PRESS/MEDIA COVERAGE 2005

Last updated: 07.12.2006

January:

Songlines, UK(Cultural boycott) vol. 28

Frankfurt Public Radio, Germany(on Freemuse/Ferhat Tunc) 12/1

Politiken, Denmark 12/1

tiger.towson.edu,USA (Review of 27/1

February:

Popular Music (2005) Volume 24/1, CambridgeUniv. Press, (Review of “Shoot the Singer!”)

Songlines, UK(cultural boycott) vol. 29

Dandemutande Listservice (Zimbabwe seminar) 3/2

Kaza-Kaza, Weekly Web News Digest, Nigeria (Freemuse Seminar)

Weekendavisen, Denmark (11-17/ 2)

March:

The Review of Popular Music No 35 (Paul Fisher), USA (review “Shoot the Singer!”)

Kaza-Kaza vol. M#3.106, Nigeria, (Announcement of Freemuse seminar in Senegal),

Zed Books Catalogue, International (“Shoot the Singer!”) Mar. – Oct.

April:

The Power of Culture, The Netherlands(Freemuse)

Bergens Tidende, Norway - Musikk og makt (Shoot the Singer!) 5/4

Le Journal, Sénégal, - La censure musicale en question (Senegal Seminar) 7/4

Le Quotidien, Sénégal, - Quand la musique entre en conflit(Senegal Seminar) 11/4

Walfadjri,Senegal- Censure Musicale: Ces garde-fous qui étouffent léxpression artistique,(Senegal seminar), 11/4

OCPA (Senegal seminar)

Walfadjri, Sénégal, - Au Sénégal Certains artistes font politiquement correct (Interview with Biram Ndeck Ndiye, particiant Freemuse seminar),11/4

AllAfrica.com, Africa - Censure musicale 11/4

Africatime.com, Africa - Censure musicale11/4

Le Journal, Sénégal, Une entrave á la créativité, by Demba Sileye 11/4

SVT/SR (Swedish Broadcasting Corp.), Sweden - P2/Resonans (debate about Sida´s support to music projectswith M.Korpe), 13/4

Berlingske Tidende,Denmark - Man skyder da musikere, 21/4

May:

The Standard, Zimbabwe, - Banned Zhakata pours his heart out, (From Freemuse seminar: Policy and mechanism of music development)8/5

Global express,Italy - Musica, Lotte Sociali E Censura, 9/5

Global express,Italy - Censura E Liberta’ Di Espressione, 9/5

Italy – Afghans, 9/5

Italy - Canto libero (Shoot the Singer) 9/5,

International – Freemuse, 10/5

Walfadjri, -Freemuse:Unforum pour les compositeurs menaces, 12/5

Dandemutande, Censor meets musicians, 17/05

Lira Magazine, Sweden, - Kubansk rocker fri(the release of Gorki Carrasco)No.3 2005

The Standard, Zimbabwe -NCA defies album ban (remarks by censor during Freemuse seminar) 22/5

Brocott’s Mail, South Africa - Musician and Apartheid cop make movie (Stopping the Music), 27/5

CD-kritik.de, Germany - Absurd und paranoid: Musikverbote rund um den globus

June:

Free Times, South Africa - Where the hell are we going (Stopping the Music), 2/6

Swedenl - Clandestino Festival/Talks (Stopping the music) 3/6.

Ocpanews No 135, - A regional conference on Censorship and West African Music, 26/6

Ocpanews No 135, Zimbabwe seminar: censor meets musicians, 26/6

Nai Images, Sounds of Change, Sida Studies no 12: Sounds of Change – Social and Political Features of Music in Africa, 24/6

July:

Jyllands-Posten, Denmark - Popstjerner kan påvirke politikere (interview with Marie Korpe about Live 8 and similar events), 2/7

August:

BBC Radio 3/Tune In! (Interview with Marie Korpe on music censorship in Turkmenistan), 24/8

September:

Musikkultur, Norway, (interview M. Korpe), 23/9

BBC Radio 1, Xtra, Afghan beats, (interview with music TV presenter Shakeeb Issar), 20/9

October:

As-Safir,Lebanon – Freedom of Expression in Music (Beirutconference in arabic) 4/10

Rotana Arab Satellite Television, 8/10

Orbit, Arab Satellite Television, 7/10

An-Nahar, Daily Newspaper, 8/10

As-Safir, Lebanon– Freedom of Expression in Music (Beirut conference in arabic) 10/10

