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PHOTO GALLERY • 'SHOOT THE SINGER!'
21 April 2004 |
The Kurdish group Koma Asmin were taken to a police station after a successful concert and interrogated by the anti-terror department.
(Photo courtesy of the Mesopotamian Cultural Centre) |
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During their rule in Afghanistan, the Taliban arranged bonfires of ‘evil’ music (tapes, records, videos and CDs)
Photo published by Al-Hayat, May 2001 |
The Cuban musician Gorki, sentenced to four years’ imprisonment, in front of wall inscription ‘We wish to be happy here’
(Photo courtesy of Gorki)
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13 REASONS FOR CENSORSHIP Guidelines for censors at the South African Broadcasting Corporation - Swearwords are unacceptable.
- The lyrics contain blatant unacceptable sexual references, which will cause offence.
- The lyrics are in bad taste and will cause offence.
- The occult elements in the lyrics are unacceptable.
- The lyrics may inflame public opinion.
- Unfair promotion of a political party or movement is unacceptable.
- Lyrics propagate the usage of drugs.
- Glorification of the devil is unacceptable.
- Blasphemy is unacceptable.
- It is forbidden to use the national anthem in this way.
- The SABC believes this song is open to misunderstanding. The song has no positive message or statement against AIDS.
- The impression of a Christ-figure, different to Christ is found in the lyrics and therefore unacceptable.
- The total nihilistic approach is unacceptable.
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| Read more: |
| Shoot the Singer! Book |
| "Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today". The first worldwide presentation of contemporary cases of music censorship, with cases from i.a. Burma, Mexico, Middle East, France, Algeria, Zimbabwe, USA, South Africa, Turkey. Edited by Freemuse director Marie Korpe, published by Zed Books, May 2004. |
| 25 May 2004 |
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| Censorship threatens future musicians |
| Thomas Mapfumo (Zimbabwe) and Freemuse executive director Marie Korpe interviewed by BBC at the launch of the book: Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today |
| 01 June 2004 |
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| Press release: Shoot the Singer! |
| New book on worldwide censorship of music. Edited by Marie Korpe, Freemuse. Published by Zed Books (London), 18 May 2004 |
| 20 April 2004 |
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