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Gule Wamkulu – the sacred dance and masks of the Chewa people, Malawi

Culture, traditions, initiation ceremonies, dance and costumes in Malawi - Gule Wamkulu, and Nyau secret society The sacred dance of the Chewa People and our meeting with one of the oldest religions in Afric...

Traditional winemaking in Georgia – the oldest wine in the world

Caucasus, Georgia, Reportage

A Georgian wine cellar - image from Tamada The history of Georgian wine, the oldest wine in the world Traditional winemaking in Georgia and the future of Georgian wine Georgian wine is being recently re...

Georgian big dams and the price of hydroelectric: history of Svan people and actual threats to their existence

Caucasus, Georgia, Reportage

Svan people, their culture, dwellings, and crafts. All of this could disappear to produce so-called "clean energy". History of Svaneti and Khudoni hydropower plant.

History and modern practice of Kecak, the “monkey chant” of Bali

Bali, Indonesia, Reportage, South East Asia

where to see Kecak traditional show in Bali Its origins and meanings: how a sacred ritual turned into a profane performance Indonesia is a cradle of cultures, a cosmos where each island is a separated plan...

Where to see traditional dance in Bali: Legong and Barong Theater in Ubud

Bali, Indonesia

How to see Balinese dance, music, and theater shows The many venues for cultural performances from Bali in Ubud and beyond. Legong and Barong with Gamelan Bali is one of the most visited places in the wor...

The Ancestral Villages of Flores. Ngada culture in Bena and Gurusina

Flores, Indonesia, Reportage, South East Asia

The Ngada village of Bena, near Bajawa The traditional villages of Ngada region, Flores, Indonesia Bena, Gurusina, and Wolondopo's culture and rituals What to see around Bajawa Probably the most interestin...

Doburoku Matsuri, Shirakawa-Go: raw sake festival in the Japanese Alps

Japan, Reportage

raw sake flows like a river at Shirakawa Go a reportage from the Raw sakè festival in the Japanese Alps Doburoku matsuri in Shirakawa-go And so finally we reached Shirakawa-go, with the force...

woman fetching water with hers copper vase in Lahic

Lahic: copper, wood, and stone – the Caucasus of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Lahic - traveling the best of Caucasus in Azerbaijan Lahic is a pearl of the Caucasus, a really must-visit place if you're traveling in Azerbaijan. It's history dates back at least 2000 years, here peop...

Sungai Asap, the Bakun Dam resettlement: Borneo people on the verge of extinction

Borneo, Malaysia, Reportage

Sungai Asap is where the Borneo people (Kenyah, Penan, Kayan) have been resettled to built the huge Bakun dam. Their ancestral homes and lands flooded

those left in Bakun try to exploit the only resource here, tourism

Hydroelectric devastation in Borneo: interview with Save Rivers

Borneo, Malaysia, Reportage, South East Asia

Save the Rivers an interview about so-called clean energy in Borneo The word "Borneo" evokes myths of lush rainforests, strange and dangerous animals and populations of fascinating costumes... all true, unt...

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