How Nissim Black Changes the Music Game with Orthodox Jewish Rap
Nissim Black has used rap music to explore his varying identities his entire life, especially as he searched for religion…
Gregory Alan Isakov: His Unique Immigrant Status And The Concept of Home
Singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov is famous for his earthy tones and wistful lyrics that seem to slow down time. The…
Cultural Fluidity Is How Shakira Gained Fans Around The World
Shakira’s culturally fluid background influences the way she writes, produces and sings the music she creates for the world to…
TCK Freddie Mercury and His Surprising Global Health Legacy
Influential Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury used his identity as a cross-cultural and bisexual man, and as a person living with…
Lin-Manuel Miranda Brings Hidden Diversity to the Mainstream
Lin-Manuel Miranda is a true force of nature in the arts and attributes a great deal of his success to his parents’ cross-cultural influence.
SERIES- PART 3 of 3: Crossover Artists Changing The Game: J Balvin
Growing up, J Balvin or Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin grew up in Medellin, Colombia. Born into a middle-class family, Balvin…
SERIES- PART 2 of 3:Crossover Artists Changing The Game: Koffee
“Blessings all pon mi life and, mi thank God for di journey, di earnings a jus fi di plus (yeah),…
“West Side Story” and its Complicated Relationship with Cultural Dimensionality
Despite the racist undertones in “West Side Story”, the messages about life in foreign places still stand true.
Keka Araújo is Unapologetically Afro-Latina
“I remember when you told black Latinas that they were black and they would want to fight you,” says Keka Araújo, as we discuss the recently fashionable topic of being Afro-Latina. “Some people want to make me biracial. I am not biracial; I am bicultural,” she continues. “I am unapologetically black.”
DJ Ian Gotler’s Unexpected, Eclectic Groove
Ian Gotler co-owns RedShoe, a thriving DJ company in Los Angeles, California, USA. His bread-and-butter may be weddings for superstars like RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan, but Gotler also happens to be one of the most humble creatives in the entertainment business.
