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music for social change
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#DontMuteDC and Moechella Protest
Read more: #DontMuteDC and Moechella ProtestIn response to white gentrifiers trying to silence go-go music on the corners of Florida Avenue and 7th Avenue, activists and D.C. residents poured into the streets by blasting go-go music and celebrating its rich history within the city. For…
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Music that Propelled the Indigenous Rights Movement
Read more: Music that Propelled the Indigenous Rights Movement“The Red Power Movement of the 1960s and 70s was a time of profound social change and progress for American Indians in the United States and Canada. In her outspokenness about the injustices facing Indigenous people, Buffy Sainte-Marie also sang…
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Global Citizen Festival Expands to India
Read more: Global Citizen Festival Expands to IndiaJay Z, Coldplay and the Bollywood star Aamir Khan will join forces in India this fall as the Global Citizen Festival expands internationally. The charity concert, overseen by the Global Poverty Project, will be held at the MMRDA Grounds in…
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Beethoven’s 200-Year-Old ‘Fidelio’ Enters Today’s Prisons
Read more: Beethoven’s 200-Year-Old ‘Fidelio’ Enters Today’s PrisonsFew opera choruses are as moving as the one a group of prisoners sings in Act I of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Released temporarily from their cells, the inmates almost whisper a hymnlike paean to liberty: “Oh, what a joy to breathe…
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‘Casseroles’
Read more: ‘Casseroles’‘Casseroles’protests, based on the tradition of ‘cazerolazo,’ consists of protesting by banging on pots and pans in the street. This took place in May of 2012 in Montreal and across Quebec, in response to the government’s proposed tuition increases and…
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Paco Ibáñez (Valencia, November 20th, 1934)
Read more: Paco Ibáñez (Valencia, November 20th, 1934)Francisco Ibáñez Gorostidi (known as “Paco Ibáñez”) is a spanish singer that has dedicated almost all his career to turning poems by classical and contemporary spanish and latin american authors into songs. Paco Ibáñez was born in Valencia, but he…
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Al Kufiyyeh 3arabeyyeh (The Kufiyeh is Arab)
Read more: Al Kufiyyeh 3arabeyyeh (The Kufiyeh is Arab)Mansour began rapping in 2003 and has gained recognition in the Middle East, Europe and the United States for her own songs and collaborations with other artists. She performs wearing a traditional Palestinian thawb and has said that she considers…
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Music video in support of gay marriage rights
Read more: Music video in support of gay marriage rightsGrammy nominee and Rolling Stone cover star Sam Smith unveiled the video for his new single “Lay Me Down,” the latest track off his platinum-selling debut album In the Lonely Hour. The video, filmed at the parish church of St.…
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Word Sound Power | Blood Earth
Read more: Word Sound Power | Blood EarthWord Sound Power Word Sound Power, formed in 2010, is a New Delhi based collective that constructs multimedia collaborations with South Asian artists on issues of social justice. Armed with a mobile studio, electronic music producer Chris McGuinness and dancehall…
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Global Citizen Ticket Drive: Fans can earn points for concerts through social activism
Read more: Global Citizen Ticket Drive: Fans can earn points for concerts through social activismBy Steve Knopper To fight world hunger and transform their fans into social activists, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Beyoncé, Black Sabbath, Neil Young, Kanye West, My Morning Jacket and dozens of other stars will donate two tickets to every show…