Hundreds of Danish veterans, many of whom fought alongside U.S. troops in the Middle East, staged a silent protest Saturday outside the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen in response to the Trump administration’s threats to take over Greenland and belittling their combat contributions. “Denmark has always stood side by side with the USA — and we…
Thirty-one years ago, in 1994, Afropop was invited to Salvador, Bahia, Brazil for the Fest in Bahia festival. It was a trip full of revelations, including attending an Olodum rehearsal in the wake of Paul Simon’s featuring the Afro-Bloco band on his Rhythm of the Saints album, and our first taste of mangue-beat music with…
The King and Queen led a two-minute silence at a service in Staffordshire to commemorate 80 years since VJ Day. Among the attendees were veterans, some of whom participated in the ceremony by laying wreaths and giving readings. VJ Day, or Victory over Japan Day, is marked each year on 15 August – the date…
