Daily Dose of Protest – Page 11 – The Ongoing History of Protest Music

Daily Dose of Protest: It’s Been Burning for a While – Chris Pierce

From artist's website When news hit that Derrick Chauvin was found guilty on all three accounts for the murder of George Floyd, there was a collective sigh of relief. But…

CJ Baker April 21, 2021

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Daily Dose of Protest: Pity The Country – Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

From Artist's Bandcamp Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is an acclaimed novelist, poet, scholar, and singer. She is also a member of the Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg people, native to southern Ontario, Canada.…

CJ Baker April 7, 2021

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Daily Dose of Protest: The Tyranny of Either/Or – Evan Greer

Evan Greer is an example of someone who uses their music as an extension of their activism. She is releasing her latest album Spotify is Surveillance on April 9, the…

CJ Baker March 24, 2021

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Daily Dose of Protest: Television – Lula Wiles

From Artist's Bandcamp Lula Wiles is an Americana trio that skillfully employs traditional music forms to provide poignant commentary on current issues. On May 21st they are releasing Shame and…

CJ Baker March 10, 2021

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Daily Dose of Protest: Different Streets – Made Kuti

From artist's Bandcamp Fela Kuti is a pioneer of afrobeat and one of the most important socially conscious musicians of all-time. He was also announced as one of 16 nominees…

CJ Baker February 24, 2021

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Daily Dose of Protest: Stoned Love – The Supremes

Artist's Website On Monday, February 8th, Mary Wilson, a founding member of The Supremes, sadly passed away at the age of 76. Along with being apart of one of the…

CJ Baker February 10, 2021

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Daily Dose of Protest: Cult 45 – th1rt3en

Pharoahe Monch has played an integral role in the development of underground hip-hop, both as a solo artist and as one-half of the early 90s socially conscious rap duo Organized…

CJ Baker January 27, 2021

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Daily Dose of Protest: Weeping in the Promised Land – John Fogerty

From Artist's Website John Fogerty, the legendary former frontman of Creedence Clearwater Revival is no stranger to composing socially conscious tunes. Songs such as “Fortunate Son” and “Who’ll Stop the…

CJ Baker January 13, 2021

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Daily Dose of Protest: FNP – Billy Nomates

Bandcamp Billy Nomates is the moniker of Tor Maries, a UK singer-songwriter who released her self-titled debut album back in August. Even though the album was recorded pre-pandemic, the album…

CJ Baker December 9, 2020

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Daily Dose of Protest: Haviah Mighty – Atlantic

Photo courtesy of Young Yemi America's issues with systemic racism are partly due to a failure of recognizing past atrocities. This fact is highlighted by "Atlantic" the new tune by…

CJ Baker November 25, 2020