FREEMUSE AWARD 2011
PRESS/MEDIA COVERAGE
Last updated: 23-01-2012
2011
Freemuse – the World Forum on Music and Censorship – news online – The Middle East: The musicians are taking incredible risks – 3/3
Freemuse – the World Forum on Music and Censorship – news online – Egypt: Protest singer brutally tortured – 11/3
Freemuse – the World Forum on Music and Censorship – news online – Egypt: Musician in the firing line of the Arab Spring – 6/4
Freemuse – the World Forum on Music and Censorship – press release – Freemuse Award Winner 2011: Ramy Essam – 25/10
Freemuse – the World Forum on Music and Censorship – news online – Freemuse: Egyptian singer Ramy Essam is Award winner 2011 – 25/10
The World – USA news – Ramy Essam Honored with Freemuse Award for Free Musical Expression – 25/10
Sveriges Radio, P1 Mitt i Musiken – Swedish Broadcasting Corporation – Freemuse Award 2011 till Ramy Essam – 25/10
Coalition for Cultural Diversity – Freemuse Award Winner 2011: Ramy Essam – 25/10
Difrent: – global broadcasting platform – Egyptian singer receives 2011 Freemuse Award – 25/10
Nyheter om Kultur – Swedish cultural news site – Freemuse Award 2011 till Ramy Essam – 25/10 www.january-25.org – Egyptian electronic newspaper created after the revolution – The singer of the revolution Ramy Essam receives the Freemuse Swedish award for 2011 – 25/10
Bikya Masr – independent news – Egyptian singer Ramy Essam wins Freemuse award – 26/10
Embassy of Sweden Cairo – Egyptian musician Ramy Essam receives the Freemuse Swedish Award 2011 – 26/10
Journomania – Arab Women Media Watch news – Egyptian Musician Ramy Essam receives the Freemuse Swedish Award 2011 – 26/10
Al Ahram Gate – online news portal of Al Ahram national newspaper – An Egyptian singer wins the Freemuse Swedish Award – 26/10
Égypte-actualités – press review blog – Egyptian singer Ramy Essam wins Freemuse award – 26/10
Florida Statesman – US news – Ramy Essam Honored with Freemuse Award for Free Musical Expression – 26/10
Africa Live News – Egyptian singer Ramy Essam wins Freemuse award – 26/10
Revolutionary singer – ةيديوسلا Freemuse ةزئاج ىلع لصحي ةروثلا برطم – Boswtol.com receives Swedish Freemuse Award – 26/10
– ةيديوسلا " زويميرف " ةزئاج ىلع لصحي يرصم برطم – gate.ahram.org.eg – Egypt Egyptian singer receives Swedish Freemuse Award – 26/10
« ىقيسوملا » ةزئاج ىلع لصحي ماصع يمار – Al Masry Al Youm – Egyptian newspaper Ramy Essam gets the prize “free music” in 2012 [sic] – 26/10 – 2012 ماعل
ON TV – Egyptian Liberal Channel – Ramy Essam wins the Freemuse Swedish award 2011 – 26/10
ىلع لصح – Al Ettihad Newspaper – online newspaper on Euromediterranean issues – 2011 ماعل زويميرف ةيديوسلا ةزئاجلاب زوفي ماصع ىمار ةروثلا برطم :” ىقيسوملا ةيرح “ ةزئاج The singer of the revolution Ramy Essam receives the Freemuse Swedish Award for 2011 – 26/10
Noon El Nswa – online magazine for the Arab community in the United States – Egyptian singer – ماعل زويميرف ةيديوسلا ةزئاجلا ىلع لصحي ماصع ىمار ةروثلا برطم 2011 Ramy Essam receives the Freemuse Swedish Award for 2011 – 26/10
Bos w Tol – online magazine for youth – Singer of the revolution receives Freemuse Swedish Award – 26/10
Ahram Online – Egyptian news organization – Hours after being awarded Freemuse Award, Ramy Essams concert is interrupted – 27/10
Freemuse – the World Forum on Music and Censorship – news online – Egypt: Ramy Essam’s concert at Cairo University abruptly closed – 3/3
HS.fi – Finish news site – Tahrir-aukion protestilaulajalle sananvapauspalkinto - Tahrir Square, a protest singer awarded for freedom of speech – 27/10
ديوسلا ةزئاج ىلع لصحي ماصع يمار ةروثلا برطم – Al Ahram – Egyptian newspaper Revolutionary singer Ramy Essam is rewarded with music - 2011 ةرحلا ىقيسوملل freedom prize 2011 in Sweden – 27/10
يف جيوتتلا ةلحر نولصاوي يبرعلا عيبرلا بابش – Asharq Al-Awsat – Arabic news paper Freemuse award – 27/10 – ةيلودلا لفاحملا
Mujaz – online news portal – Ramy Essam wins the Freemuse Swedish Award 2011 – 27/10
Morassel – Online News Portal – The singer of the revolution Ramy Essam receives the Freemuse Swedish Award for 2011 – 27/10
EgyNews – Egyptian National Television News Sector – Singer of the revolution receives the Freemuse Swedish Award – 27/10
Akhbarna Al Youm – Online news portal – The singer of the revolution Ramy Essam receives the Freemuse Swedish Award for 2011 – 27/10
Dream TV – Egyptian Satellite Channel Dream TV – Singer of the revolution wins the Freemuse Swedish Award – 27/10
Jaridet Misr – Online News Portal – Singer of the revolution receives the Freemuse Swedish Award – 27/10
Khabary – Online News Portal – Ramy Essam receives a Swedish Award for Freedom of Music – 27/10
News.egypt.com – Official News portal of Egypt – Singer of the revolution wins the Freemuse Swedish Award – 27/10
ةيرح " ةيديوسلا ةزئاجلاب زوفي ماصع يمار – Egy Lovers – News Portal about Egypt Ramy Essam wins the Freemuse Swedish Award 2011 – 27/10 – 2011 ماعل " ىقيسوملا
