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New Freemuse CD: 'Listen to the banned'
On 3 March 2010 – the day which was celebrated in several cities around the world promoting the freedom of musical expression – Grappa Musikkforlag published the CD album 'Listen to the banned' – a unique collection of contemporary songs by artists who have been censored, persecuted, taken to court, imprisoned and even tortured for a very simple reason – their music.
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Heavy metal report
22 February 2010 Freemuse published it's ninth report: About censorship of heavy metal music. The report is entitled: 'Headbanging against repressive regimes - Censorship of heavy metal in the Middle East, North Africa, Southeast Asia and China'. Read more...
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Music Freedom Day: 3 March 2010
 3 March 2010 was Music Freedom Day where radio and tv broadcasters as well as musicians world-wide focused on music censorship |
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Press release in A4 PDF format
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Lapiro de Mbanga - photos for press
Photos for free use in media under condition of stating the source: Freemuse, and photographer's name |

Lapiro de Mbanga, in prison, November 2009. Photo by Jen Bell.
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Lapiro de Mbanga in court room on 25 June 2009. Photo by Jen Bell
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Lapiro de Mbanga being escorted by the major of Njombé Penja, Mr. Kingué. on 24 July 2008. Photo courtesy by Issa Nyaphaga
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Radio broadcasters: MP3 audio file with the banned song
Contact Freemuse and we can quickly email you Lapiro's song 'Constitution Constipée' in MP3 format for broadcast |
3 March 2009: The Freemuse Award 2009 was given to American singer Pete Seeger. Grandson Tao Rodriquez-Seeger traveled to Stockholm and received the award on his behalf
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10 January 2008 Freemuse campaign: Danish 'safe cities' should include all artists In English In Danish |
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Ferhat Tunç - information and material for the press

Turkish musician Ferhat Tunç enters the Izmir High Criminal Court in Izmir in October 2007, and he is awarded an honorary music price at the same time. This has caused renewed attention on his case.
If you wish to quote Freemuse in relation to this, please see the Freemuse Press Statement before you contact us
News Alert with contact information This Freemuse News Alert contains phone numbers and e-mail adresses of the persons you might wish to interview. It was sent via e-mail to 312 journalists and media houses world-wide Thursday 27 September 2007 at 16:11 GMT: Leading member of the European Parliament joins Freemuse at Ferhat Tunç court case in Izmir next week
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"In total, if you add all the court cases against me, that will add up to 10 and a half years imprisonment – if they all come to pass. But in spite of all this censorship, we continue to sing, we continue to express our thoughts and views..." Ferhat Tunç
• For tv broadcasters: To download a DVCAM video recording of Ferhat Tunc's statement above, (duration: 28 seconds, format: DV PAL 16:9, file size: 104 MB), right-click here and choose 'Save Target As'
• Dig deeper: All articles about Ferhat Tunç on freemuse.org |
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Video of speech by Ferhat Tunç seven minutes - in low resolution
Statement by Ferhat Tunç in writing (translated to English)
Freemuse Press Statement
Freemuse News Alert on 27 September 2007 - sent to the international press
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| CD: Listen to the banned |
| Compiled by the artist Deeyah and Freemuse, this CD compilation album is published on 3 March 2010 by Norway's most successful music label, Grappa Records |
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| Facts about the CD: 'Listen to the banned' |
| Compiled by the artist Deeyah and Freemuse, this CD compilation album is published on 3 March 2010 by Norway's most successful music label, Grappa Records |
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