Muziek als Wapen

Muziek als Wapen

In this podcast & animation project 'Music as Weapon' the musicians fight for their music and a life in freedom. The ban on music and the arrests of musicians all over the world, is a threat to our freedom. In this series I want to show the power of those musicians. Music is a force that makes those who are in power so scared that they act violently against musicians. The musician knowingly takes risks to continue making their music while he knows that he risks being put behind bars, being tortured or even killed. How can it happen that in my time musicians are confronted with this censorship and this violence again. DUTCH: In dit podcast & animatie project 'Muziek als Wapen' vechten de musici voor hun muziek en een leven in vrijheid. Het verbod op muziek en het arresteren van muzikanten is een bedreiging van onze vrijheid. In deze serie wil ik de kracht van deze muzikanten laten zien. Een kracht, die machthebbers zo’n angst aanjaagt, dat ze gewelddadig tegen musici optreden. De muzikant neemt willens en wetens risico’s om zijn muziek te blijven maken, terwijl hij weet, dat hij achter de tralies wordt gezet, gemarteld of zelfs vermoord. Hoe kan het gebeuren, dat ook in mijn tijd musici weer met deze censuur en dit geweld geconfronteerd worden. De podcast-serie 'Muziek als Wapen' is een logisch vervolg op mijn eerdere werk. Documentaires over de strijd om in vrijheid te overleven. In de film Mama Calle zijn het de straatkinderen die proberen te overleven. In een latere documentaire Zonen van de Zee zijn het Galicische vissers die op zee moeten overleven. In Hou Vol! drie jonge jongens, mannen nu, die door muziek hun weg tot overleven vinden.

  1. 2. BITTER STORIES

    05/10/2020

    2. BITTER STORIES

    BITTER STORIES English - LongVersion In this podcast & animation project 'Music as a Weapon' the musicians fight for their music and a life in freedom. The ban on music and the arrests of musicians is a threat to our freedom. My podcasts tell about the lives of these musicians who have been persecuted. Through their stories, I want to investigate why repressive regimes are so afraid of music. I want to point out, that freedom of expression in music is a basic human right. We spoke with Srirak Plipat, Freemuse director. And the mission Freemuse has; to unveil all the cases of artists at risk. Throughout his story we look into the bitter stories of Musicians who had to flee to Paris and Belgium, because of their music We spoke with Spanish Rapper Valtonyc who had to go into exil very recently. He Feld to Belgium, his Lawyer Mr. Paul Bekaert is worried about the European laws. We spoke with Cheick Tidiane Seck. He had to flee from Mali in the ’70’s and is now again worried about the situation in his country Mali. Just like the Chilean composer Patricio Wang who had to flee from Chili in the ’70’s. The story of being banned for your music is a never ending story. Director: Arjanne Laan | Production: Moving Image Kaie Klaassen | Distribution: Freemuse & MovingImage Released: May 2020

    44 min
  2. LA MUSICA | MAMA CALLE |PRESTIGE | WANG

    05/02/2020

    LA MUSICA | MAMA CALLE |PRESTIGE | WANG

    Music as a Weapon. In the podcast series of 45 minuten on Patricio Wang we use the music that Patricio made for two of my films. For the film Mama Calle and Sons of the Sea. We give you the opportunity to listen to this Film Music. Enjoy.

    5 min
  3. 1. LA MUSICA PROHIBIDA | EXILIO ESP | LongVersion

    04/06/2020

    1. LA MUSICA PROHIBIDA | EXILIO ESP | LongVersion

    Music as a Weapon | Long Version | Duration : 45 minutes This is the Podcast about Patricio Wang, the composer. He had to leave Chile for the repressive Pinochet regime. And went into exile in the Netherlands. My podcasts tell about the lives of these musicians who have been persecuted. Through their stories, I want to investigate why repressive regimes are so afraid of music. The Podcast series 'Music as a Weapon' has it’s public in the Netherlands. The English-speaking and Spanish-speaking Podcasts have a public all over the world. In Europe, people listen mainly in Belgium, Denmark, France, Spain and the UK. Worldwide people listen from the United States to Chile and Mexico. From Cuba to India and the Maldives.

    45 min
  4. 1. VLUCHT VOOR MUZIEK | NED | LongVersion

    04/06/2020

    1. VLUCHT VOOR MUZIEK | NED | LongVersion

    Muziek als Wapen - duur: 45 minuten - Dit is de lange Podcast over Patricio Wang, de componist. Hij moest Chili verlaten voor het repressieve regime van Pinochet. En ging in ballingschap in Nederland. Mijn Podcasts vertellen over het leven van muzikanten die voor hun muziek zijn vervolgd. Er wordt niet alleen in Nederland naar de Podcast 'Muziek als Wapen' geluisterd. We weten, dat de Engelstalige en Spaanstalige Podcasts over heel de wereld beluisterd worden. In Europa luistert men vooral in België, Denemarken, Frankrijk, Spanje en de UK. Wereldwijd wordt er geluisterd van de Verenigde Staten tot Chili en Mexico. Van Cuba tot India en de Malediven.

