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ARTISTS ON MUSIC CENSORSHIP Exclusive audio and video interviews on music and censorship Most recent These are some of Freemuse's most recent video interviews Kris Kristofferson – singer from USA Mari Boine – singer from Sámi land / Norway Africa Chiwoniso Maraire, Chirikure Chirikure & Paul Brickhill  – musicians from Zimbabwe Fadal Dey – singer from Côte d'Ivoire Roger Lucey – musician and journalist from South Africa Europe Fermin Muguruza – singer from Spain's Basque region Grup Yorum – music group from Turkey Sanar Yurdatapan – director, activist and composer from Turkey Selda Bağcan – singer from Turkey USA Stephan Smith-Said – musician and writer from USA   The Middle East Bashar Shammout – about the main issues in the region  Clotaire K – Lebanese-French rapper and composer  Jason Carter – UK guitarist about his experiences in the Middle East Kamilya Jubran – Palestinian-Israeli singer  Marcel Khalife – Lebanese singer and composer  Mark LeVine [I] – American author and historian about Heavy Metal Mark LeVine [II] – about globalisation in the Middle East Maryam Mursal – Somali singer about music prohibition in Islam Oath to Vanquish – Lebanese Death Metal band  Rabah Donquishoot – rapper from Algeria  Ruba Saqr – singer from Jordan  Sivan Perwer – banned Kurdish singer Xardas – banned Lebanese producer of Dark Ambient • The question of music prohibition in Islam receives renewed attention. Here is an interview with the Pakistani musician who discussed the issue with clerics in Pakistan already in 2004, Salman Ahmad   Afghanistan Aiab Gul Delshad – folk singer Aziz Ghaznawi – singer and administrator Baktash Kamran – pop music singer Farhad Darya – pop music singer Fazl-u-Rahman Wahdat – Pashto folk singer Ghazal Ahmadi – film actress who gave up the guitar Nairez – folk singer Safdar Tawakoli – Hazara folk singer Sahar Afarin – singer Zhakfar Hussaini – ex-censor of music   All video and audio interviews on this website Below is a list in alphabetical order...  For the complete list of all artists featured on this site – in text news and feature articles – click here. Aiab Gul Delshad Ajah Sy Ali Farka Touré Amal Murkus Andy Brown Anti-pop Consortium Anton Goosen Asian Dub Foundation Aziz Ghaznawi Baktash Kamran Chen Shi-Zheng Chiwoniso Maraire Chuck D/Public Enemy Clotaire K Cure, the Damon Albarn Dennis Lyxzen / TINC Didier Awadi Duke Erikson / Garbage Fadal Dey Faiz Ali Faiz Farhad Darya Farhad Darya (2002) Fazl-u-Rahman Wahdat Femi Kuti Fermin Muguruza Frank Zappa FUN^DA^MENTAL Ghazal Ahmadi Glenys Rogers Grup Yorum Hugh Masekela Jason Carter Jeroen de Kloet Jerry Bonham Johnny Clegg Junoon Kamilya Jubran Karamelo Santo Kris Kristofferson Kurash Sultan Mahsa Vahdat Marcel Khalife Mari Boine Maryam Mursal Mehdi Haddab Miguel Angel Estrella Militant Mind State Myriam Nairez Nancy Sinatra Oath to Vanquish Ojos de Brujo Patti Smith Pops Mohamed PraCh Rabah Donquishoot Ray Lema Rèda Zine Roger Lucey Ruba Saqr Safdar Tawakoli Sahar Afarin Salif Keita Salman Ahmad Sanar Yurdatapan Sepultura Sipho Mabuse Sivan Perwer Stephan Smith-Said Thomas Mapfumo Tony Allen Xardas Zhakfar Hussaini Other interviews (non-artists on music censorship) Abdul Samay Hamed: Censorship conference in Afghanistan Aung Zaw: Music censorship in Myanmar/Burma Bashar Shammout: Freemuse and the Middle East Beate Slydal: About the Turkish Penal Code Article 301 Bob Titley: Artists afraid to speak out Dr Martin Cloonan: About Hate Music Mario Masvidal: Music censorship in Cuba Mark LeVine: Globalisation and music censorship in the Middle East Mark LeVine: Heavy Metal and Islam Maxwell Sibanda: Music censorship in Zimbabwe Maya Medich & Lemez Lovas: Music censorship in Belarus Mirwaiss Sidiqi: Music in Afghanistan 2006 Rania Elias: Cultural boycott on Israel? The list above consists of Freemuse's audio and video interviews with artists who have speak about their experiences with music censorship or music prohibition. To view a complete list of all artists featured on the Freemuse website, including articles and news stories, click here.