Policy, Research & Politics
50 Cent says Trump offered him $500,000 to join presidential campaign
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- Tuesday, 03 October 2017
The musician and actor was discussing the Trump administration on US radio station Hot 97 when he mentioned the president’s proposal, adding that he believed it was motivated by a desire to appeal to black voters.
Palestinian orchestra uses 'music as resistance'
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- Tuesday, 03 October 2017
Despite Israeli restrictions, Gaza-based musicians gave a rare performance with the Palestine Youth Orchestra.
Angélique Kidjo : « Toute ma vie, j’ai associé la musique avec l’émancipation des femmes »
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- Tuesday, 03 October 2017
Je ne serais pas arrivée là si...mon père n’avait pas mis ses trois filles à l’école. Lui si calme, si digne, si pince-sans-rire, pouvait se transformer en lion furieux sur la question de l’éducation.
Creative Mobilities
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2017
In the last years, national and international events dedicated to mobility and to culture for sustainable development increased to address current challenges of our societies.
France: Congolese musicians’ shows cancelled
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2017
On 15 July 2017, Paris police cancelled a concert by Héritier Watanabe, a musician from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after venue Olympia repeatedly requested police ban the show after it received frequent threats, reported Le Point.
Civil rights anthem We Shall Overcome freed from copyright
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2017
The first verse of the song, which has come to symbolize the spirit of protest, is no longer under copyright after a New York verdict.
Belonging and Becoming
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2017
A cultural response to the White Paper on the Future of Europe and the accompanying reflection papers.
Les groupes racistes ne sont plus les bienvenus sur Spotify
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Suite à la manifestation rassemblant des suprémacistes blancs qui a eu lieu le 12 août dernier à Charlottesville aux États-Unis et qui a causé la mort d'une jeune femme qui défilait pacifiquement, de nombreux internautes ont demandé à Spotify de chasser les groupes de musique au contenu haineux.
Venezuela Cancels Gustavo Dudamel Tour After His Criticisms
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- Tuesday, 22 August 2017
After struggling to remain above the fray, the conductor Gustavo Dudamel has increasingly criticized the rulers of his native Venezuela this year as an escalating political crisis has roiled the nation. Now he is facing the consequences.
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