Chechnya Bans Music That Is Too Fast Or Too Slow

According to an announcement on its website, the Chechen Ministry of Culture banned all music with a tempo below 80 or above 116 beats per minute to “conform to the Chechen mentality and sense of rhythm,” thereby criminalizing many genres. What do you think?

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