Chechnya Bans Music Deemed too Fast or too Slow

Chechnya Bans Music Deemed too Fast or too Slow

Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” are banned under the new restrictions.

via Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/900460/chechnya-bans-music-deemed-too-fast-or-too-slow/

The Chechen Ministry of Culture formally announced the new musical restrictions on April 3, specifying that all musical, vocal, and choreographic works are now required to correspond to a tempo of 80 to 116 beats per minute (BPM) to “conform to the Chechen mentality and sense of rhythm.”

https://hyperallergic.com/900460/chechnya-bans-music-deemed-too-fast-or-too-slow/