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Revolution and the Arts
Ninety years after the Russian Revolution, our panel of guests reflects on communism's impact on the arts. Solomon Volkov, a musicologist and author of several books about Shostakovich, talks about how Soviet Russia fueled the struggle faced by Shostakovich and his contemporaries. Bright Sheng, a Chinese-born, American-based composer, recalls the conditions he dealt with while growing up during the Cultural Revolution. And, Robin Moore author of Music and Revolution: Cultural Change and Socialist Cuba, talks about the fascinating links between cultural and political activity in post-Revolutionary Cuba.
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did anyone hear the name of that latin jazz funk fusion song and artist that john used as a bed coming back from station i.d. at around 2:20? i have had that song on a cassette mix and have since lost the inlay card. please help!
I do believe controlling the "intuitions" of the ARTist for any reason is nearly impossible.
It depends entirely on the ARTist to accept & cope with the control systems that totalitarian regimes thrust upon their societies & their ARTists.
Lets for a moment think of these regimes as products. If one buys what they offer; then they grow. If not, then they'll collapse or change their strategies.
I like this motto that I hear on American radio stations:
A GREAT NATION DESERVES A GREAT ART
I think the main question is this:
How to become a great nation?
If there is a WHY; there must be a HOW.
PEOPLE & their perspective on life shape the cultural wealth & financial health of any society.
Mark the Dollar. It rules.
Cheers.
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