EPISODE · Mar 17, 2021 · 1H 28M
Podcast Ep 32: Palestine, music and censorship with Lowkey
from The Electronic Intifada · host The Electronic Intifada
On episode 32 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, rapper, activist and all-round renaissance man Lowkey joins Asa and Nora to talk about: - The purge of anti-Zionist academics from UK institutions - Islamophobia and the Israel lobby’s role in promoting it - The role of artists in defending Palestinian rights - The state of the corporate music industry - What he did in the years he took time off music - Drill, a hip-hop genre with a bad reputation ... And much more Lowkey has always used his music to support the things he believes in: not least the cause of Palestinian liberation. He talks about the price of speaking out on these issues: being censored and marginalized. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/podcast-ep-32-lowkey-talks-palestine-music-and-censorship
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On episode 32 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, rapper, activist and all-round renaissance man Lowkey joins Asa and Nora to talk about: - The purge of anti-Zionist academics from UK institutions - Islamophobia and the Israel lobby’s role in promoting it - The role of artists in defending Palestinian rights - The state of the corporate music industry - What he did in the years he took time off music - Drill, a hip-hop genre with a bad reputation ... And much more Lowkey has always used his music to support the things he believes in: not least the cause of Palestinian liberation. He talks about the price of speaking out on these issues: being censored and marginalized. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/podcast-ep-32-lowkey-talks-palestine-music-and-censorship
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