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Editorial - Jo Glanville Bring Music, Bring Life - Daniel Barenboim An Exclusive Interview by Clemency Burton-Hill Set Yourself Free - Colin Greenwood Technology Brings Radiohead Closer to Their Fans Words and Music - Will Self God Save The Queen The Deal - Peter Jenner Musicians Have to Play the Game to Succeed Banned: A Guide to Music Censorship - Marie Korpe and Ole Reitov Fight the Power - Malu Halasa Hip Hop Is the Sound of Modern Protest Sounds of Silence - Negar Shaghaghi Young Iranians Defy Convention to Make Music Notes from Underground - Simon Broughton The Challenges Facing a Female Singer in Tehran Primacy of the Ear - Gilad Atzmon The Education of a Jazz Musician Words and Music - Malu Halasa Chuy y Mauricio Dispatches from a New Generation - Khyam Allami The Independent Music Scene in the Middle East PART ONE: DIVINE COMEDY Body and Soul - Chaza Charafeddine Preview of the New Exhibition Words and Music - Femi Kuti Beng Beng Beng Killer Songs - Louise Gray Is There Some Music That Deserves Banning? Voice to the Voiceless - Lapiro De Mbanga The Cameroonian Musician Speaks to Index from Prison Coffee-House Blues - Kaya Genc Kurdish Musicians Are Battling against Prejudice Rocking Rangoon - Htein Lin Music and Resistance in Burma Tradition of Protest - Woeser A Singer Unafraid of Taboos in Tibet Trance Music - Rachel Aspden A Vibrant Culture Is Being Challenged by Orthodox Islam Control Shift - Jan Fairley Cuban Musicians Are Pushing the Boundaries Index A Round-up of Music Censorship Stories