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Musical Activism
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Beethoven’s 200-Year-Old ‘Fidelio’ Enters Today’s Prisons
Read more: Beethoven’s 200-Year-Old ‘Fidelio’ Enters Today’s PrisonsFew opera choruses are as moving as the one a group of prisoners sings in Act I of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Released temporarily from their cells, the inmates almost whisper a hymnlike paean to liberty: “Oh, what a joy to breathe…
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Eco-Music Big Band
Read more: Eco-Music Big Band“Writing Political Music in Today’s World” I began studying composition with Fred Ho without knowing quite what I was getting myself into. I was 25 with a fresh graduate degree in composition under my belt, lost in that special way…
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Paco Ibáñez (Valencia, November 20th, 1934)
Read more: Paco Ibáñez (Valencia, November 20th, 1934)Francisco Ibáñez Gorostidi (known as “Paco Ibáñez”) is a spanish singer that has dedicated almost all his career to turning poems by classical and contemporary spanish and latin american authors into songs. Paco Ibáñez was born in Valencia, but he…
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Kelmti Horra (My Word is Free)
Read more: Kelmti Horra (My Word is Free)Emel Mathlouthi (Arabic: آمال المثلوثي) is a Tunisian singer-songwriter best known for her protest songs “Ya Tounes Ya Meskina” (Poor Tunisia) and “Kelmti Horra” (My Word is Free) which became anthems for the Tunisian revolution and the 2011 Egyptian revolution.…
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Mi Minor – a deMOCKracy play
Read more: Mi Minor – a deMOCKracy playMi Minor is a play that is set in the freedom in a box democracy Pinima. The moment you enter ‘the playground’ you enter the country Pinima. Pinima is a country where, although a democracy, everything is decided by the…
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Thousand Kites and the Criminal Justice System
Read more: Thousand Kites and the Criminal Justice SystemThousand Kites, a nonprofit organization based in the Appalachian region, advocates for prison reform through performance. The following excerpt is directly quoted from the Thousand Kites website: “Starting 1998, as host of the rural, Appalachian region’s only hip-hop radio program…
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Iconic artists release ‘Toast To Freedom’ song for Amnesty’s 50th anniversary
Read more: Iconic artists release ‘Toast To Freedom’ song for Amnesty’s 50th anniversaryReleased to mark World Press Freedom Day, song is also tribute to recently-deceased drummer Levon HelmAmnesty International has released “Toast To Freedom,” a new and exclusive commemorative song dedicated to human rights activism around the world.The song, an ambitious collaboration,…
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Calle 13 brings its urban Latin sound and fiery politics to L.A.
Read more: Calle 13 brings its urban Latin sound and fiery politics to L.A.By Juan Carlos Pérez-Duthie, Special to the Los Angeles Times René Pérez, lead singer of Puerto Rican alternative urban group Calle 13, knows a thing or two about teeing people off. Since the release of Calle 13’s self-titled debut album…