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Academy Partners With Mercury Studios to Launch Jonas Gwangwa Music Composition Initiative

Jonas Gwangwa - South African Jazz Musician and Composer. 

         LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in partnership with Mercury Studios, today announced the launch of the Jonas Gwangwa Music Composition Initiative, a one-year career development program for Black British musicians interested in composing music for film.  In celebration of the late South African musician, composer and Oscar® nominee Jonas Gwangwa, the program will provide real-world experience, one-on-one mentorship and networking opportunities, beginning in October 2022. 

         Part of the Academy’s ongoing Aperture 2025 global outreach and engagement efforts, the Jonas Gwangwa Music Composition Initiative aims to foster broader representation in film music composition, with an emphasis on Black British talent.  Its creation was spearheaded by UK-based Academy members Gary Yershon (Music Branch), Misan Sagay (Writers Branch) and Nainita Desai (Music Branch).

    “This initiative seeks to correct an imbalance.  In contrast to the major contributions Black musicians are making to the music industry in the UK, their presence in the UK film industry is significantly lacking,” said Yershon, Sagay and Desai.  “Through this program, we seek to build community amongst Black artists in the UK by highlighting opportunities to bridge film and music careers.”

     The program is open to UK-based Black artists and composers with at least three years of work experience as a musician.  Two participants, selected through an application process, will receive access to Academy members across various branches in order to gain an understanding of the filmmaking process; one-on-one mentorship with a member of the Academy’s Music Branch to learn about the practical aspects of composing for film; access to Academy events and screenings in London; and introductions to leading practitioners from all areas of film music, among other mentorship programming.

     Participants will be matched with a filmmaker who is in the process of making a short film and will be given the opportunity to compose music for the film. The composition work will be funded by two grants from Universal Music Group’s Mercury Studios, a full-service, global production film and television studio, and Decca Records.  Additional programming and support will be provided by Abbey Road Studios.

    Gwangwa, who died in 2021, was a prominent South African jazz musician and composer.  He received Oscar nominations for Original Score and Original Song for his work, with George Fenton, on “Cry Freedom” (1987). 

    Applications for the Jonas Gwangwa Music Composition Initiative are currently open.  For more information visit https://oscars.org/learn/jonas-gwangwa-initiative. 

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Halloween 🎃 will never be the same, Shrine Of Will is waking up all the werewolves, vampires, a Halloween festival you don't want to miss. This festival, gonna shake Johannesburg... just the one concert so far in JHB South, don't like repeating myself.😋

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Egypt bans Dutch archaeology team from Saqqara due to museum’s ‘Afrocentric’ exhibition

A team of archaeologists from a Dutch museum has been banned from carrying out excavations in Egypt’s rich Saqqara necropolis, after the museum mounted an exhibition that drew condemnation from Egyptian authorities.

After the opening of “Kemet: Egypt in Hip Hop, Jazz, Soul & Funk,” the National Museum of Antiquities (RMO) in Leiden received an email from the head of foreign missions of the Egyptian Antiquities Service saying that the museum is “falsifying history” with its “Afrocentric” approach, Dutch newspaper NRC reported on Monday.

Wim Weijland, the museum’s managing director, confirmed to CNN via email that the Egyptian authorities have denied the institution a permit for the next excavation season at Saqqara. He also confirmed that the journalist who wrote the NRC article had seen the email from the Egyptian authorities.

A vast burial ground that sits nearly 20 miles south of the capital Cairo, Saqqara is home to Egypt’s oldest pyramid, the pyramid of Djoser, and has been the site of multiple important discoveries in recent years.

The museum has been carrying out annual excavations there for more than 40 years. Its most recent excavation campaign took place earlier this year, between February 19 and March 23.

“The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden has been working at Saqqara since 1975,” Weijland told CNN. “For the upcoming season, the museum has been denied the permit to excavate here.”

Weijland said the reason for the permit’s denial is the “presumed ‘falsifying history’ in the current exhibition,” adding that the museum is trying to “open the dialogue” with the Egyptian authorities about the matter.

Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.

Weijland went on to say that the aim of the “Kemet” exhibition is “to show and understand the depiction of ancient Egypt and the messages in music by African artists,” as well as to “show what scientific, Egyptological research can tell us about ancient Egypt and Nubia.”

Nubia is an ancient region in northeast Africa that extends from the Nile River valley in Egypt, all the way down to Khartoum in modern-day Sudan. The area was once home to the Nubian Kingdom of Kush, or the “African Pharaohs.”

