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culturalparadise e-publication

 The culturalparadise website publishes a quarterly supplement e-publication covering Jan-Mar, Apr -Jun, Jul-Sep and Oct-Dec each year. The first issue has been published and its main focus is on the August Notting Hill Gate Carnival in London and September Kuta Karnival in Bali.

The first issue of the culturalparadise e-publication can be download by clicking the link below

culturalparadise e-publication - oct-dec 09.pdf (4,4 MB)

Island of Bali

I visited paradise island Bali from 18 to 28 September 2009 to take photographs of the Kuta Karnival (A celebration of life) and interviewed a variety of participants. 

This year was the 7th year of the Karnival, which was originally developed to cope with the aftermath of the terrible 2002 Bali bombing, which killed and maimed hundreds of people, both locals and from across the world, and shattered the peace and tranquillity of the paradise island.

I have been to Bali before and photographed previous Kuta Karnivals, several colourful festivals and beautiful landscapes.  My recent visit focused on taking more amazing photographs and interviewing people.  Since returning from Bali I produced the first e-publication which covers the annual karnival extensively

Dhaka City Exhibition in the UK

28 March to 2 May 2010 - Idea Store Chrisp Street

will be hosting the exhibition during 7 February and 7 March 2010.  The opening times are as follwos: Monday to Friday 9.00am-6.00pm, Saturday 9.00am-5.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm.

If you would like to get involved please contact me by email (ma@culturalparadise.org) or phone (07574170775).

The address is 1 Vesey Path, East India Dock Road, London E14 6BT

 

Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh, situated centrally within the country. It first became a capital city in 1610 when Islam Khan Chisti, the Moghul Subahdar (viceroy), established Dhaka as the provincial capital of Subah-e-Bangla, which included Bengal, Behar and Orissa.  Since then the city has been a major centre for culture, creativity, education, industry and trade. 

The exhibition was developed to celebrate in 2005 the 100 years anniversary of the city regaining its capital status in 1905.  The Exhibition provides highlights of the city's history and present day life, through photographs and  information.  

 

The tour of the exhibition has been continuing since its first launch at the London City Hall on 24 May 2005. 

 

If you would like further details please email or phone: (ma@culturalparadise.org) or phone (+44 7574 170 775). 

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Car designer

30/12/2009 09:45

Nizamuddin Awlia Leepu - the Bangladeshi Car Designer / Maker

Car Transformation Project at London's Rich Mix Centre I first heard about Nizamuddin Awlia Leepu in 2003 from a BBC TV news report on his amazing car projects in Bangladesh and then I met him in 2004 when I went to Bangladesh to undertake my research on the Dhaka City Exhibition in...

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A celebration of Australian aboriginal culture

12/08/2009 22:43

Aboriginal culture at the Darwin Festival

The annual Darwin Festival ran for eighteen days and nights until 30 August 2009. There were 'local and touring performances and events including outdoor concerts, workshops, theatre, dance music, comedy and cabaret, film and visual arts. During the Festival, Darwin buzzed with performers,...

Darwin Festival

Northern Territory, Australia

13-30 August 2009

One of the highlights of the Darwin Festival was the performance by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu on 21 August 2009, who also won a number of 2009 Indigenous Music Awards Act of the Year and Artwork and Design of the Year.  He is an outstanding aboriginal blind musician, who performed under a night full of stars to a euphoric crowd of black and white fellas. 

Other awards and the winners are as follows:

Album of the Year (Been Waiting , Jessica Mauboy), Emerging Act of the Year (Pott Street),Song of the Year (Running Back, Been Waiting, Jessica Mauboy -By Jessica Mauboy, Audius Mtawarira, Sean Ray Mullins),School Band of the Year (Milingimbi CEC School Band), DVD/Filmclip of the Year(Senor, Dunganda Street Sounds), Traditional Music Award (Dunganda Street Sounds, Ramingining Artists.

Native Americans

The culturalparadise website will extensively cover the cultures and experiences of the native peoples of America.  Through the website I hope better links will be made between the surviving natives and the rest of the world community.  Greater interactions and cultural exchanges will help build more friendships across the globe.  This will enable the native people and the rest of the world to know and enjoy each other's cultures and traditions better.  We can also learn lessons from each other's experiences and help build together a better future for all.  The world should never forget what happened to the Native Americans.

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