Global Voices · Citizen media stories about Music from May 2011

Last weekend, Azerbaijan was shaking, with thousands of people flooding onto the streets of Baku, the capital, celebrating their country's win in the Eurovision Song Contest held a few hours...

21 May 2011

Georgia: Beyoncé's Girls Rule an Apocalyptic… Caucasus?

Written by Ana Keshelashvili · Central Asia & Caucasus

The premiere of American singer Beyoncé's "Run The World (Girls)" video on May 18 evoked much debate among bloggers and social media users in Georgia for a less than expected...

Brazil: “The City's Most Beautiful Band” Wins the Internet

Written by Debora Baldelli · Quick Reads · Latin America

Translating a Vietnamese song to English

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

20 May 2011

Azerbaijan: Manatvision

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

19 May 2011

Brazil: Special Coverage on Sounds and Colours

Written by Sara Moreira · Quick Reads · Latin America

18 May 2011

Costa Rica: Day Against Homophobia

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

Costa Rica celebrated the International Day Against Homophobia on May 17, and both online and offline people celebrated sexual diversity.

17 May 2011

Ukraine, U.S.: Chornobyl Songs Project

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

16 May 2011

Ecuador: Three Years After the Factory Tragedy

Written by Juan Arellano · Latin America

April 19 marked three years since the fire at the Factory discotheque in Quito while a gothic rock concert was in progress. As a result, 19 were killed and 24...