According to its web page, the exhibition, which opened in April and runs until September 3, “embarks on a journey through music history” and looks at “the influence of ancient Egypt and Nubia…in the works of a multitude of musicians of African descent, including icons of jazz such as Miles Davis and Sun Ra and contemporary artists such as Beyoncé and Rihanna.”

In recent days, the museum’s social media posts about the exhibition were flooded with comments, mostly by Egyptians who deemed it disrespectful. Some commented with photos showing light-skinned ancient Egyptian drawings, next to ones with darker skin tones, which they say the museum is propagating.

In response to the controversy, the museum added a note on its website with further information about the show’s content, background and goals. It also said it would remove offensive or racist comments from its social media platforms.

The museum encouraged visitors to “visit the exhibition and form their own opinions,” saying it “welcomes respectful dialogue on the cultural heritage of Egypt and Nubia.”

This isn’t the first time Egypt has objected to the depiction of its ancient ancestors. It recently criticized the Netflix docuseries “Queen Cleopatra,” which portrays the ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt as a woman of color.

Zahi Hawass, an Egyptologist and former Egyptian minister of antiquities, wrote last month that “no one with even a little education could make a film showing Cleopatra as African

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Soul Power Kinshasa Zaire 1974 Muhammad Ali ,James Brown,Bill Withers, and a host of other international stars.

This is a historical document - because there will never be another Rumble in the Jungle.. especially with this type of stage presence.  Imagine, Zaire.. Man

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Leon Gast's brilliant fly-on-the-wall film When We Were Kings won the Oscar for best documentary when it was released in 1997. It told the surreal story of the "rumble in the jungle", the extraordinary heavyweight fight in Zaire in 1974 when Muhammad Ali beat George Foreman to win back his world title against the odds.

The fight was the main event, but a three-day music festival, called Zaire '74, also took place in Kinshasa, featuring some of the heavyweights of American soul, African pop and Latin-American jazz. It was headlined by the Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown, who was brought to Africa, alongside the Detroit Spinners, Bill Withers and BB King, by the festival organisers, Stewart Levine and South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela. Also in town for the concert were Stokely Carmichael, the black power figurehead, and Don King, the motor-mouth boxing promoter.

Soul Power tells the story of the festival and its myriad characters in an impressionistic swirl of images and music. It begins with the organisers frantically trying to build a stage, install a PA and hold it all together as the musicians start arriving. When James Brown and Ali enter the same dressing room, there is barely enough oxygen left even for Don King. The jive talk is non-stop, but it's the music that mesmerises - and the audience's wild reaction to it. BB King wows the crowd with the restrained power of The Thrill is Gone, Bill Withers bravely slows things down with the brooding ballad Hope She'll be Happier, and Brown climaxes with - what else? - Say it Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud, which, had there been a roof on the stadium, would have taken it clean off.

The vibe is celebratory throughout despite the hassles, the various besuited business opportunists and the great big elephant in the room - President Mobutu and his years of corruption and misrule. Given that it is 35 years since the concert and fight took place, one might have hoped from some retrospective wisdom from some of the surviving performers. That one quibble aside, Soul Power is a riveting glimpse of another time and another place, when things were more radical and more gloriously ramshackle. Where was Fela Kuti, though?

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🇧🇪 King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians

Friday, March 24, 2023

Out of gratitude for South Africa’s hospitality, the King and Queen of the Belgians organized a jazz concert with Belgian and South African musicians.

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Birthdays 3.18

Beer Birthdays

John Smith (1824)

William Ebling (1828)

James Toohey (1850)

Jason Chavez (1968)

Alexandra Nowell (1985)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Luc Besson; film director, writer (1959)

Will Durst; comedian (1952)

Edward Everett Horton; actor, narrator (1886)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; composer (1844)

John Updike; writer (1932)

Famous Birthdays

Bonnie Blair; speed skater (1964)

Irene Cara; pop singer (1959)

Edgar Cayce; psychic (1877)

Neville Chamberlain; British PM (1869)

Grover Cleveland; 22nd & 24th U.S. President (1837)

Richard Condon; writer (1915)

Dane Cook; comedian (1972)

Frederik Willem de Klerk; South African politician (1936)

Robert Donat; actor (1905)

Joy Fielding; writer (1945)

Bill Frisell; jazz musician (1951)

