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Arab World: RIP Whitney Houston

Arabs join the rest of the world in mourning the death of superstar Whitney Houston. Reactions on social media platforms ranged from sadness and shock to those questioning why the death of Houston got more coverage in a few hours than the death of thousands of Syrians over the last 11 months.

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Brazil: Cultural Debate as ‘Oh if I Catch You' Song Goes Global

If you keep track of international music trends or if you're a Cristiano Ronaldo supporter, you've probably heard the song 'Ai se eu te pego'. Brazilian singer Michel Teló's major worldwide success has sparked a global phenomenon, and attracted some critics.

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Cape Verde: The Musical Legacy of Cesária Évora 29 December 2011
11-11-11: Grab Your Cameras and Capture Life 8 November 2011
East Timor: Investing in Creativity and Culture 28 October 2011
Pakistan: Political Satire Becomes Internet Sensation 26 October 2011
Global Handwashing Day: Changing Behaviors through Song and Dance 15 October 2011

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18 May 2012

Palestine: PalFest Literature Festival in Gaza for First Time

Written by Ola Anan · Middle East & North Africa

This year for the first time the Palestinian Festival of Literature was held in Gaza. A group of about forty Egyptian, Tunisian, Sudanese and Palestinian authors, artists and activists were granted permission to visit Gaza and participate in PalFest 2012 from May 5 to 10.

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16 May 2012

Indonesia: Lady Gaga's Concert Permit Denied

Written by Carolina Rumuat · East Asia

After being pressured by conservative politicians and hardline groups, which branded Lady Gaga as a devil worshiper, the Indonesian police announced that it won't issue a permit to the highly anticipated Lady Gaga concert in Jakarta, leaving over 50,000 fans disappointed.

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14 May 2012

Venezuela: Street Art on the Internet

Written by Laura Vidal · Translated by Marianna Breytman · Latin America

Artists and musicians broaden their audience when they come into contact with citizen media. Here we show some citizen videos of artists in the streets of Venezuela.

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9 May 2012

Armenia: Bar Targeted By Suspected Nationalists In Arson Attack

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

At around 5.30am on 8 May, a bar in Yerevan found itself the target of an arson attack. Popular among alternative types and widely known for its gay-friendly policy, it is believed that nationalists were responsible for the attack on D.I.Y.

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6 May 2012

Indonesia: Geography Lesson For Justin Bieber

Written by Agung Harsya · East Asia

While explaining the creative process for one of his new tracks, singer Justin Bieber said that it was recorded in some “random country”. The random country is Indonesia and it angered many netizens and even some of his local fans

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2 May 2012

Hong Kong: Evangelists Accuse Lady Gaga of Leading Youth Astray

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

American singer and songwriter Lady Gaga is currently touring Asia with her 'Born This Way Ball'. On the eve of her first concert in Hong Kong, an evangelist group's campaign against her presence has ignited debate within the local community, with some Christians praying for her influence and some against it, claiming the local youth will be corrupted by her presence.

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26 April 2012

Peru: The Festival of the Peruvian Cajon

Written by Juan Arellano · Translated by Greg Ahlswede · Latin America

The Peruvian Cajon is a very commonly used instrument in Afro-Peruvian music and Peruvian music in general. The fifth anniversary of the Cajon Festival took place this year and it was a complete success, particularly for the activity known as "La Cajoneada" that was able to gather more than 1,400 cajon players, which beat its own previous Guiness Record.

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21 April 2012

This Week in the Caribbean Blogosphere

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

In last week's summary of the regional blogosphere, a young comtemporary artist from Barbados made the observation that the region is “more than the beach and coconuts.” Here's a round-up of what Caribbean netizens were talking about this week, with not one mention of beaches or coconuts...

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17 April 2012

Morocco: Opposition to Mawazine Festival Grows

Written by Salah Almhamdi · Middle East & North Africa

As the the world struggles with the global economic crisis, Morocco's Mawazine festival may be affected by growing resentment at its cost. Mawazine is an international music festival that will take place this year between 18 and 26 May.

