Maria Bakkalapulo

Maria Bakkalapulo is an American journalist and ethnomusicologist. She has contributed to the BBC, MTV Iggy, Noisey / VICE, The World (BBC/ WGBH-Boston), CBC, NPR, National Geographic Music, Songlines Magazine, TIME Magazine, The Wire Magazine, Marketplace, Going Places (Malaysia Airlines) and more. For over a decade, Maria Bakkalapulo has been exploring and documenting events around the globe with a focus on the human condition in locations as varied as the USA, Indonesia, China and Scotland. Maria brings to her stories a distinctive approach to understanding cultures, music and the world around us. From trance ceremonies on the island of Bali to songs of freedom in East Timor to Islamic death metal in Jakarta, her work delves into the unique and unusual using all forms of media currently available. Maria graduated with a BA in sociology and communications from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Starting her career in music as a host and producer of her own world music program in Florida

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

BBC (10+), Public Radio (10+), magazine (10+)