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PRESENTATION

30 October 2001

Freemuse report on Zimbabwe presented at WOMEX 2001

Journalist and writer Banning Eyre (US) presenting his report, Playing With Fire - Fear and Self-Censorship in Zimbabwean Music, at WOMEX, Rotterdam, 27th of October 2001. He talks about the background for the report and mentions some examples of music censorship from daily Zimbabwean life.

 Banning Eyre meeting the press

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