Policy, Research & Politics
Broadcaster royalties in Kenya ‘still a huge problem’
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- Tuesday, 20 July 2021
The lack of fair compensation of artists by broadcasters has long stunted the growth of the creative industry in Kenya. Broadcasters are the biggest users of creative content, yet they do not pay royalties to rights holders that are commensurate with the revenue they earn from using copyrighted works.
MPs call for complete reset of music streaming to ensure fair pay for artists
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- Tuesday, 20 July 2021
The music industry is weighted against artists, with even successful pop stars seeing "pitiful returns" from streaming, a committee of MPs has said.
Oum Kalsoum, la diva au destin politique
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- Tuesday, 20 July 2021
La chanteuse Oum Kalsoum a marqué l’histoire de la musique arabe et celle de son pays, l’Egypte. Plus qu’une chanteuse, elle a aussi été une femme politique, proche de Nasser, un symbole patriotique et une icône dans le monde arabe.
Orquestas y propaganda: la agitada historia de la música clásica en la Unión Soviética
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- Tuesday, 20 July 2021
A lo largo del siglo XX, la cultura se convirtió en un arma arrojadiza. Un artefacto cuyo control permitía influir en los estados emocionales y anímicos de las masas.
How Murang’a politics made singer Musaimo the king of benga music
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- Tuesday, 06 July 2021
As the General Election fever hit fever pitch in 1979, a titanic battle was brewing in Murang’a’s Kangema Constituency between Joseph Kamotho and John Michuki.
Women in jazz still face many barriers to success
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- Tuesday, 06 July 2021
It’s a cliché that music is a meritocracy, in which success is seen to arise from a combination of talent and effort.
A year since Blackout Tuesday, has equality in music improved?
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- Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Amid the BLM protests of 2020 came a call to make the music industry accountable on race – but while new initiatives are helping, real change is still slow in the UK.
Une histoire politique de la musique classique
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- Tuesday, 06 July 2021
La musique et les musiciens classiques vivent aussi de débats et de dissensions, portant tant sur les conditions matérielles de leur activité que les engagements esthétiques. À vrai dire, les deux sont intrinsèquement liés à travers l’Histoire.
K-pop y sus fans en Colombia: de la música a la política
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- Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Los distintos fandoms de las agrupaciones coreanas de K-Pop han dejado claro, una vez más, el poder que tienen en redes sociales y cómo sus acciones han llegado a ser parte de un activismo digital que pretende cambiar las cosas.
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