Liberian musicians and music promoters are gearing up to celebrate the first ever music freedom here on Saturday, March 3rd. Organized since 2007, the Music Freedom Day is a global celebration of human right to freedom of musical expression, with artists and organizations worldwide coming together to defend artistic freedom.
According to a release, the event has been celebrated in more than 30 countries, but Liberia had never been part of it thus, making its debut this weekend.The release says the March 3, Music Freedom Day 2018 will spotlight women, LGBT and minority musicians in celebrating artistic freedom of expression as well as highlight the proliferating trend of silencing artists. Of late there have been music censorship in counries such as Egypt.
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