WORLD POLITICS

“World music grows ever more popular. There is hardly a country on earth that has not had its indigenous music marketed to Western record-buyers. But, for some of the artists, acclaim, and the wealth it generates, can spell trouble. So it proved on my trip to North Africa, a visit that had promised a glimpse into the origins of music itself, but that ended up shining a light on musicians embroiled in a violent struggle over the rather less than spiritual matters of copyright, brand ownership, and, above all, money.” – The Telegraph (UK)