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DR. DAS OF ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION
(UK)
14 May 2003

Dr. Das of Asian Dub Foundation (UK) interviewed by Freemuse/ Jim Q. Holm at RECession Festival Aarhus, Denmark 1st of May 2003

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Has ADF ever experienced any kind of censorship?


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Are musicians afraid of being too political?


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Limits to free expression - are some musicians abusing their free speech?

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