“The issue is not whether culture matters…That it must be, given the pervasive influence of culture on human life. The real issue, rather, is how – not whether – culture matters. What are the different ways in which culture may influence development? How can the influences be better understood, and how might they modify or alter the development policies that seem appropriate? ... “
Amartya Sen, Wirtschaftsnobelpreisträger
”Sometimes I Can SING About Things, I Could Never Openly SAY in Public"
Kanku Kuyateh, Sängerin Gambia
"Poverty eradication has a link to democracy and culture, not a mechanistic one, but in the long run development without culture is not possible. Culture makes reality meaningfull!!"
kulturen in bewegung
"Wir sollten Politikern nicht erlauben, unsere lebenslange Zusammengehörigkeit während ihrer vier- bis fünfjähriger Amtszeit zu verderben."
Lucky Dube
"Stolen art objects have to stay, African artists have to leave."
(Zum europäischen Umgang mit Raubkunst und ausländischen KünstlerInnen)
Kwame Opoku
I think it is very important for the musician to say what is true because sometimes the politicians would want to change the history because of their own thing — because they want to stay in power, or something else...
Tiken Jah Fakoly
We live in a world of increasing awareness and interdependence, and I believe that music can act as a magnet to draw people together. Music is an expressive art that can reach to the very core of one's identity. By listening to and learning from the voices of an authentic musical tradition, we become increasingly able to advocate for the worlds they represent.
Yo Yo Ma
„Die Unmöglichkeit, eine Kultur in eine andere zu übersetzen, ist zugleich der Grund dafür, dass wir den interkulturellen Dialog führen müssen. Dieser Austausch ist nicht nur notwendig, sondern stellt in sich selbst einen kreativen Prozess mit fast unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten dar“.
Fei Dawei
