Katharina Zanon talks about her experiences at the anarchist refugee support scheme at Hotel City Plaza near Exarcheia, the alternative community area in Athens. Zanon is an Austrian writer interviewed while on residency at the Writers and Translators House in Ventspils, Latvia in October 2024. For more information see thenewsagents.blogspot.com
THE NEWS AGENTS ..... Jude Montague's creative news-arts show Saturday 2.30pm-3.30pm Resonance 104.4FM ...... EXPERIMENT AND JOURNEY 'On a rainy Saturday in cold old February it was a delight to be chatting about music and arty things and having a bit of a sing with Jude Montague' JUDY DYBLE She creates poetry which finds the humanity amid the horror of our times.' BILL NEELY 'Jude Montague has gone where I've never seen a jobbing journalist tread before.' JON SNOW
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Saturday 26 October 2024
Sat 26 Oct - Dainas and Doinas
Dainas and Doinas. The third and last programme from the Starptautiska Rakstnieki un Tulkotaja Maja, the Writers and Translators House in Ventspiles, Latvia. Notes from the poetry sketchbook plus from Romania exploring the tradition of doinas. Plus tracks from Anna Erhard, Megan Leigh Mason and Robert Kretschmar.
https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-news-agents-26-oct-2024-dainas-and-doinas/
Sunday 20 October 2024
Sat 19 Oct - Livonian Language Creativity
The second show from the Writers and Translators House in Ventspils. A look at the revival of Livonian, Finno-Ugric language of former and currently minority inhabitants of Lativa, as a living language through poetry and song. Plus some tracks from Latvian contemporary and rock/pop songmakers.
https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-news-agents-19-oct-2024-latvian-coffee-shop/
Friday 18 October 2024
Sat 12 Oct - Playlist for a Latvian Coffee Shop
Made on writers' residency at the Writers and Translators House in Ventspils, Kurzeme. Thoughts and conversations with poetry from Juris Kronbergs and tracks from Eolika, Ainars Mielavs, Raimonds Paul and Jumprava.
https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-news-agents-12-oct-2024-latvian-coffee-shop/
Friday 4 October 2024
Sat 5 Oct - Kokle Music
The kokle, Baltic psaltery, traditional instrument of Latvia. Songs, dances and contemporary uses of the instrument with electronica. Contributions from Xenia Twarz, Karlis Rudra Jirgens and the kokle education initiative, Kokļu Mežs contrasted with selected tracks from the seminal folk-rock album by Iļģi, 'Kaza Kapa Debesis' or 'the goat climbs to heaven'.
Thursday 26 September 2024
Sat 28 Sept - Ethiopian Musics and poetry from Lemn Sissay
Ethiopian music, ethio-jazz and poetry from Ethio-English poet Lemn Sissay.
Wednesday 18 September 2024
Sat 21 Sept - Insect music and sounds
Insect music and related sounds. Tracks from crickets, dragonflies, bees and even worms courtesy of experimental Lancashire-based label Wormhole World.
https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-news-agents-21-sept-2024-insect-music/
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