Policy, Research & Politics
Les fans de Wizkid, mégastar de l’afropop nigériane, ne digèrent pas sa défaite aux Grammy Awards
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- Tuesday, 12 April 2022
"Le jury est composé de personnes blanches, assez âgées, et leur regard sur la “world music” a du mal à évoluer. Or Angélique Kidjo a une très longue relation avec eux, donc c’est un choix facile."
La acción cultural no es solo programar espectáculos, impulsa el cambio social en las ciudades
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- Tuesday, 12 April 2022
“Toda persona tiene derecho a tomar parte libremente en la vida cultural de la comunidad, a gozar de las artes y a participar en el progreso científico y en los beneficios que de él resulten”. Así recoge el Artículo 27 de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos.
"Potato Pride": Inside the Secret World of North Korean Music
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- Monday, 28 March 2022
In North Korea, there isn’t much music to dance to; according to a human rights report released in 2021, listening to K-Pop is punishable by execution.
The Political Economy of Classical Music
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- Monday, 28 March 2022
The story of classical music is inseparable from the rise of capitalism. The new system made a musical revolution possible, but its crisis-ridden development then drove a wedge between musicians and their audience, leaving behind a frozen tradition.
Russian maestro Vladimir Jurowski joins classical stars in high-profile ‘Stop the War’ open letter
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- Monday, 28 March 2022
Leading conductors and musicians have signed an open letter calling to ‘Stop the war against Ukraine and stop the blanket boycott against Russian and Belarusian artists.’
How The Pandemic And Political Turmoil Inspired 2022 Grammy Nominees
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- Monday, 28 March 2022
The past two years have been some of the most trying times in recent memory, shrouded in uncertainty and a need for change. Eight of this year’s GRAMMY nominees used their art to cope, restore hope and create beautiful moments even in the darkest times.
« La musique est ma seule arme » : contre la guerre, les artistes ukrainiens résistent en chanson
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- Monday, 28 March 2022
En Ukraine, alors que beaucoup d’hommes se sont engagés dans l’armée, des artistes résistent pacifiquement avec la musique.
Nueva York pide que las redes sociales censuren la música drill por violenta
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- Monday, 28 March 2022
El alcalde de Nueva York, Eric Adams, quiere que las redes sociales censuren las canciones y videos de música drill, al considerar que este género relacionado con el rap está en parte detrás del repunte de la violencia en la ciudad.
Cultural Distinction
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- Tuesday, 15 March 2022
What Sergei Rachmaninov’s legacy tells us about musicians under the Putin regime.
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