Republic of Chechen Bans Music Too Fast or Too Slow

The Minister of Culture, Chechnya Republic, Musa Dadayev, has announced a ban on music that is too fast or too slow.

They limit all musical, vocal, and choreographic compositions to a tempo ranging from 80 to 116 beats per minute (BPM). 

This was announced at a meeting and reported by Russian state news agency TASS. 

The ban will mean that many songs in musical styles such as pop and techno will be banned.

“(I) have announced the final decision, agreed with the head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov, that from now on all musical, vocal, and choreographic works must correspond to a tempo of 80 to 116 beats per minute,” Dadayev said, according to TASS.

“Under Kadyrov’s directive, the region now ensures that Chechen musical and dance creations align with the “Chechen mentality and musical rhythm,” aiming to bring “to the people and the future of our children the cultural heritage of the Chechen people,” Dadayev added.