Policy, Research & Politics
Censure étatique et pressions sociales sur les musiciens au Niger
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- Tuesday, 24 July 2018
Pour un chanteur nigérien, être perçu comme allié d’un camp expose parfois aux représailles de la part des partisans issus des autres camps.
Detained Egyptian Poet Sentencing Postponed
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- Monday, 09 July 2018
Freemuse continues to call for the military trial and charges against Galal El-Behairy to be dropped, as well as charges facing the poet and musician Ramy Essam in a parallel civil case.
Facebook Removes a Gospel Group’s Music Video
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- Monday, 09 July 2018
Facebook’s recent crackdown on advertising that it considers political has already affected news publishers and small businesses like hair salons and day-care centers.
It’s a tough gig: gender inequality in the music industry
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- Monday, 09 July 2018
In the shadow of Hollywood’s battle with gender inequality, the music industry continues to be dominated by men at nearly all levels.
More dead than alive
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- Monday, 09 July 2018
Rio's closure of legendary club reflects cultural crisis.
Le jazz : une arme secrète
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- Monday, 09 July 2018
Retour sur un pan méconnu de la guerre froide, quand les États-Unis menaient bataille au moyen des grands noms du jazz.
Culture as a goal in post-2015
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- Tuesday, 26 June 2018
The document provides practical guidance to local and regional governments, civil society organisations, private organisations, culture and development professionals that are involved in strengthening partnerships, policies, projects and practices around the place of culture in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Singing Against the Grain: Playing Beethoven in the #BlackLivesMatter era
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- Tuesday, 26 June 2018
Over the course of my life I have learned that to be black and a classical musician is to be considered a contradiction.
Feel the beat: deaf fans fight for access to live music
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- Tuesday, 26 June 2018
The myth that deafness impedes appreciation of music is gradually being debunked – and new technology is helping. But marginalised deaf fans say attitudes are still a huge problem.
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