07 Jun 2023

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Indignation’ By Divide and Dissolve

Divide and Dissolve is an Australian-based instrumental doom metal duo that features saxophonist and guitarist Takiaya Reed and percussionist Sylvie Nehill. For the female duo, the act of simply inhabiting a prominently white male genre space is political.

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24 May 2023

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘La Banda Más Chingón en Wyoming’ By No-No Boy Featuring Mariachi Los Broncos

No-No Boy is a multimedia project formed by Julian Saporiti & Erin Aoyama while pursuing their doctorates at Brown University.

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10 May 2023

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘I Know How It Feels’ By Dropkick Murphys

Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys recorded this song based on unused lyrics from Woody Guthrie for their forthcoming album, “Okemah Rising.”

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08 May 2023

Die Jim Crow Records Releases New Music From Hip-Hop Artist Wrongfully Convicted And Imprisoned For 25 Years

Die Jim Crow Records, the first record company to work exclusively with musicians impacted by the United States prison system, has collaborated with another formerly incarcerated artist named EL BENTLY 448.

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12 Apr 2023

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Go As Free Companions’ By Dawn Ray’d

Dawn Ray’d is a UK anarchist black metal band that draws from the folk traditions of rebel music. On their latest album “To Know The Light,” the trio conveys a rousing anti-fascist message that balances the bleakness that black metal is known for with a sense of optimism.

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25 Jan 2023

The Protest Songs Of David Crosby

A celebration of protest music that David Crosby wrote or co-wrote. Crosby was part of the rock supergroup, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

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11 Jan 2023

Protest Song(s) Of The Week: Black Belt Eagle Scout

Black Belt Eagle Scout is the alias of Katherine Paul, an indigenous multi-instrumentalist andsinger-songwriter. Her third studio album, “The Land, the Water, the Sky,” will be released onFebruary 10. In a press statement, she declared “I created The Land, the Water, the Sky to record and reflect upon my journey back to my homelands

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22 Dec 2022

Ten Of The Best Protest Albums of 2022

The following is a collection of some of the best albums of protest music released in 2022. They were selected by Kevin Gosztola and C.J. Baker, who publishes writing regularly at Ongoing History Of Protest Songs. They are in alphabetical order by artist.

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08 Dec 2022

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Inflation’ By Earnest Jackson

Music is often an outlet for songwriters to express their political and personal frustrations. That was the
case with the New Orleans singer-songwriter Earnest Jackson, who in 1975 composed the song
“Inflation” in response to being adversely affected by the high cost of living.

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10 Aug 2022

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘No More Wars’ By Mádé Kuti

After completion of a United States tour with his father, Mádé released his latest single “No More Wars,” featuring powerhouse vocals and expert backing from his newly formed band The Movement.

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