Verbotene Lieder: 10 Geschichten von 5 Kontinenten

by Pål Moddi Knutsen

Auf fünf Kontinenten hat der norwegische Singer-Songwriter Moddi verbotene oder zensierte Songs zusammengetragen für sein Album "Unsongs": Klassiker wie "Strange Fruit" von Billie Holiday und "Army Dreamers" von Kate Bush, aber auch ein samisches Volkslied und das "Punk-Gebet" von Pussy Riot.

Auf seiner Reise traf er Musiker und Zeitzeugen und spürte den Geschichten dieser Lieder nach. Dieses Buch hält sie fest: traurige, absurdem aber auch mutmachende Geschichten über die - gefürchtete - Macht der Musik

Genres: Nonfiction

238 pages, Paperback

First published October 11, 2017

Reviews

[Siv-Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anbefalt lesing. Jeg har blant annnet lært om den politiske situasjonen i Chile på 70-tallet, om nåværende politisk situasjon i Vietnam og mer om Israel/Palestina. Dette er boken om produksjonen bak et viktig album.

[Thomas Haaland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unsongs in a fantastic album, and this book accompanying the project has mostly well-told stories about the songs, combining travelogue, history, documentary and personal reflections. Only occasionally does Moddi's narrative get annoying - some infodumps are a bit tough to get through, but worse, the first three pages where he just brags about himself almost made me put the book down. But from there on out the stories get the attention they deserve. Like the songs, these are stories that need to be heard, told in a relatable way. There are some really powerful moments here, and I learned a lot, and felt a lot.