Posted in2017: The Year In Protest Music
40 Best Protest Albums of 2017
Hurray For The Riff Raff, from the artist's Bandcamp I started this website back on December 6th, 2017. During that first month, I hastily compiled a list of the 25…
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A Month of Protest: May
Fatoumata Diawara, from artist Bandcamp Another month has passed and here is your monthly recap of notable socially conscious music. Songs/Videos: America Has a Problem (featuring Kendrick Lamar) - Beyoncé…
30 Best Protest Albums of 2022 (So Far)
Since I started this site at the end of 2017, I seem to introduce these lists with variations of it has been a shitty year, but at least we have…
Podcast: 10 Best Protest Songs of the 2010s
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5YZFJT5f1wWsBi6YDzUIwp?si=X_P1mP9ORMOkVG6AesVklw This episode features audio from the very first video from the Ongoing History of Protest Music YouTube Channel. It was originally published on November 23, 2020, but this Spotify exclusive version…
100 Best Protest Albums of the 2010s
Alynda Segarra of Hurray For The Riff Raff. Photo from Artist's Bandcamp As we approached the end of a decade it is a good time to reflect on some of…
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80 Years of Protest Songs Part 4: 1999-2018
80 Years of Protest Songs Part 1: 1939-1958 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 2: 1959-1978 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 3: 1979-1998 The aftermath of 9/11 ushered in…
Posted in2017: The Year In Protest Music
Top 50 Protest Songs of 2017
French-Cuban duo Ibeyi, made up of twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz recorded one of the 50 best protest songs of 2017. Photo Credit: Maya Dagnino This is a continuation…
Posted in2017: The Year In Protest Music
Top 12 Protest Music Videos of 2017
The jaded cynic may dismiss music videos as simply promotional vehicles to help a musician go viral and to increase their net worth. Even though that synopsis is often accurate,…