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16 April 2012

Ethiopia: Teddy Afro's New Album Stirs Up Online Discussion

Written by Endalk · Sub-Saharan Africa

This is a roundup of reactions to Teddy Afro’s new album, Tikur Sew, which pays homage to King Menelik II, whose victory over the Italians at the Battle of Adwa in 1896 made him a pride of Africa. Teddy Afro is a popular Ethiopian musician and critic of the Ethiopian government.

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Updates about Music

18 May 2012

Lebanon

The British Embassy in Lebanon has announced an online discussion between the UK ambassador (@HMATomFletcher) and Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe (@HaifaWehbe), to take place on May 18 at 6pm (Lebanese time), tweeting under the hashtag #HaifaHMA.

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9 May 2012

Armenia

Following an arson attack on D.I.Y., a bar frequented by activists, progressive youth, and alternative writers, musicians and artists, as well as members of Armenia's LGBT community, Unzipped: Gay Armenia reports that a campaign to raise funds to pay for the damage inflicted by local nationalists has now been launched.

• Onnik Krikorian

South Africa

Abena remembers an African icon: ‘”The late great South African musical icon Brenda Fassie may be remembered by some only for her infectious hit Vulindlela that took the African continent by storm in the late 90s and early '00s.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

8 May 2012

Armenia

CHEWYOUROWNFAT reviews Beezzy, a new song by one of Armenia's most well known rock bands, The Bambir. The independent music blog says that the group, now relocated to Ireland, defines original and is definitely an act to catch live.

• Onnik Krikorian

4 May 2012

Ghana

Bismarck wonders whether the band Faint Medal is the next Osibisa: “After the great Osibisa band which told the African story across the world, people have been searching for the next band to continue with the legacy.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

26 April 2012

Colombia

The art collective Invisible Society in Bogotá brought together 53 artists who set up art installations or performance arts, and the process and result can be seen in their video.

• Juliana Rincón Parra

25 April 2012

South Korea

It has been over years several net users harassed a famous rapper named Tablo by questioning his Stanford diploma to the point of almost ruining his career. A Wired.com article presented evidences that the rapper did not lie about his education record. ROK Drop blog approached this case from the angle how international media shed light on issues - often better than local media.

• Lee Yoo Eun

17 April 2012

South Africa

Tete Mbambisa, one of South Africa’s jazz giants, has a new album titled “Black Heroes”: “Mbambisa’s career spans fifty years and he can be heard on numerous recordings by many giants of South African jazz. His 1976 album Tete’s Big Sound is a classic in the annals of local jazz. Mbambisa is featured in the 2003 movie Sophiatown and his compositions have been covered by the likes of Chris McGregor, The Blue Notes, McCoy Mrubata and Adam Glasser.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

10 April 2012

Greece

“He has the touch of history / And white hair / Mister Dimitris”. On April 6, the anniversary of the German invasion in Greece during World War 2, Stamatis Kalogeropoulos posted a poem [el] and a song on his blog, Ποίηση κι Αφήγηση (Poetry and Narration), written in memory of 77-year old Dimitris Christoulas, whose public suicide on April 4 in Syntagma square, Athens, opposite the Greek parliament, shocked the country. In a note left behind (translations in several languages here), Christoulas accused the ”occupation government” of eliminating his right to a decent living.

• Asteris Masouras

6 April 2012

Laos

Through a workshop on Innovative Communication for Early Childhood Development, creative minds in Lao People’s Democratic Republic came together with UNICEF to generate quality media for children, as can be seen on video in Young People's Media Network's post.

• Juliana Rincón Parra

Comments on "Music"

Palestine: PalFest Literature Festival in Gaza for First Time

جميل وموفقيين ان شاء الله دائما وابدا ,,,,

I think the correct notion is that the majority of Indonesians (considering our children under 5 yo. and senior citizens...
Well, maximum Indonesians may hate Lady Gaga. But still, the concert should not be banned in such a time, when...
@apri: then the Indonesians who hate gaga just simply don't go to the concert! concert was not planned to be...