Policy, Research & Politics
Unilever, clean up your mess!
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- Tuesday, 03 November 2015
To complain about gum and skin allergies is not very sexy. How clever of campaigning organization Jhatkaa to ask rapper Sofia Ashraf to help out.
Zimbabwe: Censorship board should be abolished
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- Tuesday, 03 November 2015
Zimbabwe should abolish the censorship board and other bodies censoring or regulating artistic expressions in order to comply with Zimbabwe’s new constitution.
United Arab Emirates: Heavy metal concert cancelled
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- Tuesday, 03 November 2015
"Dear fans in Dubai, it is with great sadness we have to announce that our show on halloween is cancelled. We received notice from the promoter today that an angry parent had written the authorities about us performing and being appalled by our lyrics/themes/videos and the government decided to force the promoter to cancel and prosecute them."
Guerre des quotas de musique française à la radio : la France et son léger problème avec le rap
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- Tuesday, 03 November 2015
Alors que le rap français devrait être favorisé par la règle des quotas, à la radio - comme à la télévision d’ailleurs – ce genre musical est très faiblement représenté.
UNDP and Turning Tables - Global Goals Music Videos
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- Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Turning Tables is a worldwide organization that empowers marginalized youth, through music and film. For the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals, UNDP and Turning Tables worked together in four countries, to tell the real stories behind the Goals - and to listen to the people that most need the Goals to succeed.
Turkey: Election board bans AK Party campaign song
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- Tuesday, 20 October 2015
In September 2015, the Supreme Election Board (YSK) imposed a ban on broadcasting the AK Party’s campaign song for the 1 November election on the grounds of “abusing religious symbols in the name of politics”.
France: «Ceux qui écoutent de la musique seront transformés en singes et en porcs»
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- Tuesday, 20 October 2015
«Videz vos MP3 car la musique, c’est Shéitan (le diable)». L’imam de Brest a tenu ces propos lors d’un cours d’éducation coranique, largement diffusé sur le web.
Buena Vista Social Club to Perform at the White House
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- Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Cuban musical diplomats will play for President Obama at a fiesta celebrating Hispanic education.
Brian Eno calls for rethink about meaning and value of culture
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- Tuesday, 06 October 2015
The musician and producer Brian Eno has called for a rethink of culture due to "complete confusion" around the subject.
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