Neighborhood Rhythms: Ajam Media Collective’s ‘Məhəllə’ Exhibition in Baku
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“Beauty All Over My Skin:” Music in the Alleys of Sovetski
In late 2013, filmmaker Vincent Moon visited Azerbaijan to create a documentary about the country’s traditional music, the places that gave birth to it, and the culture surrounding it. After…
Ajam’s Mehelle: Recording Everyday Life in Endangered Neighborhoods
Ajam Media Collective has created Mehelle— a new project dedicated to preserving the sights, sounds, and memories of rapidly-changing neighborhoods from Eastern Anatolia to Central Asia. It will serve as a multimedia resource for local inhabitants, community organizers, and urban researchers long after such neighborhoods have been demolished, gentrified, or transformed by private and state-led construction projects.
