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Review | Street Life — the cold drone of Georgia’s long winter protest
Natalie Beridze’s Street Life turns Georgia’s protests into an oppressive soundscape, capturing both the exhaustion and resolve of a movement.
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Review | Silk Road: Journey of the Armenian Diaspora (1971–1982) — a showcase of Armenian disco
An exuberant and historically rich compilation of rare disco tunes, Silk Road offers a taste of the Armenian diaspora scene in 1970s Los Angeles.
Georgia
The Killers booed in Georgia after inviting Russian fan on stage
The American rock band, the Killers, has been whistled and booed at by fans in Georgia for bringing a Russian fan on stage from the audience to play the drums for them. The band was performing at the Black Sea Arena festival in the Georgian town of Shekvetili, Adjara, on Tuesday. During the show, vocalist Brandon Flowers invited the fan to perform on the drums, something the band regularly does, after noticing he held a banner in the crowd reading: ‘if destiny’s kind, I’ll be your drummer to
COVID-19
As Georgia reels from the Delta variant, the Tsinandali Festival plays on
The improbably held Tsinandali Festival might be a model for the revival of Georgia’s music scene — but its reduced scope shows that nothing escapes the ravages of COVID-19. A music festival in a country with one of the world’s highest COVID-19 death rates — frankly, it seemed an impossibility, or at the very least, a terrible idea. The Tsinandali Festival, held between 8–19 September, however, appears to have proved that assumption wrong, even if the ravages of the pandemic have ensured th
Armenia
Opinion | For all that divides us, music brings us together
Far from the animosity that defines our political reality, music has for centuries brought Armenians and Azerbaijanis together in a way that may once again offer us a way forward. Ludwig van Beethoven once said that music is an even higher revelation than wisdom and philosophy. This ideological aspect of music is something that is often overlooked in the context of Azerbaijani–Armenian relations. In fact, it can almost seem as if politicians do not listen to music at all. While that may
Daghestan
Cancelled rap concert sparks freedom of speech debate in Daghestan
The cancellation of a concert by rapper Egor Kreed in Daghestan over online backlash and threats has led to heated debates in local social media. A spat between Kreed and fellow rapper Timati, and Daghestani MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov has put freedom of expression and religion in Daghestan into the spotlight. On 7 September, Egor Kreed’s record label, Black Star announced that Kreed’s concert in the Daghestani capital Makhachkala would be cancelled despite being sold out. The label
