Policy, Research & Politics
Black stories and music
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- Tuesday, 13 April 2021
The prjoject was born out of a recognised need to do more to celebrate Black voices as well as open up more conversations about people’s experiences with music as a cue for talking about their lives.
India: Celebs take musical stand against divisive politics
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- Tuesday, 13 April 2021
Without naming any political party, the video, which is a montage of shots of the participants in different parts of the city, takes a stand against fake news, against the attempt at passing off mythology as history, against the bid to destroy the democratic fabric of the nation.
En Hongrie, la musique pop est une affaire politique
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- Tuesday, 13 April 2021
C'est un budget conséquent de 62 millions d'euros qui vient d'être alloué par le gouvernement de Viktor Orbán pour le développement de la musique en Hongrie.
“Letra y Música” y el legado musical y político de Víctor Jara
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- Tuesday, 13 April 2021
Tras 47 años de su terrible asesinato, y en un año cuyo legado ha vuelto a estar muy presente en las calles de Chile gracias al estallido social iniciado el 18 de octubre, “Letra y Música”, la columna musical de Ciudadano ADN, presentó un especial dedicado al gran cantautor chileno, director teatral y escritor Víctor Jara, a cargo del académico de Literatura Creativa UDP, Ricardo Martínez.
Labour Is Pressuring The Government To Save Musicians From "Devastating" Brexit Touring Rules
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- Tuesday, 30 March 2021
The Labour Party has issued a plea to the government to secure visa-free tour access to the European Union for UK-based musicians and artists facing a mountain of bureaucracy as a result of Brexit.
Harari: a union of music, defiant politics and African pride
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- Tuesday, 30 March 2021
It was the era of rising Black Consciousness in South Africa, and the apartheid regime maintained tight control of its ethnically divided state radio stations to prevent the broadcast of “subversive” music.
Madam Butterfly and the Forging of Japanese Identity
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- Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Puccini’s opera revealed misunderstandings and stereotypes on both sides of the East-West divide.
Astor Piazzolla, ou le tango de la révolution
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- Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Père du tango moderne, Astor Piazzolla a donné au tango ses lettres de noblesse. Mais la révolution musicale à la renommée internationale de son « tango nuevo » incarne également de façon moins évidente le renouvellement social et politique de l’Argentine.
El pop es la nueva política: cómo la polarización también ha infectado la música
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- Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Los ídolos musicales de la juventud encarnan una serie de valores que divide a las audiencias, las redes sociales son el altavoz donde la polarización se traslada al pop hasta difuminar las diferencias entre Bad Bunny y Obama: ¿quién es el artista y quién el activista?
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