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ARTISTS ON MUSIC CENSORSHIP Exclusive video and audio interviews about music and censorship Five most recent video interviews Newest on top Azer Cirttan – exiled singer-songwriter from Azerbaijan Ramy Essam – singer from Egypt Comrade Fatso – hip-hop artist from Zimbabwe El Général – rapper from Tunisia Anis Dridi – singer from Tunisia Copyright note Freemuse generally grants permission for its text material to be reproduced or republished provided Freemuse has been contacted about this and is credited as the source. This does, however, not comply for the video files on this page. Generally, the agreement which Freemuse has established with the interviewed musicians is that the material is exclusively for publication via Freemuse.    AFRICA Abazar Hamid – singer from Sudan Azagaia – rapper from Mozambique Aziza Brahim – singer from Western Sahara Chiwoniso Maraire, Chirikure Chirikure & Paul Brickhill  – musicians from Zimbabwe Comrade Fatso – singer from Zimbabwe Fadal Dey – singer from Côte d'Ivoire Lapiro de Mbanga - 2011 – singer from Cameroon Lapiro de Mbanga - 2009 – when imprisoned Nakaaya Sumari – singer from Tanzania Roger Lucey – musician and journalist from South Africa Tiken Jah Fakoly – exiled singer from Côte d'Ivoire   THE MIDDLE EAST Bashar Shammout – about the main issues in the region  Clotaire K – Lebanese-French rapper and composer  Darg Team – hip-hop group from Palestine  Jason Carter – UK guitarist about his experiences in the Middle East Kamilya Jubran – Palestinian-Israeli singer  Marcel Khalife – Lebanese singer and composer  Mark LeVine [I] – American author and historian about Heavy Metal Mark LeVine [II] – about globalisation in the Middle East Maryam Mursal – Somali singer about music prohibition in Islam Oath to Vanquish – Lebanese Death Metal band  Rabah Donquishoot – rapper from Algeria  Ramy Essam – singer from Egypt  Ruba Saqr – singer from Jordan  Sivan Perwer – banned Kurdish singer Xardas – banned Lebanese producer of Dark Ambient ASIA Azer Cirttan – exiled musician from Azerbaijan Pervaiz Akhtar – exiled musician from Pakistan Salman Ahmad – exiled musician from Pakistan. Discussed the question of music prohibition in Islam with clerics in Pakistan in 2004 AFGHANISTAN Aiab Gul Delshad – folk singer Aziz Ghaznawi – singer and administrator Baktash Kamran – pop music singer Farhad Darya – pop music singer Fazl-u-Rahman Wahdat – Pashto folk singer Ghazal Ahmadi – film actress who gave up the guitar Nairez – folk singer Safdar Tawakoli – Hazara folk singer Sahar Afarin – singer Zhakfar Hussaini – ex-censor of music   LATIN AMERICA Bellavista Social Club – rap group from Colombia Pasajeros – protest musicians from Colombia EUROPE Fermin Muguruza – singer from Spain's Basque region Mari Boine – singer from Sámi land / Norway TURKEY Ferhat Tunç – singer from Turkey Fuat Talay – exiled singer from Turkey Grup Yorum – music group from Turkey Sanar Yurdatapan – director, activist and composer from Turkey Selda Bağcan – singer from Turkey USA Kris Kristofferson – singer and film actor Stephan Smith-Said – musician and writer Tao Rodríguez-Seeger – musician   All video and audio interviews on this website The videos listed above are only the most recent ones. Below is the full list of all video and audio interviews — in alphabetical order Abazar Hamid Aiab Gul Delshad Ajah Sy Ali Farka Touré Amal Murkus Andy Brown Anis Dridi Anti-pop Consortium Anton Goosen Asian Dub Foundation Azagaia Azer Cirttan Aziz Ghaznawi Aziza Brahim Baktash Kamran Bellavista Social Club Chen Shi-Zheng Chiwoniso Maraire Chuck D/Public Enemy Clotaire K Comrade Fatso Cure, the Damon Albarn Darg Team Darko C Dean Omori Dennis Lyxzen / TINC Didier Awadi Duke Erikson / Garbage El Général Fadal Dey Faiz Ali Faiz Farhad Darya Farhad Darya (2002) Fazl-u-Rahman Wahdat Femi Kuti Ferhat Tunç Fermin Muguruza Frank Zappa Fuat Talay FUN^DA^MENTAL Generation Wave Ghazal Ahmadi Glenys Rogers Grup Yorum Gulzar Alam Hugh Masekela Jason Carter Jeroen de Kloet Jerry Bonham Johnny Clegg Junoon Kamilya Jubran Karamelo Santo Kris Kristofferson Kurash Sultan Lapiro de Mbanga Mahsa Vahdat Marcel Khalife Mari Boine Maryam Mursal Mehdi Haddab Mehdi R2M Miguel Angel Estrella Militant Mind State Myriam Nairez Nakaaya Sumari Nancy Sinatra Oath to Vanquish Ojos de Brujo Pasajeros Patti Smith Pervaiz Akhtar Pops Mohamed PraCh Rabah Donquishoot Ramy Essam Ray Lema Rèda Zine Roger Lucey Ruba Saqr Safdar Tawakoli Sahar Afarin Salif Keita Salman Ahmad Sanar Yurdatapan Sardar Yousafzai Sepultura Sipho Mabuse Sivan Perwer Stephan Smith-Said Tao Rodriquez-Seeger Thomas Mapfumo Tiken Jah Fakoly Tony Allen Xardas Zhakfar Hussaini Non-artists on censorship Here is a list of audio and video interviews on freemuse.org with researchers, experts and others Abdul Samay Hamed: Censorship conference in Afghanistan Aung Zaw: Music censorship in Myanmar / Burma Bashar Shammout: Freemuse and the Middle East Beate Slydal: About the Turkish Penal Code Article 301 Bob Titley: Artists afraid to speak out Dr Martin Cloonan: About Hate Music Mario Masvidal: Music censorship in Cuba Mark LeVine: Globalisation and music censorship in the Middle East Mark LeVine: Heavy Metal and Islam Maxwell Sibanda: Music censorship in Zimbabwe Maya Medich & Lemez Lovas: Music censorship in Belarus Mirwaiss Sidiqi: Music in Afghanistan 2006 Rania Elias: Cultural boycott on Israel? The list above consists of Freemuse's audio and video interviews with artists who have speak about their experiences with music censorship or music prohibition. To view a complete list of all artists featured on the Freemuse website, including articles and news stories, click here.