Chechnya knows perfectly well what music she wants. And not in a vague, ethereal or metaphorical way. No. Your Government it is so clear what kind of music their fellow citizens should listen to who has just decreed what is probably one of the most delusional rules in the very extensive and already surprising history of music: the Russian republic has decided to ban all works that are not in a range from 80 to 116 bpm (beats per minute), which leaves out many hits from genres such as pop or techno. The reason: you don't want songs that are too slow or too fast.
Whether a song is good or not depends on the tempo.
Pay attention to the rhythms. If you plan to travel to Chechnya in the coming months and want to listen to music, it is better to review your Spotify list carefully. He tempo It has become a state issue there. So much so that his Minister of Culture, Musa Dadayev, has just announced that all musical, vocal and choreography works must adhere to a well-defined bpm range.
The artists of the Russian republic will have a little less than two months, until June 1, to adapt their songs to the new Chechen criteria. If they do not do so, the Ministry of Culture warns that will not allow them perform them in public.
From 80 to 116 bpm. And to demonstrate the extent to which the authorities are determined to put speed limits on music, they have accompanied their announcement with a perfectly measurable guideline. Dadayev has specified that from now on all the pieces must be framed in a tempo between 80 and 116 bpm, which would leave out hits from some of the most popular genres.
The signature Ableton accurate For example, hip-hop usually moves from 60 to 100 bpm, although there are those who extend that range up to 140; he house goes from 115 to 130 and the techno from 120 to 140. The scale would exclude many pop songs.
Bad news for Swift, Rosalía or Drake. There are platforms, such as Song BPM, that allow you to go beyond genres and calculate the data for each song. And a quick check shows that the Chechen guidelines would leave out some hits by international artists. Both excessively fast and slow.
For example, 'Look What You Made Me Do'by Taylor Swift, would be at 128 bpm; 'Run the World (Girls)'by Beyoncé, clocks 127 bpm; 'God's Plan', by Drake, stays at 77 bpm; and 'Katherine', by Rosalía, at 78 bpm. Not even the Rolling Stones would be saved. Your classic 'Paint It, Black'it would over-brake, with 159 bpm.
But why? To limit a Western influence that considers “pollutant”. To that end, Chechnya, a Muslim-majority Russian republic, led by the controversial Ramzan Kadyrov and object of very serious complaints Due to the persecution suffered by homosexuals in the country, he has decided to make it difficult for international musicians with foreign rhythms.
How they collect TASS either The Moscow Timesthe goal is that all the works heard and danced there conform “to the Chechen mentality and sense of rhythm.”
“It is inadmissible to borrow the musical culture of other peoples,” the minister emphasizes of Culture: “We must provide the people and the future of our children with the cultural heritage of the Chechen people. This includes the entire spectrum of moral and ethical norms of Chechen life.” In the absence of Beyoncé or Swift, traditional folklore includes ballads and songs that we have seen dancing to Kadyrov himself.
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