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Chechnya 'bans music that is too fast or too slow'

Chechen authorities mandated a tempo range for music and dance from 80 to 116 beats per minute. This decision aligns with the region's cultural heritage.
Reports of anti-LGBTQ+ persecution and human rights violations in Chechnya led to US sanctions against leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
Non-Compliant music genres like pop and techno will be banned in Chechnya, affecting artists who must rewrite their music by June 1.

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The Guardian

Chechnya bans dance music that is either too fast or too slow

Ruling means music in Russian republic must ‘conform to Chechen mentality and sense of rhythm’The Russian republic of Chechnya has banned dance music it deems either too fast or too slow, in an attempt to quash a “polluting” western influence on the conservative majority-Muslim region.Musa Dadayev, the culture minister, said “all musical, vocal and choreographic works should correspond to a tempo of 80-116 beats per minute” to make music “confor…

24 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Chechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow

Authorities in the Russian Republic of Chechnya have announced a ban on music that they consider too fast or slow.

24 days ago·Canada

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CNN

Chechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow

Authorities in the Russian Republic of Chechnya have announced a ban on music that they consider too fast or slow.

25 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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Metro News

How countries use music as a weapon of control

Countries have banned songs, artists, and album covers for decades (Picture: Michael McCarthy) Following a bizarre new law passed in Chechnya which bans music that is ‘too fast or too slow’, Metro.co.uk has taken a deeper look at how other countries have censored music. The new law was introduced by Chechnya’s culture minister, Musa Dadaev, who declared: ‘Borrowing musical culture from other peoples is inadmissible.’ The new tempo ban was enact…

23 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Globo

Chechnya bans music 'too fast or too slow'; understand

Artists who do not adapt to the required changes will not be allowed to perform publicly in the country. The political authorities of the Chechen Republic, a region in Russia, have decided to impose musical limits as a way to preserve local culture. From now on, according to the Moscow Times, the reproduction of songs outside the 80 to 116 beats per minute range is prohibited. The decision was shared by Musa Dadayev, Culture Minister of the coun…

24 days ago·Brazil

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