Stories about Music from May, 2006
Afghanistan: Famous singer & street kids
According to Yadashthaye Adabi, Farhad Darya, a famous Afghan singer, performed among street kids to attract government's attention to children's misery in Afghanistan (Persian).
Mexico, Argentina: Encouraging Free Culture
The winners of the “Mexicommons Creativity Contest” have been announced (ES). You can download the winning songs, podcasts, photographs, and designs from the post. The site Bienes Comunes (Common Good) has a list of works (ES) from Argentina that will be included on a DVD to be presented at the...
African Music #8
I recently had a discussion with a friend about fair trade and it threw up some deep questions about African music. Who really owns the rights to the recordings? Who brokers what? How connected is the artist to his/her audience market? Is the music industry inherently complex? Is this solely...
Ukraine: Rock Sich Festival
Mat Savelli of Roma Roma writes about a rock festival taking place in Kyiv, Ukraine, that may inspire some U.S. musicians to refer to the Cossack history in their bands’ names.
Argentina: Iguana Lovers New EP
The new EP of the “mythical band” from Argentina, Iguana Lovers, is available for download on Zona Indie.
India: Reviewing Movies – The Ignorant Way
Sepia Mutiny on the bias (or ignorance) that seems to fill up review columns in US newspapers as they review a film on Indian Hindu widows – Water.
China: Music tour tips
In ‘One Country, Two Rock Scenes‘, Holidarity‘s Friend Gram reveals a mainland China rock star trick of the trade.
China: Cantonese opera
Supernaut Frances D'Ath and her non-demonic friends gear up for Apocalypse Guangzhou later this month in ‘Canton Opera Madness.’
Chernobyl remembered and the Amazigh poetry enjoyed in the Moroccan blogosphere
Two very interesting Moroccan blogs are celebrating the first year of their existence. So I'll start by wishing a happy birthday to M.S Hjiouj(Ar) and BLOGS MULTIPLES(Ar). Atmani(Ar) I would like you to know that I have nothing against your political posts, and that it's always a joy for me...
Brazil: “Hidden Talent”
Andrew of Comings Communiqué has posted a video a talented saxophonist he encountered at a church service in Northeastern Brazil. The verdict? “Kenny G, has nothing on this guy!” I most certainly concur.
India: Folk singer from Himachal
myHimachal Blog profiles Sanjeev Dixit, a folk singer from Himachal.
China: Democratic entertainment feared
Following talk of the democratic way in which a Chinese ‘Idol’ was selected via text message in last year's wildly-popular television program Super Voice Girl, Super Voice Boy has been cancelled, reports Fon Tuinstra from China Herald. Auditions for SVG 2 began this week in cities across China.
China: Music festival goes South
Hard-up for holiday plans during this year's Golden Week in China? Skip the “now mundane and boring annual MIDI Festival in Beijing,” says Frances D'Ath Supernaut, and stop by Windflower in Guangzhou this Friday night for a Mini MIDI spinoff concert.
Belize: Copyright regulations
Nyashazasha at The Global Parish reproduces an article by the president of the Belize Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (BSCAP) outlining the copyright regulations soon to come into effect in Belize. The article foresees some resistance from the public to the idea of paying licensing fees.