Daily Star,Lebanon - Ahmad al-Khatib brings Palestine to the Medina (Review of Freemuse conference concert in Beirut), 11/10

KVMR Radio NewsCalifornia,USA - Freemuse Conference on Music Censorship in Beirut, 12/10

L’agenda Culturel, no. 262, Lebanon, Ahmad al-Khatib – music is a human right (Announcement of Freemuse conference concert in Beirut), 5 – 18/10

Conference in Beirut by Freemuse, 9/10

SVT/SR (Swedish Broadcasting Corp.), Sweden - P2/ Mitt I Musiken, Att vara musikaliskt censurerad(conference in Beirut) 13/10

Daily Star, Lebanon - Silence is death – Censorship in the Arab world(Beirut conference), 31/10

thefreedictionary.com, International - Freemuse (intro to Freemuse), Oct. 2005

BBC World/Farsi, International 2 programs(interview with Samay Hamed/Alocha)

BBC broadcasted 2 songs from Alocha CD several times according people demand on ROZ HAFTOM and RANGEN KAMAN program.

Radio Free Europe, Europe Alocha 4 programs (one presentation and 3 interviews)

Afghanistan National TV, several programs (interview Samay Hamed /Alocha)

Afghan National Radio: several programs,(interview Samay Hamed / Alocha)

TOLU TV, one hour program (BAMDAD KHOSH) (CD Alocha)

ARIANA TV, Afghanistan -20 minutes program (CD Alocha)

AINA TV, Afghanistan - CD Alocha)

Afghanistan World TV (Los Angeles to Kabul) two programs (CD Alocha)

IRAN TV, Iran - (IPN) (CD Alocha)

Al-Mustaqbal, Lebanon – Freedom of Expression in Music(Beirut conference), 7/10

As-Safir, Lebanon – The Conference on Freedom of Expression in Music – with closed sessions due to fear of consequences (Beirut conference), 8/10

Al-Nahar, Lebanon – (Beirut conference X2) 8/10

Al-Mustaqbal, Lebanon – Conference on Freedom of Expression in Music (1) (Beirut conference), 9/10

Al-Mustaqbal, Lebanon – Conference on Freedom of Expression in Music (2)(Beirut conference), 10/10

Al-Balad, Lebanon – The Arabic capital exploits public opinion and goes hand in hand with beauty and money (Beirut conference) 10/10

As-Safir, Lebanon – The Conference on Freedom of Expression in Music – the 2nd and last day (Beirut conference), 10/10

Al-Nahar supplement, Lebanon - The Conference ‘Freedom of Expression in Music’ in Beirut (Beirut Conference), 21/10

Connected, International – Censorship (music censorship/Freemuse)

Mujestic.com, USA – Cambodia: Of Sound and Survival – Khmer Music, 28/10

November:

SVT/SR (Swedish Broadcasting Corp.) Musikcensur: Från Platon till Talibanerne, (Music censorship through history, interview M. Korpe), 13/11

Farda Magazine, (Afghan CD ALocha)

SVT/SR (Swedish Broadcasting Corp.)P2: Music censorship in South Africa(O. Reitov), 20/11

SVT/SR (Swedish Broadcasting Corp.)P2:Women and Music Censorship, 27/11

Euroman, Denmark - Music censorship, Nov.

Index on Censorship, International(Beirut Conference)vol. 6

EUROMED, International - Islamisk forsker tager afstand fra religiøs musikcensur (Beirut conference) 20/11

Sojourners Magazine, International – Replacing songs with silence (Freemuse cases)

Mujestic.com, USA – PraCh (Freemuse interview with PraCh, Cambodia) 21/11

Politiken, Denmark (music censorship)

December:

NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corp.), Norway - Mitt i Musiken(F. Tunc), 21/12

SVT/SR (Sedish Broadcasting Corp.), Sweden – P2: Musikkens villkor I Iran (Beirut conference) 21/12

World Music Central, International (F. Tunc), 22/12

Aidainternational.nl, The Netherlands (F. Tunc), 22/12

Radikal, Turkey (F. Tunc), 24/12

Index on Censorship – Silence is Death (Beirut conference)

Pamberi Trust Annual Report 2005, International – Censorship in Music Seminar

Antenna-tr.org, Turkey (F. Tunc)

DR (Danish Broadcasting Corp.), Denmark – Europaklip(F. Tunc case/O. Reitov) 31/12

Ampukaa artisti! (Shoot the Singer!) 31/12

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