Stories about Music from August, 2017
15 August 2017
A Viral Rap Battle Has Everyone in Russia—Including Business Journalists and Politicians—Talking
Even opposition leader Alexey Navalny weighed in, saying despite the profanity, the raps are "100 times more cultural than any comedy show or song contest you see on state television."
12 August 2017
Music Group Bokanté Serves Up Songs in the Key of Creole
The fusion of West African music, Mississippi Delta blues and Caribbean rhythms are what the band Bokanté is all about.
3 August 2017
‘Despacito’ Deemed Too Racy by Malaysia’s State Media Networks
"For the record, the song annoys the crap out of me. But censorship does nothing to help a country progress"
1 August 2017
As an Economic Crisis Grips Turkmenistan, the President Sings and Bikes
"The country is in big trouble, people are hungry and cold, and there is no economy, no production..."
