You are here: Homepage Tag pop music Articles Photo: Mai Sararporn Music | Thailand The Sound of Khlong Toei The rapper Kasidech Saengjan voices the struggles of people in Thai slums. In this playlist, he gives his personal soundtrack to day-to-day life in Khlong Toei By Kasidech Saengjan 01/11/2025 Photo: Marcus Ingram/Getty Images Pop culture | Mexico The Peso Pluma phenomenon Peso Pluma fills stadiums with a mix of traditional Mexican sounds and international pop. His songs about drug violence and love trigger strong emotions among fans and critics alike By Dahlia de la Cerda 11/01/2024 Paulina Sotomayor performs as a solo musician under the name ‘Pahua’ Photo: El Rey de Aragón Pop culture | Mexico The sound of Mexico Paulina Sotomayor sang in a mariachi band for years, but today she mixes electro with Mexican folk music, cumbia, conga and afrobeats. This is her personal playlist to celebrate female empowerment By Paulina Sotomayor 09/07/2024 Emel Mathlouthi during a performance on the open air festival Durchlüften, Berlin 2024. Photo: Lidia Edith Feminism & Pop | Tunisia “United Colors of Emel” Tunisian musician Emel Mathlouthi moves between genres and languages. Recently she has published an album exclusively produced by women. A conversation about metal, feminism and the Arabic language Interview with Emel Mathlouthi 08/12/2024 Nigerian rapper Aunty Rayzor has released her latest album “Viral Wreckage” on the Ugandan label Hakuna Kulala Photo: Michelle Isinbaeva Pop culture | Uganda Get up and dance! In Uganda, even the dancefloor is politically contentious. The Nyege Nyege Festival and the Hakuna Kulala label provide the soundtrack for cosmopolitan Africa By Andrew Kaggwa 02/05/2024 Source: Ole Witt Playlist | Mongolia The sound of the Gobi Desert Songs about camels, sandstorms and minerals: The Gobi Desert is a rich source of inspiration for the Mongolian music scene. A playlist By Pau Szczap 01/06/2024
Photo: Mai Sararporn Music | Thailand The Sound of Khlong Toei The rapper Kasidech Saengjan voices the struggles of people in Thai slums. In this playlist, he gives his personal soundtrack to day-to-day life in Khlong Toei By Kasidech Saengjan 01/11/2025
Photo: Marcus Ingram/Getty Images Pop culture | Mexico The Peso Pluma phenomenon Peso Pluma fills stadiums with a mix of traditional Mexican sounds and international pop. His songs about drug violence and love trigger strong emotions among fans and critics alike By Dahlia de la Cerda 11/01/2024
Paulina Sotomayor performs as a solo musician under the name ‘Pahua’ Photo: El Rey de Aragón Pop culture | Mexico The sound of Mexico Paulina Sotomayor sang in a mariachi band for years, but today she mixes electro with Mexican folk music, cumbia, conga and afrobeats. This is her personal playlist to celebrate female empowerment By Paulina Sotomayor 09/07/2024
Emel Mathlouthi during a performance on the open air festival Durchlüften, Berlin 2024. Photo: Lidia Edith Feminism & Pop | Tunisia “United Colors of Emel” Tunisian musician Emel Mathlouthi moves between genres and languages. Recently she has published an album exclusively produced by women. A conversation about metal, feminism and the Arabic language Interview with Emel Mathlouthi 08/12/2024
Nigerian rapper Aunty Rayzor has released her latest album “Viral Wreckage” on the Ugandan label Hakuna Kulala Photo: Michelle Isinbaeva Pop culture | Uganda Get up and dance! In Uganda, even the dancefloor is politically contentious. The Nyege Nyege Festival and the Hakuna Kulala label provide the soundtrack for cosmopolitan Africa By Andrew Kaggwa 02/05/2024
Source: Ole Witt Playlist | Mongolia The sound of the Gobi Desert Songs about camels, sandstorms and minerals: The Gobi Desert is a rich source of inspiration for the Mongolian music scene. A playlist By Pau Szczap 01/06/2024
