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Archives: Music
What’s the most effective way to fight terrorism? – Juan Cole on CBS
Reena Ninan | CBS News | (Video Clip) | - - "A new article in The Nation suggests Ariana Grande has a better approach to fighting terrorism than Defense Secretary James Mattis.…
“This Land:” The pro-Immigrant Radicalism of Lady Gaga and Guthrie at Half-Time
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - By beginning with Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" and then switching to Woody Guthrie's "This Land is your Land," Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta,…
Dylan, the American Left, and What We have Lost
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Bob Dylan would no doubt be as distressed as the American corporate media to see an ideological interpretation of his 1960s anthems that…
The Real Palestine: Bethlehem festival celebrates diversity of culture and faith
By: Anna Kokko | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- At the end of Star Street in the Old City of Bethlehem, turquoise metal doors that are usually locked…
Pharrell Williams to G7: Green Energy is a Jobs Issue for unemployed Youth
Pharrell Williams | (The Guardian Video) | - - "Pharrell WIlliams, the Grammy award-winning artist makes an impassioned plea for green jobs to be put at the top of the agenda at…
Hip-Hop Hijabis: Spitting Rhymes About Being Muslim And Female
AJ+ | - "Hip-hop is a male-dominated arena. In California, a hip-hop collective of Muslim women are challenging stereotypes about being Muslim, and women, through their lyrics." AJ+: "Hip-Hop Hijabis: Spitting Rhymes…
BB King R.I.P.: “When the Saints go Marching In”
BB King | "When the Saints go Marching In" R.I.P.
“Killing Me Softly” in Palestine: Lauryn Hill Cancels Israel Concert under BDS Pressure
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - In another sign that Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu's far-right nationalism is turning Israel into a pariah state, pop star Lauryn Hill has cancelled…
Kurdish Diva Backs Independence Defies “Islamic State” Fundamentalists
Via RFE/RL Kurdish pop singer Helly Luv has racked up more than 2.5 million hits since she released her "Risk It All" video in February urging independence for Iraqi Kurds. The video,…
Iran “Happy” Video Arrestees out on Bail but Pharrell Cover goes Viral
Iran frees 'Happy' video dancers on bail (via AFP) Six young Iranians arrested for dancing on rooftops to US singer Pharrell Williams' hit "Happy" in a video that went viral on the…
Pharrell’s “Happy” – Gaza Style
All we in the West ever hear about Gaza concerns the Hamas Party-Militia or the conflict between its Palestinians and the Israeli army. Some Gaza youth did a cover of Pharrell Williams's…
The Shakira song and 3 other hits inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The 4 songs you had no idea were inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (via GlobalPost) MEXICO CITY — Gabriel Garcia Marquez's monumental influence in Latin America and the world wasn't confined to…
Jazz legend John McLaughlin Plays Ramallah, Palestine to counteract Palestinian “Isolation”
Jazz guitar legend John McLaughlin plays for Palestine (via AFP) The Palestinian territories are rarely a destination for jazz musicians let alone stars of an art form that is more at home…
Pakistani Sufi Anthem: Jhule Lal Dam Mast Qalandar by Nusrat Fateh Ali
Qawwali is the South Asian Muslim equivalent of African-American Gospel music. This particular song celebrates the thirteenth-century Sindhi mystic, Sayyid `Uthman Marwandi, known as Lal Shahbaz Qalandar (1177 – 1274 AD), a…
Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” video Decried as Blasphemous by Some Muslims
Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" music video, set in ancient Egypt, has stirred controversy because of a scene where a man is struck down who is wearing a pendant with "God" (Allah) written…
A-Pop & Hip-Hop: “Wild Ones” – Myriam Fares and Flo Rida
"Wild Ones" by Myriam Fares & Flo Rida Last summer American rapper Tramar Lacel Dillard a.k.a. Flo Rida reprised his 2011 hit with Sia, "Wild Ones" with Lebanese pop star Myriam Fares…
Iran Rock Video: Chrymez, “Fight for Your Rights”
David Nejadi's Iran Chrymez Rock band plays "Fight for your Rights" for more see Reverbnation
“Zariya”: A. R. Rahman, Jordan song, Nepal Buddhist Hymn
India's MTV program "Coke Studio" (sponsored by Coca Cola) presents: Published on Aug 1, 2013 Giving a whole new spin to the term 'world music' -- A.R.Rahman spins his magic on an…