The Russian republic of Chechnya has banned all music under 80 BPM and over 116 BPM (beats per minute) in an effort to promote traditional music in the region.
The new limit on tempos was announced by Chechnya’s culture ministry last week, according to The Moscow Times. The ban hopes to stop Western music, including fast dance music, from “polluting” Chechnya.
Russian news agency TASS reported from the meeting on Friday, April 5, that all vocal and musical compositions…
