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The small Brazilian town of Pacaraima has received a large influx of refugees from nearby Venezuela. This usually sleepy corner of Brazil has seen unrest with the army being drafted in to keep order. Does the country have the resources or the willingness to welcome these new arrivals?

ARTE Reportage

The small Brazilian town of Pacaraima has received a large influx of refugees from nearby Venezuela. 

Brazil: At the Border

In northwestern Syria, the Idleb region is the last territory held by the rebel forces fighting against Bashar El Assad's regime. It's an ares besieged by the regime's forces and its allies. And because doctors care for all - including rebels - the regime targets them. But on top of that, terror groups also target medical staff. Doctors and nurses face the risks of bombing, kidnapping and death, every single day.

The doctors and nurses in Syria who risk their lives every day to save the lives of others

Syria: Doctors in Danger

By 1967 The Rolling Stones had gone from being a rhythm and blues cover band to a global rock phenomenon. For the cover of their fifth album young photographer Gered Monkowitz captured the feel of the band.

Total Records (1/11)

For the cover of The Rolling Stones fifth album photographer Gered Monkowitz captured the feel of the band.

Between the Buttons // The Rolling Stones

1971: For his third album inspired by Dante Rossetti’s paintings, David Bowie is photographed in a dress for an album cover mixing sexual transgression and the occult. It was just the start of Bowie’s extraordinary creative exploration.

Total Records (3/11)

For his third album David Bowie is photographed in a dress for a record sleeve mixing sexual transgression and the occult. 

The man who sold the world  // David Bowie

1979: The Clash survive the challenge from the Sex Pistols and become the number one punk-rock band. Their third album, London Calling, would rewrite rock history.

Total Records (4/11)

1979: The Clash release their third album, London Calling, which would rewrite rock history.

London Calling // The Clash

1970. Miles Davis releases Bitches Brew, his great jazz fusion album. For the cover art artist Mati Klarwein created a striking collage of cultural elements.

Total Records (8/11)

Bitches Brew // Miles Davis

In April 1957 Sonny Rollins recorded his second album with Blue Note. The cover art was the work of photographer Francis Wolff and young graphic designer Reid Miles, their collaboration leading to a series of avant-garde covers for the Jazz label.

Total Records (7/11)

1957: Sonny Rollins records his second album for Blue Note with cover art from Francis Wolff and Reid Miles.

Blue Note vol.2 // Sonny Rollins

1979. In post-industrial Manchester, Joy Division become the prototype for a new kind of band. Their first album Unknown Pleasures is released on the iconic independent label Factory records with a revolutionary cover design from Peter Saville.

Total Records (6/11)

1979. In post-industrial Manchester, Joy Division become the prototype for a new kind of band. 

Unknown Pleasures // Joy Division

1979. With punk rock raging across the channel, France finally gets its first rock band, Telephone. Photographer Jean-Baptiste Mondino helps the Gallic rockers change sex on the cover of their second album.

Total Records (5/11)

1979. With punk rock raging across the channel, France finally gets its first rock band, Telephone. 

Crache ton Venin // Téléphone

1968. Psychedelic rock group Big Brother and the Holding Company are riding high with Janis Joplin as their lead singer. Cheap Thrills is their second album and Janis, at the height of the hippie movement, wants to put a naked photo of the band on the cover…

Total Records (2/11)

1968. At the height of the hippie movement Janis Joplin wants to put a naked photo of her band on their record.

Cheap Thrills // Big Brother and the Holding Company

1997. Spiritualised release their third album, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space. Designer Mark Farrow creates an innovative packaging highlighting the curative properties of music.

Total Records (11/11)

1997. Spiritualised release their third album, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space. 

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space // Spiritualized

1978: New Wave band XTC want a visual for their new album. Their record label sends them to design superstars Hipgnosis, famous for creating bold cover art for Pink Floyd amongst others.

Total Records (10/11)

Go 2 // XTC

1987. New York hip hop group Public Enemy release their debut album during the neoliberal Reagan era. The radical political message of their music is matched by Glen E. Friedman’s cover art.

Total Records (9/11)

1987. New York hip hop group Public Enemy release their debut album during the neoliberal Reagan era. 

Yo! Bum Rush the Show // Public Enemy

Since 1989, the Visa Festival has been an unmissable event for photoreporters around the world. It's a chance to visit exhibitions, discover new projects, and meet with the photographers themselves. They tell of their work, what drives them, and their sometimes traumatic experiences in the field.

War photographers explain what drives them, and their sometimes traumatic experiences in the field

France: War Photographers at the Visa Festival

Around 16,500 cases of cancer in patients aged 18 to 39 are reported in Germany each year. More than 80% of these can look forward to a full recovery. Much of this is due to new cancer treatments such as immunotherapy and targeted chemotherapy. A focus on some of these new treatments and the patients they are helping.

Xenius

 A focus on new cancer treatments and the young patients that they are helping.

Young Cancer Patients

Traditional Chinese medicine holds that life-energy or "qi" flows through the body through channels called "meridians". When this flow is interrupted, diseases can arise. With traditional treatments becoming more popular in Europe, Xenius investigates asks whether they really work.

Traditional Chinese Medicine

South America's great predator, the Orinoco crocodile is threatened with extinction. In Venezuela, a farm raises young crocs before releasing them into the wild.

360° GEO

South America's great predator, the Orinoco crocodile is threatened with extinction

The Croc Farm in Venezuela

Our brain is constantly sorting out what it considers relevant or not. The potentially useful information is stored in different areas of the brain and reactivated when needed, while the others are immediately discarded and forgotten. But sometimes we forget the important things too, or misremember them. Why and how does that happen?

Sometimes we forget important things too, or misremember them. Why and how does that happen? 

How to Train Your Memory

The 16th Reeperbahn Festival is once again the hub of the international music scene. Live from St Pauli, Hamburg, we bring you the best of new music.

Reeperbahn Festival 2021

Sharktank, Jeremias, Mavi Phoenix, Arp Frique

At age 67, Arno's prolific career includes 35 albums and numerous tours. A sensitive portrait of the king of Belgian rock. His is a complex personality; unlike the Kardashians, he doesn't want to reveal all. 

At age 67, Arno's prolific career includes 35 albums and numerous tours

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