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Debate: Power and Positions

Debate: Power and Positions

By Norient on February 28, 2018

By Norient on 28 February 2018 in  VIDEO

Musicians need to pay rent and taxes. They are also affected by the daily business of producing music: How much does a new computer cost? How can I pay for advertising my new track on social media? We asked musicians how to get heard in global music.

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Arshia Fatima Haq, Bit-Tuner, C-Drik Fermont, Cairo, China, Daniel Haaksman, Dave Phillips, Egypt, Emmanuel Jal, Funk na Caixa, Gregory aka Slugabed and Jake, Kim Emil Ramstedt, Mada Masr, Maha El Nabawi, Marcel Gschwend (Bit-Tuner), Money, Panji Anoff, piracy, Renato Martins, Rona Geffen, Rudolf Dethu, Scarface, Seismographic Sounds, Seismographic Sounds Debates, Simon Akindes, Social Media, Thomas Burkhalter | 7 Responses

Singing Against Corruption

Singing Against Corruption

By Simon A. Akindes on March 31, 2017

By Simon A. Akindes on 31 March 2017 in  STORIES

When African musicians denounce corruption in music videos, they often focus on its pettiness. Seun Kuti and Fiesta Black are two examples of artists who also tackle international, corporate-based corruption.

Posted in STORIES, XFEATURED | Tagged Africa, BAE Systems, benin, Black Money, Change, corruption, Corruption Watch, Dead Prez, Fela Kuti, Fiesta Black, How to Rob Africa, IMF, ITT, Money, music video, Nawaberu Primary School Choir, Nigeria, Porto-Novo, Protest, Seismographic Sounds, Seun Kuti, Simon Akindes, South Africa, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Uganda, United States Agency for International Development, USAID | Leave a response

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