Policy, Research & Politics
After 350 Years of Tradition, a Boys’ Choir Now Admits Girls
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- Tuesday, 19 July 2022
The Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge, is the latest English choir to start including female singers, a move some fear will reduce opportunities for boys.
House Music Isn’t “Ibiza Music”
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- Tuesday, 19 July 2022
n giving the music classist and Eurocentric standards, we’re failing to recognize that house music, like most modern music, has its roots in Black and brown culture — originating in communities that have been historically ostracized.
Can protest songs really make a difference?
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- Tuesday, 19 July 2022
A project funded by the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council, has analysed protest songs from the 1600s to today, creating the first official database of English protest songs.
En Asie, heavy metal, rap et punk résonnent contre les dictatures
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- Tuesday, 19 July 2022
En Thaïlande, en Malaisie, en Birmanie ou encore à Singapour, des musiciens portent haut l’héritage contestataire du rap, du punk et du heavy metal. Ils dénoncent dans leurs morceaux la répression politique et les discriminations sociales et raciales.
“¿El Rey de qué?” La cultura negra contra Elvis Presley
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- Tuesday, 19 July 2022
A propósito de la película lanzada con su nombre, nos preguntamos: ¿podrá algún día reconciliarse la cultura negra con Elvis Presley? Hasta que dejen de decir que él fue el Rey del Rock, no.
What Tems’ Global Success Means for Women in African Music
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- Tuesday, 05 July 2022
Female artists have always played a major role in African music, but the recent successes of several new artists may signal their gaining a more equal footing within the industry. A good case in point is Tems.
Hindutva pop: The rise of India’s hate music scene
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- Tuesday, 05 July 2022
As attacks against India's Muslim community escalate, a popular genre of Hindu supremacist songs have provided a new soundtrack to the nation's religious violence.
Sudan band’s music empowers sidelined ethnic group
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- Tuesday, 05 July 2022
Noureddine Jaber, a musician with a unique part-guitar, part-tamboura instrument, is giving voice to Sudan’s long-marginalized eastern communities through a new album.
Cartographies of Meaning
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- Tuesday, 05 July 2022
Can musicians stand for Ukraine without participating in propaganda?
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