Listen to the Banned
| Listen to the Banned | |
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| Studio album by Various Artists | |
| Released |
Europe March, 2010 UK August, 2010 United States 26 October 2010. |
| Genre | World |
| Label | Grappa Music, Valley Entertainment |
| Producer | Deeyah Khan, Ole Reitov |
Listen to the Banned is a compilation album that features the music of banned, censored and imprisoned artists from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The album is the result of a two-year collaboration between the Norwegian artist Deeyah Khan and international organisation Freemuse. As well as receiving critical acclaim, Listen to the Banned album has peaked at number 6 on the World Music Charts Europe and spent months on these charts. The album was released worldwide in 2010
Together with Freemuse, Deeyah's' aim with Listen to the Banned is to help give a voice to the voiceless and to promote freedom of creative and musical expression and to promote the work of Freemuse. The album is supported by Amnesty International UK.
Freemuse & Deeyah present Listen to the Banned is the first album release in what is planned to be a long term series of Listen to the Banned compilation albums.
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