The research project “Music Exchange and Cultural Policies between Germany and the Mashreq 1945 to 2000“ focuses on musical and cultural exchange between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic on the one hand, and the so-called Mashreq region (Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria) on the other. The focus is on musical exchange and cultural policies that emerged as a result of long-term interaction at the institutional level in the second half of the twentieth century. These forms of music transfer manifested themselves in the diverse exchange and migration of musicians, texts, and objects. Taking into account formal and informal cultural and knowledge exchange, selected musical actors and institutions will be examined as examples of the driving forces behind these interactions.

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