AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoFestival & Heritage: Durga Puja brings faith, culture and community together, while debate over changing rules highlights tensions around keeping traditions alive. African Music: South African media personality and musician Nandi Madida will bring globally focused African music to YFM’s Sunday lineup from November. Music Rights: Ghanaian rapper D-Black says only 16 of more than 700 radio and TV stations pay music royalties. Fair Access: A London report says Black and South Asian music events face disproportionate licensing restrictions, putting an estimated £127 million to £141 million in annual spending at risk. On Stage: Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre premieres Like Father, a musical about a teenager whose father is exposed as a serial killer—and the public’s appetite for true crime. Music & Reconciliation: The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund marks 10 years of Secret Path with music and education initiatives supporting reconciliation. Joni Mitchell: The Canadian-born singer-songwriter has become a U.S. citizen, celebrating what she called a journey that began 62 years ago.
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