A Month of Protest: February

February may be a shorter and typically shitty month, but it did manage to produce a decent amount of socially conscious music. Here is a sampling. Songs/Videos: SAGA (Acoustic) – Hurray for the Riff Raff This is a powerful acoustic reworking of a track that appeared on Hurray for the Riff Raff’s excellent 2022 album Life On Earth (one of […]

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Daily Dose of Protest: How Far? – Gorillaz (Ft. Tony Allen & Skepta)

Influential Nigerian drummer Tony Allen sadly passed away on April 30, 2020, at the age of 79. He was considered a pioneer of the Afrobeat genre for his work with Fela Kuti as the drummer and music director of Fela’s backing band Africa ’70. After parting ways with Fela in 1979 he continued to be active in a variety of […]

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