Content is King / Alfons Karabuda
contentisking.bsky.social
Content is King / Alfons Karabuda
@contentisking.bsky.social
Composer and cultural rights advocate. Honorary President of the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance, Chair of the Polar Music Prize Award Committee, board member Freemuse and former President of the International Music Council and Skap.
Today is International Music Day! I cannot think of a better way to honor this day — and the importance of music in our lives — than by highlighting the winner of the Music Rights Award 2025:
Gaza Sings: Voices of Steadfastness and Hope from Palestine. imc-cim.org/imc-honours-...
October 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Thrilled to see the Nordic Day programme for Nordic Tech Week published. On Sept 19 = wrap up week in Kungsträdgården, Stockholm, with full day dedicated to what makes the Nordics unique and how we can build the future together. Full programme: lnkd.in/dAnJ8m-4
September 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
New release! And this one is a true first:
A heartfelt, bittersweet song written and composed entirely in Turkish.
Full of heart and pain—just the way it should be.

open.spotify.com/track/1rcanB...
September 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
En visselblåsarfunktion specialanpassad för kulturorganisationer och bolag. Följ länk där du kan läsa mer och delta aktivt med din återkoppling i utvecklandet av denna, för kulturen, specialanpassade visselblåsarfunktion. vissel.se
June 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Honored to be included in Laurence Cuny’s vital paper on protecting musicians at risk, through the legacy of Pau Casals. A powerful call for action on artistic freedom.
👉 globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/wp-content/u... #ArtisticFreedom #HumanRights #MusicMatters
May 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM

I’m not sure why this is showing up in my newsfeed now, as the article dates back to 2014…

What I do know is that, among the many titles and positions I’ve held over the years, this was the one I neither expected to assume nor aspired to:
Acting CEO of STIM in 2014.
November 25, 2024 at 8:14 AM