Policy, Research & Politics
Baghdad beats: Meet the Shia rappers raising the roof
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
How an Iraqi cleric is creating a storm by urging his followers to rap for their religion.
What Is Spotify Thinking With its ‘Dance Like Nobody’s Paying’ Ad Campaign?
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
To promote a free 30-day promotion on its premium platform, Spotify recently launched an ad campaign featuring a hipster euphorically dancing next to the slogan “Dance like nobody’s paying.”
In Brazil, Baile Funk Is Still Maligned Despite Its Success
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
Baile funk is one of the biggest Brazilian cultural phenomenons of today. However, despite the success, the millions in income it generates, and the various artists who share the top of the charts (like the now world-famous singer Anitta), it’s still a musical style that is severely criminalized and persecuted.
Can music unite a young nation?
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
A third of Latvia’s culture budget goes on music education and a new festival aims to galvanise national identity.
Thirteen seconds of chaos that forever changed rock history
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
In the shadow of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a rather unassuming sculpture that could be in the Hall itself.
Bad Bunny arrête la musique indéfiniment en soutien au peuple portoricain
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
Bad Bunny estime que le moment n’est pas propice à la musique, et qu’il est temps de provoquer un changement pour Porto Rico.
Here’s what’s missing in music education: Cultural and social relevance
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- Tuesday, 23 July 2019
Being culturally responsive means having students write and record the music they practice, not just playing it onstage at a holiday or end-of-year concert.
The Blind Spot of Beyoncé’s Lion King Soundtrack
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- Tuesday, 23 July 2019
The singer’s musical accompaniment for the new CGI remake neglects to include any artists from the region that inspired the film—a curious lapse in narrative fidelity.
In Puerto Rico, Protest Music Becomes Essential Part of a New Movement Against Corruption
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- Tuesday, 23 July 2019
In Puerto Rico, folk genres like bomba, sung and danced by enslaved Africans as a form of rebellion against slave-owners, and plena, a traditional musical styling impoverished jibaros sung to bring attention to their social ills, indicate that music has always been a part of the island’s centuries-long resistance movements.
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