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MEHDI HADDAB Musician (France/Algeria)25 November 2002 Mehdi Haddab, musician (France/Algeria). Interviewed at WOMEX 2002, October '02 by Jim Q. Holm (Freemuse) Mehdi Haddab, what can you tell us about music censorship? Watch interview Related reading: Mehdi Haddab Interview with Mehdi Haddab (France/Algeria). Censorship of music in Algeria 25 November 2002 Algeria: Death threats did not silence rapper Solo Montana In 2008, the young Algerian rapper Solo Montana stopped performing, left Algeria and took refuge in Canada after he had received death threats. Now he is back on stage 01 June 2011 Middle East: Hip-hop is a soundtrack to the North African revolt Hip-hop plays a central role in the revolts in Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria and Libya. Rap songs create an important platform for communication creating moral support 20 April 2011 Song for Music Freedom Day 2008 Recorded for Freemuse and the Music Freedom Day, the rap song '152 mesures contre la censure' features 10 rappers who are concerned with censorship issues in Algeria 15 May 2007 Rabah Donquishoot Video interview with Rabah Donquishoot from the Algerian rap group MBS about the situation in 2006 concerning music censorship in Algeria 14 May 2007 Algeria: Souad Massi - exiled voice of Algeria Algerian singer and guitarist Souad Massi is a celebrity with a growing global following. Her music was banned in Algeria which she fled in 2000 17 January 2006 Algeria: Ban on album of artist in exile The second album of Baâziz (Abdelazziz Bekhti) was banned in Algeria upon release. 07 October 2004 Algeria: Tunesian singer expelled and banned by Algerian authorities “After the two concerts in Algiers and Bejaia, the Algerian authorities have expelled me and banned me from reentering Algerian territory,” wrote the singer Bendir Man 15 August 2011 Algeria: Lounès Matoub court case loaded with contradictions On 18 July 2011, the criminal court in Tizi Ouzou finally judged the two alleged perpetrators of the assassination of Lounés Matoub to 12 years in prison 01 August 2011 Algeria: New trial for the murder of singer Matoub A trial about the murder of the singer Lounès Matoub on 25 June 1998 is scheduled to open on 18 July 2011 in the criminal court in Tizi Ouzou 12 July 2011