Here’s an effective way to get the attention of the international press. Feminist punk band, Pussy Riot, staged this performance in Moscow’s Red Square as part of a series of interventionist acts to criticize Vladimir Putin and the upcoming presidential elections. Read more and listen to an interview here.
Categories: musical oddities,social movements
Tagged: art, collective, intervention, Moscow, music, protest, Pussy Riot
- Published:
- February 9, 2012 – 6:56 AM
- Author:
- By Nat
Amin Bani is a young Persian singer whose first recording was a short video performance taped on the side of the road in 2009 in Iran. Since then he has become an underground hit, reminding us in the West that there is a peaceful side of Iran. There are hints of Flamenco singing in his [...]
Categories: musical oddities,social movements
Tagged: Amin Bani, Farsi, Iran, Khoda Negahdar, music, peace, Persian
- Published:
- February 5, 2012 – 7:04 PM
- Author:
- By Nat