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RAY LEMA Composer/musician (Zaire/France)27 May 2003 Ray Lema is a musician/composer and a member of the Freemuse Advisory Board. Interviewed by Freemuse/Barbro Schultz in Paris, April 2003 at the launch of the Freemuse report "Which Way Nigeria?" Click below for Ray Lema's opinion on freedom and responsibiliy in the world of music. Ray Lema - Photo by Barbro Schultz Watch interview Read more: Czech / UK: Theatre play inspired by censored rock band ‘Rock 'n' Roll’ is a new British play partly based on the story about the reputed rock band The Plastic People of the Universe from Prague. 08 June 2006 UK: Banned group returns to stage They were censored on Top of the Pops and infuriated the National Front in the late 70’s. Now the Gang of Four returns to the stage for a few gigs. Vocalist Jon King claims Gang of Four was banned more than the Sex Pistols 11 January 2005 Breaking the Silence: Afghanistan documentary out on DVD Breaking the Silence - the award winning documentary from 2002 by Simon Broughton on music after the fall of the Taliban is now available on DVD 06 December 2004 Ray Lema Video interview with Ray Lema. Freedom and responsibility in the world of music 27 May 2003 Asian Dub Foundation Video interview with Dr. Das of Asian Dub Foundation. Music and freedom of expression 14 May 2003 USA: What if they gave a culture war and nobody came? Extensive article on the history of music censorship in the U.S., detailing the occasions when judicial and legislative authorities have focused attention on popular music as expression 28 January 2003 USA: Government Arbiter or Catalyst for the Arts? Historical perspective on government funding for the arts. Article. 05 November 2002 Nancy Sinatra Video interview with Nancy Sinatra 28 August 2002 Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan BBC documentary by Simon Broughton on music after the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan 01 March 2002 Limits of Musical Freedom Which kinds of limits are there to the freedom of musical expression in the world today? 07 February 2002