Bjork has always been outspoken about her beliefs and her most recent album directly expresses her political opinions. Throughout her world tour, she has performed "Declare Independence" from Volta and used it as an opportunity to show her solidarity for oppressed people around the globe. However, she recently chose to support oppressed communities while performing in the territory of the opp...
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Music fans, politicians, officers of the law and freedom fighters are divided this week over issues raised by a Bjork concert in Shanghai last weekend. As I reported earlier this week, Bjork ended her concert in China with "Declare Independence" off her latest album, then chanted, "Tibet! Tibet!" Since then, there has been heavy news coverage, negative comments from fans and statements from b...
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Yesterday, I posted about public reaction to Bjork's support of Tibet and Kosovo at recent concerts. Sometime shortly after, she made a statement on her website about the issue. The story received high-profile coverage yesterday, notably from BBC news (where I learned of it), and Bjork must have been contacted by numerous organizations for a statement. Here is what she replied: i have been a...
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"Declare Independence," the noisy and politically-charged song from Bjork's Volta, will be released as a single on the first of the new year. Just in time for New Year's resolutions! The "highly charged" video for the song was directed by Michel Gondry and will premiere in the beginning of December '07 along with some behind-the-scenes specials.Bjork will head out on tour yet again in support...
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VoltaThe place at which a distinct turn of thought occurs. The term is most commonly used for the characteristic transition point in a sonnet, as between the octave and sestet of a Petrarchan sonnet. (from Answers.com)I'm going with that definition as this album seems to mark a point of transition, or a meeting of ages. I'll leave it to someone more eloquent than I to give a more in-depth revi...
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Known for her wild vocal range and eclectic style, Björk - the songstress, actor, and producer - is standing up for the green industries of her native Iceland. The fiery performer is giving concerts and selling music to support projects like sustainable tourism and growing algae for making fuel. "We need to define what sustainable, green energy means," the Times quoted her as saying. "Too ofte..
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