Policy, Research & Politics
Algeria strives to list Raï music as UNESCO world heritage
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- Tuesday, 11 May 2021
Music experts believe Raï music is one of the most important artistic expressions to merit inclusion as part of the intangible heritage of humanity.
Les musiques électroniques, politiques? 5 fois où la techno a secoué la société
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- Tuesday, 11 May 2021
En attendant de pouvoir retourner danser, retour sur cinq moments des années 80 à nos jours, de New York à Paris en passant par Berlin, où les musiques électroniques ont participé à des mouvements politiques.
La pandemia y la música popular
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- Tuesday, 11 May 2021
La cultura está condenada en España a ser siempre pobre, sospechosa de no merecer las ayudas, acusada de infiel, de frívola y oportunista, de comunista si hace falta.
Hidden propaganda? Eurovision rejects Belarus song for political mockery
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- Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Belarus became the latest Eurovision competitor to spark furor with a song. Critics say the entry is propaganda for President Lukashenko. Organizers have said the song must be reworked or Belarus will be disqualified.
The music of politics and protest
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- Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Musicologist Dr Nick Tochka discusses his research into music in Europe and the Americas – particularly the politics of music-making since 1945.
Rockin' in the free world? Inside the rightwing takeover of protest music
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- Tuesday, 27 April 2021
It’s easy to laugh at hardcore patriots misunderstanding Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA, but such appropriation is increasingly widespread – and dangerously twisting the truth.
Chine : Une comédie musicale sur les Ouïghours fait scandale
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- Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Disponible sur Youtube depuis quelques semaines mais également dans les salles de cinéma chinoises depuis le 28 mars dernier, cette comédie musicale a suscité la colère du public.
Música y sesgo de género: la inteligencia artificial amplifica la discriminación en el arte
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- Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Los algoritmos de recomendación musical, entrenados a partir de conjuntos de datos sesgados, posicionan a las artistas más de seis lugares más atrás que a sus compañeros hombres.
YouTube Refuses to Remove Anti-Asian Song, Drawing Staff Ire
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- Tuesday, 13 April 2021
YouTube’s refusal to remove a song some employees find racist to people of Asian origin has caused a fracas inside the company, the latest clash in a growing national debate about anti-Asian hate.
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