The Soundtrack of a nation
- seminar at the Nobel Peace Centre
During this upcoming seminar at the Nobel Peace Centre, Hugh Masekela will discuss the importance of music in the democratisation process in South Africa. Other participants are Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Mayssa Issa, Khaled Yassine and Tshawe Baqwa (see full programme below).
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The theme for this year’s festival is «Soundtrack of a nation». We believe that music says something about who we are and where we come from. In a world of diverse genres, languages and expressions, there is a tendency for musicians to become tradition bearers, far beyond the musical scene. They become innovators and identity creators. They can make the soundtrack of a nation, music that for centuries survive wars and riots and can contribute to nation building, or its opposite.
On Wednesday the 29th of October at the Nobel Peace Centre, we will be co-hosting a seminar with the Nobel Peace Centre that will discuss the notion of a soundtrack of a nation. The discussion will look at how music engages today. What importance has music, if at all; in the Arab Spring we have seen in North Africa and the Middle East? How do we see young artists place current issues on the agenda and use their influence to promote change? What is the significance of music as a catalyst today?
Part 1 Hugh Masekela will, in conversation with Ole Reitov (Freemuse), discuss the importance of music in the democratisation process in South Africa. Hugh Masekela has for years explored the role of music as an instrument for social change.
Part 2 The second part of the seminar will focus on how music engages today. How do we see young artists put current issues on the agenda and use their influence to promote social change? What is the significance of music as a catalyst today?
Panel part 2:
Thomas Hylland Eriksen
- social antropologist
Mayssa Issa – journalist France Media Monde
Khaled Yassine – artistic director, Beirut & Beyond
Tshawe Baqwa, MADCON
- artist
Moderator:
Gerald Kador Folkvord Amnesty International Norway
In collaboration with:
Nobel Peace Center
Amnesty International Norge
Freemuse
Institut français de Norvège
Supported by Fritt Ord!
