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MC Afrikan Boy

MC Afrikan Boy’s ‘Wot It Do?’ is a call to action

Music

MC Afrikan Boy, Olushola Ajose, returns with his latest track, “Wot it Do?” It’s a danceable, club-ready track that aims to bring people to the dance floor.

Björk's latest album Utopia explores flutes, birds, and past loves

A-side B-side: Björk, Lullabies and in-between feelings

Arts
A woman

Singing in Choctaw, Samantha Crain aims to create new traditions

Arts
Barbara Dane singing at a protest in 1964.

Barbara Dane just can’t recall any good fascist songs

Culture
Native children sing "Ten Little Indians" at Albuquerque Indian School.

The Wabanaki people are taking back their narrative

Culture
A boy in a Pikachu hat plays a Nintendo game console

A Jewish folk song is preserved in a Japanese video game

Culture

How ‘Mayim, Mayim,’ an Old World Jewish song, made its way into Japan is a mystery, but how it stayed is a geopolitical mess from the 20th century.