Backpack Journalist » Music http://backpackjournalist.org International Freelance Reporting Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:25:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Rwanda on Trial http://backpackjournalist.org/2008/11/06/rwanda-on-trial/ http://backpackjournalist.org/2008/11/06/rwanda-on-trial/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:37:38 +0000 anna http://backpackjournalist.org/?p=126 How does a country recover from a genocide? In Rwanda, the government has implemented a traditional system of justice and reconciliation known as the Gacaca courts. The courts are expected to deal with the hundreds of thousands of people accused of participating in the 1994 genocide and promote reconciliation between genocide perpetrators and survivors. Jonathan Jones and Anna Sussman were granted rare access to videotape the proceedings. They also traveled to other parts of the country to investigate underlying ethnic tensions.

Rwanda on Trial

]]> http://backpackjournalist.org/2008/11/06/rwanda-on-trial/feed/ 0 World’s largest Camel Fair http://backpackjournalist.org/2008/02/27/worlds-largest-camel-fair/ http://backpackjournalist.org/2008/02/27/worlds-largest-camel-fair/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:27:43 +0000 anna http://backpackjournalist.org/2008/02/27/worlds-largest-camel-fair/ Anna Sussman reports for PRI/BBC’s The World on the Pushkar Camel fair in India.   Desert of India  birdscamel_20212.JPG

 

 

]]> http://backpackjournalist.org/2008/02/27/worlds-largest-camel-fair/feed/ 0 Ancient Melodies, Modern Sounds http://backpackjournalist.org/2008/02/17/ancient-melodies-modern-sounds/ http://backpackjournalist.org/2008/02/17/ancient-melodies-modern-sounds/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:13:02 +0000 anna http://backpackjournalist.org/2008/02/17/ancient-melodies-modern-sounds/ Recording duo Bathiya and Santhush started a music revolution in Sri Lanka when they combined ancient melodies with contemporary beats. Anna Sussman reports for The World

Bathiya and Santhush

]]> http://backpackjournalist.org/2008/02/17/ancient-melodies-modern-sounds/feed/ 0 Idol Worship http://backpackjournalist.org/2007/10/26/idol-worship-2/ http://backpackjournalist.org/2007/10/26/idol-worship-2/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:47:00 +0000 anna http://backpackjournalist.org/2007/10/26/idol-worship-2/  Jonathan Jones writes for the San Francisco Chronicle on the identity politics of Indian Idol.
‘Indian Idol’ finals lead to sectarian clashes

Anna Sussman’s reports on Indian Idol on PRI’s The World. Idol Worship

]]> http://backpackjournalist.org/2007/10/26/idol-worship-2/feed/ 0 Uganda’s Ghetto President Slams Government http://backpackjournalist.org/2007/07/30/latest-stories/ http://backpackjournalist.org/2007/07/30/latest-stories/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:45:31 +0000 anna http://backpackjournalist.org/2007/07/30/latest-stories/ The chart topping ghetto president of Uganda talks about his music, his life and how the government has failed the poor people. Jonathan Jones reports for PRI’s The World
Bobi Wine

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