Ré

Rēkohu/Chatham Island Moriori c.1910. Credit: W Rerwick, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons When is a language extinct and when is it merely dormant? There are certainly languages that have passed over that line, and many remain threatened today. But what of those in the twilight zone—can we revive them, and what would that look like? …

Over the weekend, the 2023 Juno Opening Night Awards took place in Edmonton, Alberta, with winners already being given their awards.The Weeknd dominated the categories he was nominated for, bringing home four Juno Awards. The R&B singer won the Juno Award for Single of the Year, Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and Pop Album of the Year. The Weeknd is up for two more awards tonight including the TikTok Juno Fan Choice award and 2022’s Album of the Year for Dawn FM.Savannah Ré also took home the Traditional…

Toronto-based R&B singer Savannah Ré is back with her latest EP No Weapons, her first project since 2020, and a new video for single “WTF.”Off the heels of popular tracks like “Closure” and “Last One,” assisted by rising Toronto songwriter Dylan Sinclair, Ré looks back on a tumultuous relationship that she learned to grow out of. LA-based Mez also appears on the track “Bands.”“This project is just a lot more of where I am now, which is kind of in this empowered, unapologetic, ‘I’m here’ type of phase,” she told…

Image used for representation. (Photo: Manav Sinha/News18.com)The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 will be the most affordable model sold in India, once launchedRoyal Enfield has long been working on updating its product lineup for the Indian market. The first installment of this planned update – Himalayan-based Scram 411 was unveiled in March. And the company is now geared for its second launch of the year. Royal Enfield is expected to unveil its most affordable motorcycle – Hunter 350 in the Indian market soon. While an…

Royal Enfield may not be known for making sports bike but this modified version of Continental GT 650 suggests that the experiment would be a great idea. The uniquely modified avatar of a sports Continental GT650 was showcased at the Busted Knuckled Build-Off competition held in Australia. Labelled as No. 55 GT 650 Production Racer, the bike designed by Royale Motorcycles gets a complete overhaul including a new exhaust unit. The round headlight of the original Continental GT 650 makes way for a new fibreglass fairing…

A swell of strings hits me the moment I enter the studio where Savannah Ré is recording. When I spot her, it’s easy to see she has laser focus. Armed with a cup of hot pineapple juice to keep her throat prepped and a purple jacket on, Ré is absorbed in the music as a soaring orchestral snippet is replayed over and over so that she can get the arrangement just right. A typical session in the studio consists of several key ingredients for Ré: aquarium footage on the TV to get zen and some music to get her in the zone. These…