Policy, Research & Politics
Music, Power, and Politics in 2020
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- Tuesday, 24 November 2020
We can learn a lot from public figures about the transformative powers of music.
The perils of mixing music and politics in Nigeria
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- Tuesday, 24 November 2020
Musicians play a prominent role in Nigeria’s dynamic political landscape, especially since the country became a democracy. Politics and music have always enjoyed a symbiotic relationship, even during austere military regimes.
Unprecedented International Coalition led by Performing Arts Organizations to Commission COVID-19 Study
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- Tuesday, 24 November 2020
A number of performing arts organizations have joined forces to commission a study on the effects of COVID-19 on the return to the rehearsal hall.
L’ère Meiji ou la musique classique occidentale comme outil politique
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- Tuesday, 24 November 2020
La « Daiku » est un symbole fort de l’enracinement de la musique classique occidentale dans la culture et le quotidien des japonais d’aujourd’hui. Mais pour bien comprendre les raisons de cet ancrage surprenant pour un regard européen, c’est sur l’histoire du pays du soleil levant qu’il faut s’attarder, et particulièrement le Japon de Meiji de 1868 à 1912.
Las nuevas luchas de la vieja canción protesta
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- Tuesday, 24 November 2020
Del reguetón a Taylor Swift, música y política renuevan votos y amplifican su poder de transformación social.
Kuwait: singer sentenced to two years in prison for ‘insulting the judiciary’
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- Tuesday, 10 November 2020
The Kuwaiti Appeals Court sentenced singer Khaled Al-Mulla to two years in prison for “insulting the judiciary” in a song which aired during a Ramadan television program, as reported by Al Khaleej Today.
'The way I am is an outrage': the Indigenous Brazilian musicians taking back a burning country
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- Monday, 09 November 2020
A vibrant underground of rap, metal, folk and more is thriving among Brazil’s embattled tribes, who are standing up to Bolsonaro’s environment policies.
Shut Up and Dance: the Hackney rap duo who raved against racism
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- Monday, 09 November 2020
By accelerating hip-hop breakbeats, and pouring the pain of bigotry and authoritarian rule into music, Carl ‘Smiley’ Hyman and Philip ‘PJ’ Johnson blazed a trail that led to rave and jungle.
Trump et la musique : histoire d'un fiasco de campagne
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- Monday, 09 November 2020
Si le locataire de la Maison Blanche a essayé, comme tous ses prédécesseurs, d'utiliser l'industrie musicale à son avantage, il a surtout suscité l'embarras plus qu'aucun autre.
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