One of the ideas behind the international organisation Freemuse is to create a network between musicians who have suffered or been affected by any aspect of music censorship - which is why Freemuse is present in the blogger-universe on the internet as well.
28 May, 2008
Musicians' freedom expanded in Saudi Arabia?
There has been a quiet, yet marked increase in cultural activities in Saudi Arabia during the past couple of months. New music bands emerge, and the internet has become an important meeting place for underground musicians.
“There is a revolution taking place,” stated the American tv news reporter Nic Robertson on CNN in February 2008 when he reported from the practising room of the Saudi Arabian heavy metal band Wasted Land in Jeddah. Even though music is considered a sin by the country's religious leaders, there has been what many call ‘an explosion’ of Saudi pop, rock and rap bands within the past two-three years.
Read this article: http://www.freemuse.org/sw28130.asp
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Přiznám se, že tank u Musea mne netěší ani dnes, a to je tam jen jako připomínka. A komentáře turistů "vot eto naši" mně dorazily.