    46 min
  5. 7. FREEMUSIC & BITTER STORIES - English

    12/15/2019

    7. FREEMUSIC & BITTER STORIES - English

    Part 7: MUSIC & FREEDOM & BITTER STORIES – English We spoke with Srirak Plipat, Freemuse director. And the mission Freemuse has; to unveil all the cases of artists at risk. Throughout his story we look into the bitter stories of Musicians who had to flee to Paris and Belgium, because of their music. We spoke with Cheick Tidiane Seck. He had to flee Mali in the ’70’s and is now again worried about the situation in his country Mali. Just like the Chilean composer Patricio Wang who had to flee from Chili in the '70's, And Spanish Rapper Valtonyc had to go into exil very recently. The story of being banned for your music is a never ending story. Released: December 2019

    18 min
  6. 6. EUROPE | FREEDOM | RAPMUSIC | English

    12/15/2019

    6. EUROPE | FREEDOM | RAPMUSIC | English

    In Belgium I speak with Valtonyc's lawyer, Master Paul Bekaert. Valtonyc, the rapper, was convicted for "glorification of terrorism." Spain merely prosecutes the rapper for what he says. Condemns him and his music as if he were a terrorist. Belgium has been asked for extradition. The judges in Ghent do not ponder about that, Valtonyc is not a terrorist in Belgium. On 15 March 2017, the European Union issued directive 541 for all its member states. National governments must incorporate laws into their own legislation, that make "glorifying terrorism" punishable. Spain, Bulgaria and Hungary, among others, have created and implemented laws. Belgium has not yet complied with the European directive.

    11 min
  7. 5. VALTONYC in EXIL

    10/25/2019

    5. VALTONYC in EXIL

    Part 5 | Valtonyc | Flight from Spain | Music as a Weapon Valtonyc had to flee Spain because of his music. In Belgium he finds exil. Spanish Rapper Valtonyc in the Podcast series "Music as Weapon". He flees in 2018 when he hears that he will be taken to an anti-terrorism prison. He says: “I had to go 500 kilometers from home and was not allowed to have contact with anyone. I thought that I would suffer not only in prison, but especially under the anti-terrorism regime. And that for a few Rap songs, which I made.” His lyrics are cynical, with a wink. Valtonyc is convicted of insulting the Spanish Royal Family, seemingly praising terrorism and death threats in his Raps. He decides to leave and goes to Belgium in order to get his case under international attention. To be able to get a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights. He sees no possibilities in Spain. In Belgium, he hopes for independent justice, which is not guided by political ideology. 'Belgium has a good reputation when it comes to case law.', Valtonyc says. For him it was also important that the politician Puigdemont, just like Valtonyc also a Catalan, had sought his asylum in Belgium. Puigdemonts’ lawyer Master Bekaert is also the lawyer of Valtonyc. In the elections in Spain on Sunday 28 April 2019 Vox won more than 10% of the votes. Vox is one of the right-wing parties in Spanish politics and is an opponent of the Catalan independence movement. It won't matter to Valtonyc. He remains in exil in Belgium. In March 2018, Amnesty International says that a Spanish law "prohibiting the glorification of terrorism" has created a hair-raising environment in which people are afraid to express alternative views or make controversial jokes. In the Freemuse report The State of Artistic Freedom 2019, Spain is in the top ten of the world of captive musicians. There are 14 others besides Valtonyc. https://freemuse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/saf-2019-online.pdf May 23, 2018 | In a tweet Valtonyc writes: Josep V. 🎗️ (@valtonyc) 'Mañana es el día. Mañana van a tumbar la puerta de mi casa para meterme en la carcel. Por unas canciones. Mañana España va a hacer el ridículo, una vez más. No se lo voy a poner tan fácil, desobedecer es legítimo y obligación ante este estado fascista. Aquí no se rinde nadie.' Translation: "Tomorrow they will knock down the door or my house to put me in jail," he wrote. “For some songs. Tomorrow Spain is going to make a fool or itself, once more. I'm not going to make it easy for them. Disobedience is legitimate and it's an obligation when it comes to this fascist state. No one's giving up here. " And so Valtonyc fled to Belgium. Listen to the Podcast.

    16 min
  8. 0. Musicasweapon TRAILER ENG.

    09/27/2019

    0. Musicasweapon TRAILER ENG.

    Trailer for Arjanne Laan's podcast documentary series 'Music as Weapon'. How musicians had to flee to Europe. To avoid the persecution in their countries.

    2 min
See All (18)

About

In this podcast & animation project 'Music as Weapon' the musicians fight for their music and a life in freedom. The ban on music and the arrests of musicians all over the world, is a threat to our freedom. In this series I want to show the power of those musicians. Music is a force that makes those who are in power so scared that they act violently against musicians. The musician knowingly takes risks to continue making their music while he knows that he risks being put behind bars, being tortured or even killed. How can it happen that in my time musicians are confronted with this censorship and this violence again. DUTCH: In dit podcast & animatie project 'Muziek als Wapen' vechten de musici voor hun muziek en een leven in vrijheid. Het verbod op muziek en het arresteren van muzikanten is een bedreiging van onze vrijheid. In deze serie wil ik de kracht van deze muzikanten laten zien. Een kracht, die machthebbers zo’n angst aanjaagt, dat ze gewelddadig tegen musici optreden. De muzikant neemt willens en wetens risico’s om zijn muziek te blijven maken, terwijl hij weet, dat hij achter de tralies wordt gezet, gemarteld of zelfs vermoord. Hoe kan het gebeuren, dat ook in mijn tijd musici weer met deze censuur en dit geweld geconfronteerd worden. De podcast-serie 'Muziek als Wapen' is een logisch vervolg op mijn eerdere werk. Documentaires over de strijd om in vrijheid te overleven. In de film Mama Calle zijn het de straatkinderen die proberen te overleven. In een latere documentaire Zonen van de Zee zijn het Galicische vissers die op zee moeten overleven. In Hou Vol! drie jonge jongens, mannen nu, die door muziek hun weg tot overleven vinden.

Information

  • Creator
    Muziek als Wapen
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2020
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Muziek als Wapen