The beat goes on.Seeking music of lament, dissent, and inspiration? The following albums are just a small sampling of the varied ways people have sung out for freedom and justice during the past 50 years. Various artists, Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom 1950-1970 (Rhino) Named for regular Sunday folk music folk music: see folk song. folk music Music held to be typical of a nation or ethnic group, known to all segments of its society, and preserved usually by oral tradition. Knowledge of the history and development of folk music is largely conjectural. gatherings that took place in the historic Greenwich Village Greenwich Village (grĕn`ĭch), residential district of lower Manhattan, New York City, extending S from 14th St. to Houston St. and W from Washington Square to the Hudson River. park, these three CDs document one of the most significant musical--and social--developments of the last century. This is not a collection of protest music per se, but it includes several songs from the genre and places them in context. Various artists, including Woody Guthrie Noun 1. Woody Guthrie - United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967) Guthrie, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie , Phil Ochs, Joan Baez, Hoyt Axton, and many more. Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.) (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and performer who gained international fame as an artist on the Motown label in the 1960s and 1970s. , What's Going On What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. [Remaster re·mas·ter tr.v. re·mas·tered, re·mas·ter·ing, re·mas·ters To master again, especially to produce a new master recording of (an old recording) in order to improve the sound quality. ] (Motown) Originally released in 1971, this concept album packed with social commentary and innovative arrangements is generally considered to be one of the best R&B albums ever made, nearly timeless both musically and lyrically. The Clash, The Essential Clash (Epic) This recently released set presents 40 tracks of smart, noisy music with political edge and demonstrates why The Clash was a key player in the late-1970s punk scene. Various artists, Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony [The Soundtrack] (ATO ATO Australian Taxation Office ATO Ambito Territoriale Ottimale (Italy) ATO Alpha Tau Omega ATO Air Traffic Organization (FAA) ATO Arab Towns Organization ATO Air Tasking Order ATO Assemble To Order ) Drawn from the documentary film on the role of music in the South African anti-apartheid struggle, this includes works by individual performers such as Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, and politician-turned-activist-singer Vusi Mahlasela, as well as community choirs and rally recordings. Various artists, Peace Not War (Shock Records) This double-CD international compilation is a not-for-profit project for protest and inspiration (proceeds will go to the UK Stop the War Coalition and equivalent groups in other countries). It includes pop, rock, rap, and dance genres and features Midnight Oil, Public Enemy, Ani DiFranco, Billy Bragg, Massive Attack, Chumbawamba, and many others. Lyrics and streaming audio are available at www.peace-not-war.org.--JP |
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