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Posted: 05-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

Music you're not supposed to hear

Musicians are often made targets for censorship. Across the globe, when an artist's message or aesthetic is deemed too controversial by a country's government or society, he or she can be shunned, threatened, barred from performing or even imprisoned.

Source: NPR

Posted: 05-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

Music with an urge to heal the world

Where on earth did all this Mahler come from? A half-century ago, the symphonies were a concert-hall novelty, performed sparingly to an audience composed of continental emigres and curiosity seekers. A quarter-century back, a Mahler cycle was an epochal event, unlikely to be heard again in a lifetime, or so conductors Claudio Abbado and Klaus Tennstedt vociferously maintained.

Source: The Australian

Posted: 05-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

Congo(s), a continental repercussion

Source: RFI

Posted: 05-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

Mexican musicians wary after latest murder

Mexico's unrelenting wave of violence struck the music business again when Mexican star Sergio "El Shaka" Vega was gunned down as he drove to a concert in the western state of Sinaloa. Vega's murder was followed by the June 28 assassination of Rodolfo Torre Cantu, the leading candidate for governor in the border state of Tamaulipas, which sent shockwaves through the Mexican political establishment.

Source: Reuters

Posted: 05-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

U.S. jazz players stick to tradition while Europeans go eclectic and electric

We all know that “football” means something different in Europe than in North America. But does the same hold true for “jazz”?

Source: The Globe and Mail

Posted: 06-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

Afghan indie band rocks Kabul in post-Taliban era

Guitars strapped to their backs, three trim Afghan youths flash rock star smiles at armed guards who wave them through the steel doors of a private club.

Source: Yahoo! Music

Posted: 06-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

Maldita Vecindad is ready to rock the Latin alternative music conference

When trying to explain “El País de No Pasa Nada” (The Country Where Nothing Happens), a song from Maldita Vecindad’s album “Circular Colectivo,” lead singer Roco paused in contemplation.

Source: nj.com

Posted: 06-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

International composers top bill at inaugural Mizzou summer music festival in Columbia

Eight international composers will debut new material at a summer music festival sponsored by the University of Missouri.The inaugural Mizzou New Music Summer Festival runs July 12 through July 18 at the Missouri Theater Center for the Arts in Columbia.

Source: The Republic

Posted: 06-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

Youth Week kicks off at Shanghai World Expo

The 2010 Shanghai World Expo Youth Week and the grand opening ceremony of the world prestigious universities celebration was held in Shanghai Expo areas yesterday.The dance poem Propitious Clouds accompanied by traditional Chinese string music instruments from Fudan University brought the audience into the elegant realm of traditional Chinese culture.

Source: People's Daily Online

Posted: 07-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

Kent Nagano will leave Munich

Source: Spiegel Kultur

Posted: 07-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

Mozart plus pensioner - a dialogue with Berlin's Klavierhelmut

Source: Zeit Kultur

Posted: 07-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

A Polish 'nationalist' whose music also resonates across China

The bicentennial of Chopin's birth has been marked by a seemingly endless series of concerts and commemorations. While many of these are in Poland (where Chopin was born in 1810) and France (where he died in 1849), China’s major cities are also in the grip of “Chopin fever.”

Source: The New York Times

Posted: 07-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

Tiken Jah Fakoly African revolution

Source: Reggae.fr

Posted: 07-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

Simon Rattle, a Bolivarian baton

Source: El Pais

Posted: 07-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

When Africa influences the pop

Source: L'Express.fr

Posted: 07-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

A talk with Kaïssa, the World Music artist from Cameroon

Source: Bonaberi.com

Posted: 07-07-2010 Music the artform and artists

African Star 2010: Nuella, the beautiful victory voice from Côte d'Ivoire

Source: Abidjan Show.com

Posted: 05-07-2010 Music the industry

Sony remakes its music company act

Sony has gone further than its rivals in moving beyond its traditional business, in a transformation championed by Mr. Schmidt-Holtz, a relative outsider in the music business.

Source: The New York Times

Posted: 06-07-2010 Music the industry

Digital upstarts still see potential in downloads

Much of the buzz around digital music is focused on Spotify's plans for the United States, Rdio's new subscription service, and what Apple's anticipated cloud-based music service will look like.

Source: Yahoo! Music

Posted: 06-07-2010 Music the industry

MTV Music Group and Warner Music Group form industry-leading partnership

Combines the Power of MTV Music Group’s Compelling Content Across Multiple Screens, Marketing & Ad Sales Expertise With WMG’s Expansive Library and Stellar Roster of Artists

Source: Warner Music Group

Posted: 06-07-2010 Music the industry

Megatunes to close music stores

Megatunes, an independent Alberta music retailer, is closing its two stores in Calgary and Edmonton by the end of the summer.

