Call for contributions

Contribute! We can only achieve this together.

If you have or know anyone that has live recordings of Maldivians bands; please let us know!

We will also host non-live (is that even a word?) recordings and even official albums but only with the explicit permission of the band(s) involved. We will draft no-commercial no-derivative attribution copyright statements if needed.

All contributors will get full credit.

What we will do with your contributions:
- Upload to our youtube channel with descriptions, text graphics if only audio and ofcourse linkbacks to the band’s website or where there is information on the band
- Upload a fully tagged mp3 archive to our data account
- Make a blog post on our official blog detailing the upload and details of the band/event etc
- Whatever additional information the individual or band would like to be posted (album release dates, upcoming gigs, etc)

Contributing is simply a matter of giving us a copy of whatever material you may have. No further work on the contributor’s part is necessary. Although for the sake of organization and also so we can properly tag music; the following details are a must:
- The proper official name of the band
- The name of the event where it was recorded
- The date that the event was held (exacts dates aren’t a must, but it’d be nice if you knew)

If the contribution is directly from a band or from someone with audio processing knowledge, if they wish they may make whatever adjustments they feel necessary adjustments to clear up the sound.
If the file is already online, we can link to it with a post, or we can reupload if you wish. We prefer reuploading as many videos on youtube have already disappeared since after the users deleted their accounts!

We will ofcourse not make any commercial use of the material provided. We once again emphasize that Maldives Pirate Radio exists to archive and make sharing of live Maldivian music easier; for the benefit of musicians and their fans. Not to make any profit of any sort. If a band disagrees with their material being posted; we will remove it (and be extremely sad ).

Please email us with your contributions at maldivespirateradio@gmail.com . If the files are too large to attach or if you are having trouble; please email us anyways. We will send a fellow pirate to pick up the file with a USB drive, or a burned CD if you would be so kind.

Thanks and keep supporting local artists!