Revolution

Wenn der Esel Geige spielt…

By Michael Spahr on May 26, 2012

By Michael Spahr on 26 May 2012 in AUDIO

…dann droht Gefängnis. So erging es dem Blogger und Aktivisten Emin Milli in Aserbaidschan. Er spricht über den European Song Contest 2012 in Baku und seine Hoffnungen für eine Demokratisierung im Land.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Azerbaijan, Baku, Emin Milli, European Song Contest, Freemuse, Protest Music, Resistance Music, Revolution | Leave a response

Criticising the Syrian Regime with Finger Puppets

By Norient on February 4, 2012

By Norient on 4 February 2012 in BLOG

Daring young Syrian filmmakers, toiling in anonymity in a Damascus basement, have crafted an award-winning film critiquing with bold humor the brutal repression occurring around them.

Posted in BLOG, XFEATURED | Tagged Arab World, Bashar Al-Assad, beeshu, Masasit Mati, Protest, puppet, Revolution, Syria, YouTube | Leave a response

2011 – das Jahr der arabischen (Hip Hop) Revolution

By Michael Spahr on December 31, 2011

By Michael Spahr on 31 December 2011 in AUDIO

Radio-Interview mit dem amerikanischen Hip-Hop-Kenner Jackson Allers über die Bedeutung des Hip Hop für die Revolutionen in der arabischen Welt.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Arab, Arab World, Deeb, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Hip Hop, Jackson Allers, Palestine, Ramallah Underground, Revolution, Tunesia | 1 Response

Revolutionsmusiker wird geehrt

By Michael Spahr on November 4, 2011

By Michael Spahr on 4 November 2011 in BLOG

Ramy Essam, Protestsänger aus Ägypten, erhält den Freemuse Award 2011. Sein Song “Irhal” (“Hau ab”) wurde letzten Februar zur Hymne der Proteste auf dem Kairoer Tahrir-Platz. Nun wird er für sein Engagement geehrt.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged Arab, Arab World, Cairo, Egypt, Freemuse, Ramy Essam, Revolution | Leave a response

Soundtrack der arabischen Revolutionen

By Thomas Burkhalter on July 22, 2011

By Thomas Burkhalter on 22 July 2011 in BLOG

Das Label Network Medien hat wichtige wichtige Lieder der politischen Revolutionen in Ägypten und Tunesien gesammelt und teilweise neu im Studio aufgenommen.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged Arab World, Christian Scholze, Egypt, Network Medien, Protest Music, Revolution, Tunesia | Leave a response

Neue Klänge aus dem Iran

By Michael Spahr on July 8, 2011

By Michael Spahr on 8 July 2011 in AUDIO

Ramin Sadighi über den Iran nach der Grünen Revolution und die neusten Veröffentlichungen auf dem Teheraner Label Hermes Records.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Hermes Records, Iran, Martin Shamoonpour, Ramin Sadighi, Revolution, Soheil Nafisi, Teheran | 1 Response

Arab Awakening Mixtape

By Norient on June 1, 2011

By Moses Iten on 1 June 2011 in AUDIO

Our friends Moses Iten and Marc Peckham from Melbourne collected sounds and quotes from Radio National broadcasts in the Arab World.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Ahmed Basyoni, Arab World, Boykutt, David Fanshawe, Ibn Thabit, Khaled Ben Yahia, La Tribu Hérisson, Little Egypt, Marc Peckham, Mark Gergis, Moses Iten, Protest Music, Revolution, Zemeken | 1 Response

‘Martyr Pop’ – Made in Egypt

By Norient on May 19, 2011

By Daniel J. Gilman on 19 May 2011 in VIDEO

During the 2011 revolution, most Egyptian pop singers said nothing. Now they are back and praising the national martyrs in song. A PR gaffe or more?

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 25 January 2011, Ahmed Basyoni, Amr Diab, Arab World, Aziz al-Shaf‘i, Baligh Hamdi, Cairo, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Hamada Helal, Hany Shaker, Hosni Mubarak, Khaled Said, martyr, martyr pop, Mohamed Fouad, Ramy Gamal, Ramy Yusef, Revolution, Sally Zahran, Tamer Hosny | 7 Responses

Nachruf auf Ahmed Basiony

By Andreas Glauser on April 27, 2011

By Andreas Glauser and Julia Kaelin on 27 April 2011 in AUDIO

Ahmed Basyoni starb an den Demonstrationen der ägyptischen Revolution 2011 infolge von Schussverletzungen. Ein Portrait dieses ägyptischen Klang- und Medienkünstlers.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged 100copies, Ahmed Basyoni, Arab World, Brainhall, Cairo, Egypt, Revolution | 1 Response