– ماعل كزويميرف ةيديوسلا ةزئاجلا ىلع لصحي ماصع يمار El Balad – Arabic news – 2011 Ramy Essam receives the Swedish Award Freemuse – 27/10
Rosa Al Youssef – national weekly magazine and daily newspaper – The song “Irhal / Leave” wins the Freemuse award – 27/10
Al Ahram Al Massaei – Daily night publication of Al Ahram Newspaper – A Swedish Award for the Singer of the revolution – 28/10
Masress – online news portal – The song “Irhal / Leave” wins the Freemuse award – 28/10
El Gornal – online news portal – The song “Irhal / Leave” wins the Freemuse award – 28/10
Al Matraqa – electronic newspaper – Singer of the revolution Ramy Essam receives Freemuse Swedish Award for 2011 – 28/10
Egypty.com – The singer of the revolution Ramy Essam receives the Freemuse Swedish Award for 2011 – 28/10
Al Ahram – Egyptian radio – program about Freemuse Award – 29/10
HAWGBLAWG – blog – Ramy Essam, voice of the Egyptian uprising, is the 2011 Freemuse Award winner – 30/10
The Egyptian Gazette – English-language Egyptian daily – Freemuse Award for Ramy – 30/10
SKAP newsletter – Föreningen Svenska Kompositörer Av Populärmusik – Swedish musicians’ organization – Freemuse award – 31/10
Al Mustaqqbal – Lebanese daily newspaper – Ramy Essam receives the International Award Freemuse – 31/10
Access All Areas – artist booking agency – news spot – Ramy Essam wins Freemuse 2011 award – October
NORIENT – Network for Local and Global Sounds and Media Culture – Revolutionsmusiker wird geehrt – Revolutionary musician is honored – Freemuse award – 4/11
Freie-radios.net – Swiss community radios – Ägyptischer Protestsänger Ramy Essam erhält den Freemuse Award 2011 – Egyptian protest singer Ramy Essam receives the Freemuse Award 2011 – 9/11
RIGHT! Freedom of Music and speech – press relesase – mention of Ramy Essam and Freemuse – 17/11
Hamaki’s official fans board – comment – Ramy Essam candidate to win the Freedom to create prize – mention of Freemuse award – 18/11
Polskie Radio – report about Freemuse Award 2011 and interview with Marie Korpe – 19/11
Freemuse – the World Forum on Music and Censorship – news online – Sweden: 2011 Freemuse Award winner Ramy Essam honoured in Stockholm – 21/11
SVT.se Kultur nyheterna – Swedish broadcasting corporation cultural news – Ramy Essam får pris för soundtracket till den Egyptiska revolutionen – Ramy Essam is awarded for the soundtrack for the Egyptian revolution – 21/11
Riksteaterbloggen – Swedish theatre organisation blog – Egyptisk artist fick pris – Egyptian artist awarded – Freemuse award – 21/11
RIGHT! Freedom of Music and speech – conference web site – Freemuse honours Ramy Essam – 22/11
Artists speak out – network – Egyptian Singer-Songwriter Ramy Essam Wins Two Human Rights Awards – Freemuse award – 22/11
SKAP press release – Föreningen Svenska Kompositörer Av Populärmusik – Swedish musicians’ organization – Gör Sverige till en fristad för hotade musikskapare – Make Sweden a safe city for threatened musicians – Freemuse Award – 22/11
Égypte Solidarité – blog – Ramy Essam, manifestant-chanteur de la place Tahrir – Prix international 2011 Freemuse (Musique en liberté) – Freemuse award – 22/11
NRK Nyheter – Norwegian broadcasting corporation – Skulle protesteret lenger – Should have protest longer – Freemuse award – 24/11
Freemuse – the World Forum on Music and Censorship – news online – Ramy Essam – video interview – 24/11
Musikindustrin.se – Swedish music industry newsletter – SKAP gör Sverige till en fristad för hotade musikskapare! – safe cities, Freemuse award – 25/11
World Music Trends – blog – Egyptian singer ramy Essam Recieves 2011 Freemuse Award at Gala in Stockholm – 25/11
Songlines Magazine – UK – Egyptian protest singer Ramy Essam wins 2011 Freemuse Award – 28/11
Monocle Radio – UK news – interview with Ole Reitov about The Freemuse Award and the Arab spring – 30/11
Herald Tribune – US news paper – Out of Protest, an Anthem for Egypt’s Revolution – Freemuse award – 7/12
The New York Times – US news paper – Out of protest, an anthem for Egypts Revolution – Freemuse award – 7/12
Watany Newspaper – online and printed newspaper for the Coptic community in Egypt and abroad – Singer of the Revolution Ramy Essam receives Freemuse Swedish Award for 2011 – 15/12
Arabic Reuters – EGYPT: Egyptian protest singer Ramy Essam performs for demonstrations in Tahrir Square – Freemuse award – 30/12
The national – Abu Dhabi news online – Grassroots musicians provide soundtracks for the revolution – Freemuse award – 30/12
2012
Helle Merete Brix – Danish journalist’s blog – Skyd ikke Sangeren – Don’t shoot the singer – mention of Freemuse – 15/1
Weekend avisen – Danish weekly newspaper – Skyd ikke Sangeren – Don’t shoot the singer – mention of Freemuse – 20/1
33 Revolutions per Minute – blog – Ramy Essam: Irhal (Leave) – Freemuse award and Freemuse video – January