ACTION: Free imprisoned musician in Burma |
Urge for immediate release of Burmese musician Freemuse joins International PEN's campaign supporting Win Maw, arrested by Burmese authorities on 27 November 2007. Win Maw is held in the Insein Prison...
Posted by Freemuse on Tue, 20 May 2008 06:58:00 PST |
ACTION: Free Tibetan musician in China! |
Urge for immediate release of Tibetan singer and song-writerFreemuse has joined a campaign supporting Jamyang Kyi, who has been detained without charges since 1 April 2008 The Writers in Prison Commi...
Posted by Freemuse on Thu, 08 May 2008 01:55:00 PST |
ACTION: Free imprisoned musicians in Cameroon |
In Cameroon, two musicians have been arrested for criticising constitutional amendments which allows the President unlimited terms of office. Lapiro de Mbanga (real name: Pierre Roger Lambo Sandjo), w...
Posted by Freemuse on Thu, 08 May 2008 01:52:00 PST |
Mari Boine |
Norwegian and Sámi singer Mari Boine grew up in an environment where the Sámi style of singing, joik, was viewed as the devils work. Listen to her speaking about her personal experiences with the reli...
Posted by Freemuse on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:27:00 PST |
Chinese authorities upset by Björks support of Tibet |
A statement during a concert in Shanghai on 2 March 2008 where the Icelandic artist Björk showed support of Tibet’s independence led to indications of tighter regulations and censorship of forei...
Posted by Freemuse on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:43:00 PST |
Exiled reggae singer from West Africa awarded |
Yesterday, during a ceremony on Music Freedom Day, Freemuse announced that the winner of Freemuse Award 2008 is:TIKEN JAH FAKOLYTiken Jah Fakoly is an outspoken Ivorian reggae singer who has tirelessl...
Posted by Freemuse on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:08:00 PST |
the Unique Story of Music Censorship in Zanzibar |
Tanzanian Freemuse stringer Lingson Adam made a trip to paradise islands Zanzibar, in search of musicians and their stories. Read his unique article about censorship and self-censorship here./Kristina...
Posted by Freemuse on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:46:00 PST |
Rainbow Bridge promotes Music Freedom Day |
The Indian rock group Rainbow Bridge has shown their support to the work of Freemuse by promoting the organisation and Music Freedom Day in a video on their Myspace Page. The video is a great in...
Posted by Freemuse on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:04:00 PST |
Are you a wiki-expert? |
A rather strange discussion about the 'notability' of Freemuse has come up on Wikipedia - see http://www.freemuse.org/sw23840.asp According to the administrators of Wikipedia, Freemuse is not 'notabl...
Posted by Freemuse on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:40:00 PST |
Happy new year! |
Read more about what Freemuse has been accomplishing during 2007....
Posted by Freemuse on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:25:00 PST |
