Stories about Music from November, 2007
Serbia: Belgrade the “Party City”
Belgrade 2.0 corrects the Sunday Times on their view of Belgrade: “Milan is the fashion city, Amsterdam is the weed city, Paris is the love city, Berlin is the wall city, and New York is New York” – and Belgrade is the “party city.”
Brazil: Police, a tough nut to crack
The song theme of the popular Brazilian film Tropa de Elite [Elite Squad], about police corruption in Rio, has become background music for the Pernambuco's Police Forces. They sang the lyrics by Tihuana when were called to calm down a rebellion in a prison, as reports PE Body Count [pt]:...
French-Congolese Musician Kamini's New YouTube Video
Tu bloggues ta part introduces a new YouTube video [Fr] from French-Congolese musician/comedian/provocateur, Kamini.
Dominica: Things Must Change
Steve's Dominica notices the subtle changes around him.
Ukraine: The Telnyuk Sisters
Ukrainian Musical Matters writes about the Telnyuk Sisters – aka “dissidents of show-business” and “banished princesses” of the Ukrainian music scene.
Mozambique: The young rapper and the power of words
Moçambique para todos [pt] publishes video and lyrics from thought provoking rapper Azagaia, from Mozambique, who “is back to the scene and releases tomorrow his latest piece of work. Check out the lyrics of a song that is already very popular, especially in the intellectual debate circles”.
Kenya: Fusing music with humanitarian work
Helen blogs at Mshale about a unique Kenyan gospel group: “Gospel Singing Group Milele does more than sing worship praises. They use their international fame as musicians to work on humanitarian projects.”
Turkey: Anti-Armenian Music Video
Unzipped reports that musicians in Turkey are currently on trial for uploading a music clip to YouTube glorifying the murder in Istanbul earlier this year of ethnic Armenian newspaper editor and journalist, Hrant Dink. Prosecutors are demanding up to 7.5 years imprisonment for the accused.
Japan:
David Marx from neojanponisme blogs about a list of 100 greatest Japanese rock albums of all time, which reflects on local rock history.
Ghana: Female Ghanaian Hip Hop
What is the state of female Ghanaian hip hop?:”Ever since hiplife became part and parcel of Ghanaian music, the female hiplife artistes have been holding it down. Talk of Abrewa Nana, Triple M (Manye Mercy), Mzbel, LA (made up of Lateefah and Asantewaa), Ras Nigga, etc – they have been...
D.R. of Congo: A video of Madilu System's funeral
Extra Extra has posted a video of the funeral of Congolese popular musician, Madilu System: “A video has surfaced of Madilu System’s amazing funeral, the biggest in years. “
Ukraine: The Case Against mp3.ua
Ukrainian Musical Matters writes about the attempts of “policing intellectual property laws online” currently being made in Ukraine.
Morocco: Local Hip Hop Goes International
This week, the hype in the Moroccan blogosphere is all about the launch of a new documentary - both at home and abroad - about Morocco's burgeoning hip hop scene. Jillian York lets us in on what the Moroccan blogosphere has to say about it.
Jordan: Fairoz in Concert
Jordanian Roba Al Assi attended a concert by legendary Lebanese singer Fairuz and here‘s her preview of the event.
Croatia: Election Singing
A month or so remains until the election in Croatia, and, according to Illyrian Gazette, “no sign, as yet, of the media's usual pre-election obsession: which singers will be performing at whose election meetings.”
Mexico: Daft Punk in the Capital
Jorge Varela of Vivir México [ES] reviews the recent Daft Punk concert in Mexico City, and even though he is not a fan of electronic music, he was impressed by the “innovative show”.
Iran:A top Iranian musician in Norway
Javid Afsari Rad Born in Isfahan, Iran, Javid Afsari Rad began studying the Santur and the traditional Persian Radif at the age of sixteen.In Norway, where he has lived since 1986, Javid is known as an innovative performer and an ingenious composer.You can listen to his music here.
