Listen To The Banned
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Listen To The Banned is a compilation album
that features the music of banned, censored and imprisoned artists from the Middle East
, Africa
and Asia
.
The album is the result of a two year collaboration between the Norwegian
artist Deeyah
and international organisation Freemuse. As well as receiving critical acclaim, Listen To The Banned album has peaked at number 6 on the World Music
Charts Europe
and spent months on these charts.
The album was released worldwide in 2010
Together with Freemuse, Deeyah's' aim with Listen To The Banned is to help give a voice to the voiceless and to promote freedom of creative and musical expression and to promote the work of Freemuse.
The album is supported by Amnesty International
UK.
Freemuse & Deeyah present Listen To The Banned is the first album release in what is planned to be a long term series of Listen To The Banned compilation albums.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
that features the music of banned, censored and imprisoned artists from the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
The album is the result of a two year collaboration between the Norwegian
Norwegians
Norwegians constitute both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in United States, Canada and Brazil.-History:Towards the end of the 3rd...
artist Deeyah
Deeyah
Deeyah , born August 7, 1977 in Oslo, Norway, is a Norwegian singer,music producer, composer, film maker and human rights activist of Punjabi/Pashtun descent. She adopted the name Deeyah in 2002...
and international organisation Freemuse. As well as receiving critical acclaim, Listen To The Banned album has peaked at number 6 on the World Music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
Charts Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and spent months on these charts.
The album was released worldwide in 2010
Together with Freemuse, Deeyah's' aim with Listen To The Banned is to help give a voice to the voiceless and to promote freedom of creative and musical expression and to promote the work of Freemuse.
The album is supported by Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
UK.
Freemuse & Deeyah present Listen To The Banned is the first album release in what is planned to be a long term series of Listen To The Banned compilation albums.