How music impacts on our mental health
Music is one of the few constants of life in a world which is always in a never-ending state of change. We listen to music, play music, or write music almost on a daily basis, making it an indispensable part…
Category Culture
Explore the richness and diversity of culture through our Culture category. Immerse yourself in the world of arts, music, film, literature and traditions that shape our society with Babylon.
John Hume: Architect of the Peace Process
Recognised as being the mind behind some of the most substantial political developments in late twentieth century Northern Ireland, John Hume is not only regarded as an architect of the Northern Ireland peace process, but is widely considered one the…
“Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam” – the cultural significance of the Irish language
The Irish language is said to be one of the oldest and most historic written languages in the world. In Ireland, our language is a window into our country’s rich history, with the earliest written forms of the Irish language…
Chromesthesia: Listening to Music in Colour
Do you see letters and numbers in colours only visible to you; for instance, is your “S” a cerulean blue or is it more of a watermelon pink? Maybe a rockmelon orange? Can you actually taste pennies on the tip…
Disco revolution: how disco liberated society in the 1970s
The emergence and subsequent disappearance of disco music in the 1970s has now come to be known as one of the most defining cultural eras in music history. The genre took the world by storm, but the epicentre of disco…
Modern Music Preserves Cultural Heritage for Future Generations
Cultural heritage implies a shared bond and belonging to a community. It represents our history and our identity; our bond to the past, to our present, and the future. Unlike heritage representing the passing down of money or property, cultural…
A Confession Of Our Feelings To 2021 Through Irish Music
Going through 2020 was a rough patch for humanity. We made it through bushfires, elections, stock market crashes, protests, explosions, and several lockdowns (which some of us still go through sadly). While we try to recover from this bizarre year,…
10 Iconic Movies Turning 20 in 2021
If history is mostly written in books, what better than the arts to reflect life? Movies, TV shows, songs… witnesses of an era, soon to become memories of a way of life. Can you believe it’s been 20 years since…
Countess, Rebel, Hero: 10 times Countess Markievicz changed history
Constance Gore Booth, later known as Countess Markievicz or simply Madame, was certainly cut from different cloth. Born a member of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy in 1868, the Countess would die penniless in a charity house after giving her wealth away…