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Tom Morello Makes His First Post After Latest RATM Development

Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello has broken his silence for the first time since we learned the rap-rock pioneers are done touring and playing live.The guitarist responded on social media by sharing his 2023 speech from Rage Against the Machine's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.Unexpectedly on Wednesday, Rage drummer Brad Wilk issued a statement that said, "I know a lot of people are waiting for us to announce new […]

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Party paupers: Nigeria’s financial crisis puts the brakes on ‘Detty December’ celebrations | Global development

A normal December for Nigerian student Ibukun Ometesho involves a seemingly endless roll of music concerts and dinners out with friends. This year, however, she is hosting friends at home because she can’t afford to party.Ometesho wanted to attend the Palmwine music festival in Lagos, but a student ticket costs 21,100 naira (£20) – double what she paid last year, and three times more than in 2021. “I saw the […]

todayDecember 23, 2023 5

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Music Forum discusses development of national music industry

The second day of the 1st Music Forum in Azerbaijan featured a panel session on "Development of the national music industry". Moderated by director of the Gamma group, pianist Zahra Badalbayli, the panel session covers the ecosystem of the music industry, expansion of capabilities of the domestic musical market, new ways of commercializing the music products and other topics, Azernews reports. On the first day, the forum participants discussed "Music […]

todayOctober 30, 2023 3

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‘The love for music is still there’: saving the sounds of Afghanistan one cassette at a time | Global development

Afghan music fans from Kabul and Jalalabad have crossed the border to the city of Peshawar in Pakistan to offer thousands of rupees to Mohammed Hasan Zamri’s workshop for just one cassette.Zamri, an Afghan refugee, refuses them all as he continues his quest to copy and, one day he hopes, digitise his collection of more than 1,000 rare and old Afghan music cassettes of various genres.It is his contribution to […]

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When the music stops: how the Taliban’s fear of art is killing Afghan culture | Global development

When the Taliban moved closer to Kabul in the early days of August 2021, a series of unusual advertisements flooded the shopping pages on Afghan social media. Musicians were putting their instruments and equipment – the tools of their trade – up for sale.Many were being offered for a fraction of what they were worth. Yet, even in a country with an immense love for music, there were few buyers. […]

todayAugust 15, 2023 5

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Mexican city of Chihuahua bans misogynist lyrics in live music venues | Global development

Authorities in the north-western Mexican state of Chihuahua have banned artists from singing misogynist lyrics in live music venues.Chihuahua, the capital city of the state, which borders the US, has passed a measure to prohibit musicians from performing songs that promote violence against women.That means the popular Puerto Rican reggaeton star Bad Bunny, whose concert sold out in the country last year, and Mexico’s most streamed artist, Peso Pluma, a […]

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