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MUSIC FREEDOM DAY 2012
This page was last updated on 20 February 2012 |
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Music Freedom Day celebrates freedom of musical expression worldwide |
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Join!
Freemuse invites musicians, music clubs, cultural institutions, broadcasters and media workers to join the annual Music Freedom Day on Saturday 3 March 2012.
Musicians and composers rights to freedom of expression are violated worldwide. Hundreds of musicians are imprisoned, censored and persecuted because of their music or song lyrics.
Music Freedom Day provides an opportunity to take a thorough look at the subject – in your own language, with your own perspective and in a manner that suits you. You can organise a concert or a seminar, produce a radio feature, show a film, write an article, or just dedicate a song to Music Freedom Day during your performance on 3 March.
20 different countries
In 2011 local organisers from Mumbai to New York presented 35 different innovative concerts and events in 20 different countries. Radio broadcasters in several European countries produced special features on music censorship, and issues of music censorship was discussed at seminars in numerous countries.
Role of Freemuse
Freemuse does not fund Music Freedom Day events, but we are happy to advise and inspire you. For this purpose Freemuse has assigned a group of journalists around the world to produce a series of in-depth articles about music censorship in specific countries and regions, to be published in February 2012.
History
Music Freedom Day started in 2007, so this will be the sixth time the day is marked. Below you'll find links to webpages which outline what took place in the previous years.
Event website
The full list of activities in 2011 can be seen on the special website which has been set up for Music Freedom Day, on www.musicfreedomday.org
Take part in the event
If you wish to join Music Freedom Day 2012,
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Download the Music Freedom Day logo
Download logo for t-shirt
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Poster for Hibrido's Music Freedom Day activities in Italy in March 2012 |
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Music Freedom Day banner for general purposes.
Size: 34 x 7 cm in 300 d.p.i (JPG, 0.5 MB) |
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| Generation Wave |
| Audio interview with Generation Wave - a group of Burmese hip-hop artists and activists - about freedom of expression and censorship among musicians in their country |
| 11 February 2011 |
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| Information about Freemuse: |
| Afghanistan: Freemuse workshop in Kabul |
| At a workshop in Kabul participants from all over the country identified some of the key problems that make life difficult for Afghan musicians and composers. |
| 25 November 2011 |
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| Freemuse Award 2011 |
| Egyptian singer Ramy Essam who provided the soundtrack for the Arab Spring at Tahrir Square will receive the Freemuse Award 2011 at a ceremony in Sweden |
| 25 October 2011 |
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| Awards |
| List of a number of international prizes and awards and words of recognition which Freemuse has received for its work |
| 16 May 2011 |
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| Tunisia: Freemuse receives international award |
| The International Music Council awarded Freemuse the 'IMC Inaugural Musical Rights Award' for its "courageous global programme advocating freedom of musical expression" |
| 19 October 2009 |
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