At the Midgardsblot Festival in Borre, Norway, white people rediscover their supposed Viking roots while dancing around the fire.

(Published by Fluter)

Taiwan's indigenous population is more visible today than ever before. For the democratic government in Taipei, they represent a Taiwanese identity that has nothing to do with mainland China. But disadvantage and discrimination still exist.

(Published by China.Table)

Techno is the real world music. The Indonesian ravers Gabber Modus Operandi discover the real ecstasy in electronic music. They conquer the European clubs and take revenge on the colonialists. A story of emancipation.

In the shadow of the Vietnam War, South Vietnam's pop and rock music experienced a brief but intense heyday. After liberation, the former stars were persecuted and their records destroyed. Fabian Peltsch spoke to vinyl collector Jan Hagenkötter, who wants to make the few remaining copies of the golden era available to a wider audience - and to nightclub singer Pauline Ngoc, who had to build a new life for herself after fleeing her homeland.

(Published in MINT)

The metropolis of Wuhan, with a population of 10 million, is the center of subculture in China. Chinese punk was invented in the proletarian scene. Memories of an excessive city in which the Internet is now the last resort for musicians.

(Published in the world)

For decades, China's pop culture lagged behind the West, then the vinyl revival reached the Middle Kingdom. Despite this, many things are still different here: record stores are semi-legal grey areas, the state determines what can be brought in and what must be left out - and the best records often come straight from the trash. Fabian Peltsch traveled through China to speak to collectors, dealers and other vinyl enthusiasts on site.

(Published in MINT)

Thanks to clips on YouTube, the perfectly produced Japanese music of the 70s and 80s is experiencing a global renaissance. It's like hearing the greatest pop artists of the 20th century for the first time - only here their names are not Brian Wilson or Prince, but Haruomi Hosono and Tatsuro Yamashita.

(Published in Rolling Stone)

We played the biggest German hits of the last 20 years to international Berliners. What do young people from Indonesia, India or Hong Kong think about German songs by Die Ärzte or Seeed?

Three Cambodian street children were collecting garbage until a Swiss man took them to a metal concert. What was intended as an outlet for aggression turned into a surprise success in a country that is still struggling with the legacy of the Khmer Rouge.

(Published by Fluter)