《F For:香港抗爭音樂誌》是一個非牟利出版計劃,旨在透過音樂,忠實呈現2019至2020年間的香港民主運動。
香港流行音樂常被詬病為太商業以及不夠多元。不過,這場運動令香港音樂創意盛放,專業到網上音樂人紛紛用不同類型音樂來回應運動。這些創作成為記錄這兩年期間所發生的人與事的重要另類文獻。
音樂亦成為一種抗爭手段。我們在街頭見證音樂的力量,不管是在商場大合唱,對警察唱聖詩試圖淨化警察,或是文化人在遊行現場打鼓,都是史無前例。
音樂為這場運動帶來的奇異力量,讓我們相信這些音樂不只必須要被完整記錄外,更需要獲得它們應有的尊重及認同。這就是我們決心做這一套三冊的F For: 香港音樂抗爭的原因,而這計劃絕對值得你的關注及支持。
F For : Hong Kong Protest Music Zine is a not-for-profit publication project that chronicles the 2019-2020 Hong Kong democratic movement through the music made throughout the protests.
Popular music in Hong Kong is often criticised for being too commercial and lacking in diversity. However, the protest movement has breathed new life into the local music scene. Many amateur and professional musicians alike have made music of different genres to respond to the movement, providing an authentic local perspective to understand the dynamics and nuances of the series of events.
Music has also taken a more political role and become a means to protest. We have witnessed the power of music, be it through performing spectacular singalongs at shopping malls, singing hymns at the police forces, or playing drums at the scenes of protest.
Seeing the extraordinary power of music in the movement, we believe it is of utmost importance that all these musical utterances would not only be well-documented but also receive the recognition and respect they deserve. This is why F For : Hong Kong Protest Music Zine – a series of three books that collects the protest music made during the movement – deserves your support and attention.