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Lesotho: Famo music a site of extreme violence and repression

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By Lisa Sidambe On 21 May 2024, the Government of Lesotho made a shocking announcement. The airplay and circulation of Famo folk music was banned on radio and television. This followed the police minister’s criminalisation of twelve Famo music groups, their attire and songs, a result of the classification of these groups as gangs and terrorist organisations. Authorities equated listening to this music with supporting a crime, arguing that such a…
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Lesotho: Famo music a site of extreme violence and repression

By Lisa Sidambe On 21 May 2024, the Government of Lesotho made a shocking announcement. The airplay and circulation of Famo folk music was banned on radio and television. This followed the police minister’s criminalisation of twelve Famo music groups, their attire and songs, a result of the classification of these groups as gangs and terrorist organisations. Authorities equated listening to this music with supporting a crime, arguing that such a…

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