Source: CBC News

Posted: 06-07-2010 Music the industry

France's top urban act Abd Al Malik and co-writer Bilal sign with BMG

Abd Al Malik and co-writer Bilal have signed a long-term Publishing Agreement with BMG France covering both Malik's future output as an Artist/writer and Malik's and co-writer Bilal's future work as writer and writer/producer.

Source: mi2n

Posted: 06-07-2010 Music the industry

The music industry's race to the throne

The major record labels that had dominated the music scene for as long as anyone can remember came out vehemently against file sharing when it was introduced, claiming it was nothing more than epidemic bootlegging. Suddenly, the same group of young people, whose steady diet of $20 CDs made them rich throughout the decade,were dragged into court as an example of what happens to the thieves who were eroding record industry profits.

Source: BLOGCRITICS.ORG

Posted: 06-07-2010 Music the industry

6 Music saved, cuts hit BBC Online and Asian Network

Source: Press Gazette

Posted: 06-07-2010 Music the industry

UK songwriting talent earning in 155 countries

PRS for Music the organisation that represents the UK’s songwriters, composers and music publishers has announced that income from its members’ music used internationally has grown over 250% in the last decade. During 2009 UK songwriting earned £166.9m from 155 countries globally, up 19.4% on 2008 (2008 = £139.8m).

Source: PRS for Music

Posted: 07-07-2010 Music the industry

Five hot digital music companies to watch

This summer, five mostly young online companies are setting themselves apart from all others in the music business. Each represents a different segment of the industry, but together they exemplify the entrepreneurship and innovation that is leading the music industry into the new decade.

Source: Billboard

Posted: 06-07-2010 Policy, Research and Politics

Producers too want rights over film music

Telugu film producers have set forth their claim over film music as a piece of intellectual property (IP), arguing that such music is composed in the context of a particular film and so forms part of it.

Source: Business Standard

Posted: 05-07-2010 Music education

'Music life must change' says Laurent Bayle, Director of the Cité de la Musique

Source: Le Figaro

Posted: 05-07-2010 Music education

Mick Jagger joins education charity bid

Veteran rocker Mick Jagger is to take part in a charity scheme aimed at promoting education for underprivileged children.

Source: The Independent

Posted: 07-07-2010 Music education

Summertime musing: from free to kid friendly

Three centuries ago, Antonio Vivaldi was able to find musical magic in all four of the Mantuan seasons. Our own summer gifts kids with more time to to pursue the classical muse: They're temporarily freed from the classroom, evening homework, and the need to go early to bed. It’s high time, then, to take a look at a panoply of kid-and-parent-friendly and mostly free-of-charge musical activities.

Source: San Francisco Classical Voice

Posted: 05-07-2010 Technologies and media

Zoë Keating, the most loved cello on Twitter

Source: La Stampa

Posted: 06-07-2010 Technologies and media

Google, Bing search engines turn to music

Internet search engines pride themselves as being neutral providers of information. But as competition mounts to own the connection between fans and online content, tech behemoths like Microsoft and Google increasingly are turning to their search engines to help drive their entertainment content strategies.

Source: Yahoo! Music

Posted: 06-07-2010 Technologies and media

Fake websites defraud music festival fans

Report reveals that one in 12 tickets sold for UK music festivals is a fake and that the average loss to each fan is £80.

Source: The Guardian

Posted: 06-07-2010 Technologies and media

Rated Next launches iamratednext.com, an online music network for Indie artists and bands

Rated Next Mission: On its website, www.iamratednext.com, Rated Next touts itself as the "#1 Network for Indie & Unsigned Artists, Bands, Producers and Songwriters". The site has a database of thousands of music industry contacts from major record label A&R's, Producers, Managers and other industry Executives.

Source: 1888 Press Release

Posted: 06-07-2010 Technologies and media

MeCanto, Psonar offer free online music lockers

Introduced in 2009, MeCanto is a straightforward music locker service that lets you upload your music library to its servers, then stream that music to supported Android or Symbian S60 phones. It's similar to MP3Tunes or mSpot, but completely free.

Source: cnet news

Posted: 06-07-2010 The rest

Rythm and music helpful in ictus rehabilitation

Source: Yahoo! Notizie

Posted: 06-07-2010 The rest

Smells like team spirit ... why being a music fan is like supporting England

Truly dedicated music lovers are as much supporters as fans, enduring disappointing albums in the hope that one day their team will return to former glory.

Source: The Guardian

Posted: 06-07-2010 The rest

'No more selling music on Internet' says popstar Prince

Pop superstar Prince is adamant he will never sell his songs on the Internet, insisting web-based outlets will soon disappear because they are no longer "hip".

Source: DNA Read the world

Posted: 07-07-2010 The rest

Oh, the places you'll go — by bike, hauling an enormous double-bass behind you

You wouldn't normally ask a chamber musician, "What's the maximum altitude gain you'd take on to play a recital?". But 25-year-old double-bass player John Teske is not your average chamber musician.

Source: The Seattle Times