| Listen to the Banned | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Various Artists |
| Cover: | Listen-to-the-Banned-Cover.png |
| Released: | Europe March, 2010 UK August, 2010 United States 26 October 2010. |
| Genre: | World |
| Label: | Grappa Music, Valley Entertainment |
| Producer: | Deeyah Khan, Ole Reitov |
Listen to the Banned is a compilation album that features the music of banned, censored and imprisoned artists from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.[1] [2] The album is the result of a two-year collaboration between the Norwegian artist Deeyah Khan and international organisation . As well as receiving critical acclaim, Listen to the Banned album has peaked at number 6 on the World Music Charts Europe and spent months on these charts.[3] The album was released worldwide in 2010
Together with Freemuse, Deeyah's' aim with Listen to the Banned is to help give a voice to the voiceless and to promote freedom of creative and musical expression and to promote the work of Freemuse.[4] The album is supported by Amnesty International UK.[5]
Freemuse & Deeyah present Listen to the Banned is the first album release in what is planned to be a long term series of Listen to the Banned compilation albums.