
Checkpoint 303 releases 13 new tracks in May, in collaboration with Palestinian singers Jawaher Shofani and Wardeh Sbeit and poet Jihad Sbeit.
GhaliLeo 'Fortress'
Accra-based poet, musician and filmmaker GhaliLeo released this video a few days ago, influenced by African-American jazz, hip hop, metaphysics and neocolonialism
Alice Eather 'My Story Is Your Story'
This beautiful poet, beautiful voice, critically important story, captured with a very light touch by Luka Lesson on Kabalko Island …
Rafeef Ziadah - Sincere Resistance
The art of the storyteller is to stop the chatter, focus the listener, bypass the propaganda and the politics and reveal the story of the heart.
Beats Artistry: From the Edge, a Bridge
“A funeral party for the age of materialism.” Tramp the dirt down.
Candy Royalle 'Twelve' Cinepoems
The final instalment of Candy Royalle’s cinepoems series arrived this month, bringing the project to completion and maybe, full circle.
Aja Monet 'You Make Holy War'
Video from Aja Monet for the captivating spoken word track You Make Holy War. Shot and edited by Cam Be, it’s haunting, as is the poem. A perfect collaboration between poetry, music and visuals.
Candy Royalle: 'Twelve' Cinepoems
Sydney based Candy Royalle has this month released the ninth instalment of her video series, TWELVE.
Ikol Santiago: Hip Hop Boricua
Last week, Puerto Rican hip hop artist Ikol Santiago released this video for a track from his April ’13 album Iguacas.
Wage Beauty 'The Alchemy of Storytelling'
“A story of poetry, graffiti, and medicine for all you who have ever felt abused by discourses so damaging and boring, when what we need is beauty.”
Pataphysics 'Asylum is a Crime'
Essential hip hop. Pataphysics is Pat Marks, Melbourne-based soulful guerilla hip hop artist. Musician and revolutionary poet with insightful rhymes, in both English and Sri Lankan. Latest video hits home, hard.
Omar Musa 'In Amsterdam'
New video from Australian poet Omar Musa. “A beautiful moment of clarity I experienced in Amsterdam.” Only two minutes of your time, a meditation from a rapper with a tender heart.