As we read this piece of writing, the Laibach rock band would have already played Korean music and their interpretations of songs from The Sound of Music – a classic movie whose backdrop was Nazi occupation of Austria. Laibach, as mentioned in the article, is more of a fascist band than a music band. It talks of extremist ideas and has ambiguous ideologies – it leaves questions for the audience to interpret. The author analyses why the band was invited to North Korea to perform.
http://theconversation.com/first-foreign-band-to-play-north-korea-is-famed-for-its-fascism-45007
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