Policy, Research & Politics
Vietnam briefly detains dissident singer after European tour
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- Tuesday, 17 April 2018
Vietnamese singer and activist Do Nguyen Mai Khoi, an outspoken campaigner for free speech, was briefly detained at an airport in the capital Hanoi on Tuesday after flying home from Europe.
A tale of colonisation – deep music connections for Māori, Caribbean
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- Tuesday, 17 April 2018
Two flags fly proud over the inaugural steelband festival in Auckland’s Silo Park, flapping in a brisk late summer breeze. Both are red, black and white; both tell a tale of colonisation.
In Turkey, Music Takes You Where a Travel Visa Can't
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- Tuesday, 17 April 2018
In Turkey, journalists at magazines critical of the government, like Cumhuriyet, are currently being thrown in prison.
The Evaluation Journey - A Toolkit for Cultural Operators
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- Tuesday, 17 April 2018
How to set out to evaluate a cultural project? How to avoid getting lost amongst the wealth of different tools and methods available? How to define value in the cultural sector?
Pour un Fair Trade culturel avec l’Afrique
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- Tuesday, 17 April 2018
Un public de plus en plus nombreux s’intéresse aux créations d’artistes africains. Mais leur précarité demande des mesures pour les soutenir. Une sorte de Fair Trade, un commerce équitable des talents de là-bas.
[email protected] Africa - Promoting the public value of intercultural dialogue for social cohesion in urban Africa
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- Tuesday, 03 April 2018
The project takes up the challenge raised by the African Union and its vision for 2063 for “an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the international arena.”
Successful launch of the European Agenda for Music (EAM)
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- Tuesday, 03 April 2018
The European Agenda for Music was developed out of a continent-wide consultation launched by the European Music Council (EMC). Reaching out to the entire music sector, it identifies the sector’s collective needs and sets out priorities for the future.
South Korean Kpop Group Red Velvet Performs for North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-Un
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- Tuesday, 03 April 2018
Kim Jong-un adjusted his schedule — just to hear Kpop group Red Velvet perform. He was ‘deeply moved’.
Venezuela's famous youth orchestra faces tough times
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- Tuesday, 03 April 2018
Abreu, who died Saturday at age 78, was a consummate musician and astute politician who secured government funding for El Sistema and turned it into one of Venezuela's showpiece government-run programs.
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