Projects tagged
Music & Sound
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Here Comes the Sun’ in Madrid Unemployment Office
Read more: Here Comes the Sun’ in Madrid Unemployment OfficeFlash Mob. The Beatles 1969 song is a counterpoint to Spain’s soaring unemployment rate (over half of Spanish youth are out of work). External sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoBMJAEOvPA https://portside.org/2013-10-12/here-comes-sun-madrid-unemployment-office
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Why the Music of Protest Is Still Worth Defending
Read more: Why the Music of Protest Is Still Worth DefendingIt’s become fashionable to say that political music is either dead or irrelevant. “Because of the ’60s, part and parcel of being a `serious music fan’ is lamenting that music isn’t political enough,” wrote communications scholar Michael Barthel in Salon…
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Israeli Protest Song Banned from Army Radio
Read more: Israeli Protest Song Banned from Army RadioThere was once a time when Israeli songs like A Matter of Habit were routinely written, aired and became hits. These were songs of political commentary or protest, songs of hope and idealism. They represented the aspirations of Israel’s secular…
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Rap Captures Voices of Dissent in Kashmir
Read more: Rap Captures Voices of Dissent in KashmirZubair Magray, who goes by the stage name Haze Kay, raps about the conflict in Indian-administered Kashmir. The 23-year-old, one of the first rappers to emerge from the valley, blames the Indian military for “ruining” his homeland. In his two-storey…
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Music’s influential role on Egypt’s presidential campaign
Read more: Music’s influential role on Egypt’s presidential campaignWhen the revolution began in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, music played a big role in galvanizing young people and giving them a voice. So it’s not surprising that music continues to play an important role in Egyptian politics as the presidential…
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Center Portion
Read more: Center PortionSpace to Play by Rick Kogan Performance spaces come in all shapes and sizes and purposes, from the shabby basement blues bar to, well, the Auditorium Theater. This is a city that, in spite of shortsighted politicians and greedy developers,…
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Colombian Hip Hop Goes up a Stage in Morocco
Read more: Colombian Hip Hop Goes up a Stage in MoroccoThe Colombian hip hop had an outstanding representation with the C15 group in the Fabrica of Rimas International Festival, a gathering of urban cultures, sponsored by Morocco, Colombia and Spain. Enrolled in the Plan Colombia Promotion Abroad, sponsored by the…
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The Pianists of Ukraine
Read more: The Pianists of UkraineIn Kiev, clashes between protestors and police have persisted since December. Blood has been shed, and the political stability of Ukraine remains uncertain. During late January and early February, the opposition began to play music (from pianos) in front of…
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Band Invoices US Government for Using their Music at Guantanamo
Read more: Band Invoices US Government for Using their Music at GuantanamoVeteran Industrial band Skinny Puppy have objected to their disturbingly dark music being played to discombobulate inmates at Guantanamo, and plan to “charge” the government for doing so. They are not the first band to express such objections. “We heard…
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APEC World Leaders Dinner Gets Occupied
Read more: APEC World Leaders Dinner Gets OccupiedA change in the programmed entertainment at last night’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gala left a few world leaders slack-jawed, though most seemed not to notice that anything was amiss. During the gala dinner, renowned Hawaiian guitarist Makana, who performed…