Policy, Research & Politics
L’Institut national de musique d’Afghanistan réduit au silence depuis l’arrivée au pouvoir des talibans
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- Sunday, 12 September 2021
Depuis le retour au pouvoir des talibans, l'Institut national de musique d’Afghanistan, établissement emblématique de la vie culturelle du pays, est fermé. Les élèves sont reclus chez eux, et les instruments se taisent, par peur des représailles. Son responsable conserve espoir depuis l'Australie.
Desde el country al punk, esta fue la huella de los ataques terroristas del 11S en la música
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- Sunday, 12 September 2021
Si pensamos en los ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre de 2001 en Estados Unidos, conocidos también como 11S, quizás la música no sea uno de los factores que se te vengan a la mente.
Tencent shares slide after Beijing crackdown on music rights
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- Tuesday, 03 August 2021
Shares in Tencent have fallen after China ordered the technology giant to end exclusive music licensing deals with record labels around the world.
International songwriter groups join together to oppose the freezing of US mechanical royalty rates
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- Tuesday, 03 August 2021
The groups express strenuous objection to the proposed adoption by the CRB of private agreements negotiated by the three major record labels/music publishing conglomerates that would once again freeze mechanical royalty rates for physical product, downloads, bundles and ring tones for another five years (more than twenty years and counting in the aggregate).
Umm Kulthum: ‘Enta Omri’, a song to advance Nasser’s brand of nationalism
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- Tuesday, 03 August 2021
Recorded in 1964, Egyptian Umm Kalthoum’s most popular hit is more than just a beautiful love song; it’s also the brainchild of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the president of Egypt, who used the song to boost his influence in the Arab world.
Freelance musicians found new passions during the pandemic. Some aren't going back
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- Tuesday, 03 August 2021
America’s classical music organizations fell silent for a year, but many are in decent financial shape thanks to individual donors, foundations, administrative furloughs, salary cuts for musicians and federal funding like the Payment Protection Program.
Jamaïque, la politique monétaire en reggae
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- Tuesday, 03 August 2021
Depuis trois ans, la banque centrale de Jamaïque communique aussi ses messages sous forme de clips de reggae. Un moyen de sensibiliser la population à son objectif de maîtrise de l'inflation. Elle a inspiré d'autres banques centrales sur l'utilisation de la musique comme outil de communication.
Piazzolla, lo político, el poder
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- Monday, 02 August 2021
Que Piazzolla haya sido el músico elegido para el concierto de gala del retorno a la democracia en 1983 habría que interpretarlo como una señal de que sus opiniones y actitudes políticas históricas, mezcla de impulsividad, indiferencia y temor, se han catalizado en la dimensión de su inexorable ética artística.
The History Of K-Pop Has A Lot To Do With Politics
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- Tuesday, 20 July 2021
This April, BTS, the biggest group in K-pop, became the most streamed group of all time on Spotify. But the origins of the group, and really K-pop, have an interesting political history.
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