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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