JO GLANVILLE Editorial

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DANIEL BARENBOIM Bring music, bring life

An exclusive interview by Clemency Burton-Hill

COLIN GREENWOOD Set yourself free

Technology brings Radiohead closer to their fans

WILL SELF Words and music

God Save the Queen

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PETER JENNER The deal

Musicians have to play the game to succeed

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MARIE KORPE AND OLE REITOV

Banned: a guide to music censorship

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MALU HALASA Fight the power

Hip hop is the sound of modern protest

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NEGAR SHAGHAGHI Sounds of silence

Young Iranians defy convention to make music

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SIMON BROUGHTON Notes from underground 60 The challenges facing a female singer in Tehran

GILAD ATZMON Primacy of the ear

The education of a jazz musician

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MALU HALASA Words and music

Chuy y Mauricio

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KHYAM ALLAMI Dispatches from a new generation 82 The independent music scene in the Middle East

DIVINE COMEDY CHAZA CHARAFEDDINE Body and soul

Preview of the new exhibition

FEMI KUTI Words and music

Beng Beng Beng

LOUISE GRAY Can music kill?

Is there some music that deserves banning?

LAPIRO DE MBANGA Voice to the voiceless

The Cameroonian musician speaks to Index from prison

KAYA GENÇ Coffee-house blues

Kurdish musicians are battling against prejudice

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