At a meeting in April in Brno, the Czech Republic, Freemuse held talks with the Advocacy Working Group and Board of the International Music Council (IMC) regarding common ground for projects that would suit both organisations and hopefully will open up for dialogue with countries/governments applying severe restrictions/censorship on music.
The IMC is a global network of expert organisations and individuals working in the field of music. Founded in 1949 by UNESCO, IMC is mandated to promote musical diversity and support cultural rights for everybody.
IMC has earlier quoted Freemuse in the report “The Protection and Promotion of Musical Diversity”, a detailed study of the situation of musical diversity in the world. The study addresses several issues including the relationship between the situation of musical diversity and the situation of human rights.
The International Music Council awarded Freemuse the 'IMC Inaugural Musical Rights Award' for its "courageous global programme advocating freedom of musical expression"
A Freemuse Award will be presented for the first time in 2008. The first person to recieve the award will be announced on the Music Freedom Day, 3 March 2008
A packed concert hall in Guernica greeted Ray Lema and his trio on 28 October 2007 as the African piano veteran concluded the second 'Festival Against Censorship'
If MySpace was a country it would be among the ten largest countries in the world. On 2 May 2007, Freemuse became a citizen there. Read why Freemuse has entered MySpace.
'Sparate Sul Pianista! La Censura Musicale Oggi' is the title of 'Shoot the Singer' in Italian, launched at the Torino International Book Fair on Saturday 12 May 2007
