Policy, Research & Politics
Asia's first music creators alliance
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- Saturday, 29 April 2017
Japanese composer leads new body advocating rights in digital music era.
The history of American protest music, from “Yankee Doodle” to Kendrick Lamar
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- Saturday, 29 April 2017
How protest music evolved from Civil War refrains to viral Trump videos.
The Guardian Temporarily ‘Removes’ Story on Palestinian Music Festival
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- Saturday, 29 April 2017
The Guardian temporarily pulled a story on a historic expo featuring “trip-hop” and other artists in Palestine without explanation, saying it was “pending review.”
Politics and dance music are intertwined and there's nothing you can do about it
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- Saturday, 29 April 2017
Certain dance music fans refuse to accept any degree of engagement in politics from artists, figures or publications linked to the scene. And that's perplexing.
Sénégal - Vers un secteur musical plus viable et plus juste ?
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- Saturday, 29 April 2017
Les participants ont échangé durant une semaine pour recueillir des propositions concrètes afin de doter le Sénégal d’une convention collective des métiers de la musique englobant des mesures sur l’égalité des genres dans le secteur.
What in the Name of Pop Is Going on With Eurovision?
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- Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Eurovision — the annual Continentwide song contest that is sort of like “American Idol” shot through with nationalist strife — is a breeding ground for controversy year after year, and 2017 is no exception.
Tunisian nightclub shut down over Muslim call to prayer remix
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- Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Owner held and English DJ apologises after playing recording at Orbit festival in north-east of country.
Copenhagen Jazz Festival in shitstorm after Israeli denial
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- Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Copenhagen Jazz Festival has landed on thin ice due to its controversial response to a query from an Israeli musician over the weekend.
Critical Sonics: Political voices in electronic music
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- Tuesday, 18 April 2017
If the idea of protest music was popularized by folk singers in the ‘60s, like music itself, many more forms of it exist today.
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