“You can be particularly creative with your voice,” says Christine Siegert, President of the State Music Councils in Germany. The music councils annually choose an instrument of the year, and in 2025 it will be the human voice. From singing and speaking to whispering or shouting, the voice can do a lot. All these sounds can also be used musically, and you can also be creative with loud shouts or screams,” Siegert tells DW.
“The instrument of the year is also associated with political messages,” says Christine Siegert. “We know workers' songs, revolutionary songs like the Marseillaise and we also know how important singing was for Martin Luther during the Reformation. You can achieve a lot with your voice.”
In Afghanistan, the Taliban's new 'virtue law' prohibits women from singing or speaking loudly in public. Regardless of the content of what is sung or said, the female voice is said to be 'seductive.' Even if singing takes place inside the house and the sound escapes outside, there is a threat of punishment. But the women raise their voices anyway.
Protest videos of Afghan women recording their songs at home and posting them online are currently going viral.
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