The author, an active Labour Party member, reflects on David Lammy’s book ‘Tribes,’ which explores tribalism’s impact on society and politics. Lammy’s investigative journey into his diverse ancestry shapes a narrative of social mobility and personal struggle, culminating in political engagement as a Black MP. The writing is honest and compelling, appealing to a broad audience.
Category: Foreign Languages
Wez G – Cantar España
Wez G – Cantar España es un podcast en español que presenta los mejores sonidos del pop latino de España. Ofrece una variedad de canciones de artistas populares, incluyendo a Rosalía, Maná y Juanes. Su objetivo es celebrar y compartir la riqueza musical de la cultura pop en un formato accesible para todos.
View More Wez G – Cantar EspañaWez G – Direktes Deutsch PROMO
The author created a promotional AI short video for their German language pop music podcast, “Wez G – Direktes Deutsch.” Listeners can watch the video on YouTube and access the podcast webpage through the provided links to explore episodes and content related to the podcast.
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The author announces the release of an AI promotional video for the Wez G – Bella Italia podcast. The video is available on YouTube, with a link provided. Additionally, listeners can access the full podcast episode through a mentioned webpage.
View More Wez G – Bella Italia PROMOWez G – Direktes Deutsch
Direktes Deutsch ist ein Podcast von DJ Wez G, der zeitgenössische deutsche Musik im Rahmen seiner World Music Series präsentiert. In einer Stunde werden verschiedene Lieder aus unterschiedlichen Kulturen vorgestellt, um Unterhaltung zu bieten und musikalische Entdeckungsreisen zu ermöglichen. Der Podcast inspiriert und verbindet globale Musikliebhaber.
View More Wez G – Direktes DeutschReview: Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung “Little Red Book”
Chairman Mao remains a polarizing historical figure and key communist thinker alongside Marx and Lenin. The ‘Little Red Book’ is a widely influential text that shaped leftist movements globally, emphasizing the importance of the masses in history. Despite Mao’s controversial legacy, the book’s simple yet profound ideas continue to provoke thought and discussion.
View More Review: Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung “Little Red Book”Wez G – Bella Italia
Bella Italia è un podcast di musica italiana, parte della serie Wez G World Music. Presenta pop italiano contemporaneo e musica tradizionale da bar, mirato a far conoscere una cultura diversa e attrarre nuovi fan in Italia e nelle comunità di lingua italiana. Si spera che gli ascoltatori apprezzino il podcast.
View More Wez G – Bella ItaliaWez G – Ба́ба-Яга́
This deep vocal techno track is a peace song by Wez G for the war between Russia and Ukraine – a Ба́ба-Яга́ is a deadly drone used by both sides in this conflict. BUY / STREAM HERE: Ба́ба-Яга́ by Wez G
View More Wez G – Ба́ба-Яга́Christine and The Queens – Tilted
The author reflects on discovering Christine and The Queens, appreciating their bold Glastonbury 2023 performance. They draw parallels between French cultural norms and British prudishness while celebrating the band’s artistic expression. The author also highlights their fond memories of France, ultimately valuing empowering art, with a shoutout to DJ Laurent Garnier.
View More Christine and The Queens – TiltedCéu – Varanda Suspensa (Tropix)
I am currently in a Chatham House webinar on President Lula in Brazil. I had a little search around and apparently Céu is the Brazilian Taylor Swift so I thought I’d check out some of her music. I like World Music and it always helps in learning foreign languages and accessing global cultures, expanding one’s mind and world…
View More Céu – Varanda Suspensa (Tropix)Review: The Power of Babel – A Natural History of Language – by John McWhorter
On Amazon Prime Great Courses Signature Collection I watched author John McWhorter present a course on World Language Families and this drew my attention to this literary work. McWhorter is a very intelligent polyglot and makes the study of global languages an interesting and fun-filled adventure. In this book we…
View More Review: The Power of Babel – A Natural History of Language – by John McWhorterReview: A Great Perhaps? Colombia: Conflict and Convergence – by Dickie Davis, David Kilcullen, Greg Mills and David Spencer
David Kilcullen has had a few books included on my shelf recently. As a military expert on Guerrilla Warfare, I was thrilled to find this new book on the Colombian Civil War which he coauthors with a group of specialists who went on extensive field research around Colombia, with a…
View More Review: A Great Perhaps? Colombia: Conflict and Convergence – by Dickie Davis, David Kilcullen, Greg Mills and David SpencerReview: Hidden Hand – How The Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping The World – by Clive Hamilton & Mareike Ohlberg
As a committed sinophile, this recently written book seemed a necessity. As China continues its rise to being the most dominant national force economically on the planet, it is quite difficult to obtain meaningful and relevant and unbiased factual information about its thoughts and the thoughts of its governing Chinese…
View More Review: Hidden Hand – How The Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping The World – by Clive Hamilton & Mareike OhlbergReview: Behind The Enigma – The Authorised History of GCHQ – Britain’s Secret Cyber-Intelligence Agency – by John Ferris
This is a weighty tome (800 plus pages) and the authoritative history of perhaps the least glamorous of the U.K.’s principal security services. However, the facts illustrated in this book clearly demonstrates the critical role GCHQ plays in national security and perhaps one could argue is more relevant and more…
View More Review: Behind The Enigma – The Authorised History of GCHQ – Britain’s Secret Cyber-Intelligence Agency – by John FerrisReview: Prison Writing of Latin America by Joey Whitfield
Joey is a teacher of mine at MLANG in Cardiff University. This is his first book. It explores prison writing in Latin America and looks at abolitionism of the penal system and draws on some really rather delicate themes that expose the dark brutality of prisons in a developing continent…
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