MUSIC

Asian Female Artists You Should Be Listening To Right Now

CULTURE MUSIC People PEOPLE 03/08/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

March is Women’s History Month, the perfect time to hit play on any one of these amazing songs made for, by, or about Asian women. But please note: this is in no way the definitive […]

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“We are Asian as f*ck”: 88rising

CULTURE MUSIC 02/11/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Have you ever questioned why all English songs are sung by non-Asians? 88rising sees Asian minority in the English music industry and created a platform primarily for Asian American and Asian artists who release music […]

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A Guide to Japanese ‘City Pop’, Disco Tracks that Take You to Japan’s Post-war Capitalist Fantasy

CULTURE MUSIC 12/31/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Japanese “city pop” is a loosely defined subset of optimistic pop music that originated in Japan in the late 1970s, at the peak of their post-war economic miracle. The genre was originally termed as an […]

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Rina Sawayama releases hard AF single ‘STFU’ and she’s cooler than ever

CULTURE MUSIC 12/02/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

London-based singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama is one of the most iconic singers in England today, blessing the world with pansexual bops and analysis of how technology both connects and divides us, with songs about racial prejudice. […]

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Canto wait to listen to some music!

CULTURE MUSIC NEWS & POLITICS POPULAR 11/28/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Cantonese songs were once trending in the 70s. It was one of the most popular Asian pop music. However, this popularity slowly decayed and disappeared from the mainstream culture. To redeem ourselves I have this […]

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