Woeser, author of “Notes on Tibet”, was one of many signatories of a letter to the Chinese government calling for the release of Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo. Writing for Index on Censorship magazine, she celebrates Tibetan singer Tashi Dhondup
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Khyam Allami, musician and contributor to Index’s latest issue ‘Smashed Hits 2.0’, was interviewed with Index’s editor Jo Glanville on BBC Radio 5 live’s Up All Night on Saturday morning. Interview starts at 38 minutes
Also on Saturday, DJ Fari Bradley dedicated Free Lab Radio to music and protest to tie in with Index’s special music issue on ResonanceFM
http://freelabradio.blogspot.com/
Khyam Allami will be performing at the Free Word Centre on Tuesday from 6.30pm and Fari Bradley will also be playing a set at the Betsey Trotwood on Farringdon Road from 8.30pm
http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/08/smashed-hits-2-0-live/
Zimbabwe’s government has banned South African group Freshlyground over a music video that portrays President Mugabe as a chicken afraid to relinquish power. The video that accompanies the song “Chicken To Change” represents the president in the style of satirical show Spitting Image. The song is a product of the band’s collaboration with controversial cartoonist Jonathan Zapiro. Freshlyground was due to perform a concert in Harare next month, but members of the group have now had their working visas revoked.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdf2lBIe4Ac
Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood explains why the band released their last album direct to their fans
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