Jim Funk; pop singer, songwriter (1969)

Ernest Gallo; winemaker (1909)

Peter Graves; actor (1926)

Manly Hall; writer (1901)

William H. Johnson; artist (1901)

Queen Latifah; musician, actor (1970)

Stéphane Mallarmé; French poet (1842)

James McMurtry; rock guitarist, singer, actor (1962)

Wilson Pickett; pop singer (1941)

Pillsbury Dough Boy; advertising character (1965)

George Plimpton; actor, writer (1901)

Charley Pride; country singer (1938)

Raphael; artist (1483)

Michael Rapaport; actor (1970)

Joseph Schmitt; composer (1734)

Vanessa Williams; pop singer, actor (1963)

Kai Winding; jazz trombonist (1929)

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Angel Bat Dawid - Requiem for Jazz - the audio document of her sweeping performance piece inspired by, and expounding on, the 1959 film The Cry of Jazz by Edward O. Bland (embedded below)

Composer, clarinetist, singer and educator Angel Bat Dawid announces the release of a new work, Requiem For Jazz. A 12-movement suite composed, arranged, and inspired in part by dialogue from Edward O. Bland’s 1959 film The Cry of Jazz, the album is a wide-ranging treatise on the African American story from one of its most astute narrators. Itself an incisive critique of racial politics in the USA, The Cry of Jazz draws formal comparisons between the structure of jazz music and the African American experience - as one of freedom and restraint, of joy and suffering - that manifests in the triumph of spirit over the crushing prejudice of daily life. Cutting together archive reels from Black neighborhoods in Chicago with live performance footage from Sun Ra and his Arkestra among others, the film remains a radical and prescient evocation of Black pride and its roots in the history of jazz, from spirituals to blues and beyond. As South African writer Nombuso Mathibela captures in the album’s liner notes: [Music is our weapon of struggle] that radiantly holds our positive aspiration, group pride and determination as Black people. Sonics! our beautiful fire that gave light to the world. And a world that gave us blues. The blues that gave us Black in jazz Drawing a through line to today’s vibrant avant-garde, Angel Bat Dawid’s Requiem For Jazz picks up the liberation work laid out by Bland’s film, taking the message of joy and suffering within the Black classical tradition into a contemporary setting. Music from the project was originally premiered at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival in Chicago in 2019, where Angel conducted a multigenerational fifteen-piece instrumental ensemble of Black musicians from across Chicago’s creative community, alongside a four-person choir (featuring singers from Black Monument Ensemble) as well as dancers and visual artists. Recordings from the performance were then mixed and post-produced by Angel, who added interludes, vocals and additional sounds. As well as transcribing a piece from the film, Requiem For Jazz also alludes to The Cry of Jazz through contributions from the Sun Ra Arkestra’s Marshall Allen and Knoel Scott on the album’s final movement, which were recorded remotely at the historic Arkestral Institute of Sun Ra in Philadelphia in late 2020. “I want us to have this very wonderful conversation that Ed Bland started over 50 years ago and I want to continue the conversation; because this is a loving conversation that we need to have with each other” - Angel Bat Dawid, Feb 2023 creditsreleased March 24, 2023 Requiem for Jazz Composed, Arranged, Conducted & Mixed by Angel Bat Dawid except “My Rhapsody,” from the 1959 Ed Bland film “The Cry of Jazz,” composed by Paul Severson & Norman Leist (Glenayre Publishing Co. BMI), arranged by Angel Bat Dawid. Lyrics include extracts from “The Cry of Jazz” and the Roman Catholic Liturgical Requiem Missal. Requiem for Jazz Intros/Interludes Composed, Produced, Mixed & Performed by Angel Bat Dawid Requiem for Jazz premiered Sept, 30th 2019 at the Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts in Chicago, IL. Commissioned for the 2019 Annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival.

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Currently at the University of Florida’s Contemporary Art Museum is Rico Gatson: Visible Time. The exhibition includes a collection of the artist’s paintings and works on paper, video works from 2001-present, and a life size mural of author Zora Neale Hurston.

From the museum’s website about the exhibition-

For more than two decades, Brooklyn-based artist Rico Gatson has been celebrated for his vibrant, colorful, and layered artworks. Inspired by significant moments in African American history, identity politics and spirituality, his oeuvre includes images of protests and longstanding injustices—touching on subjects like the murder of Emmett Till, the Watts Riots, and the formation of the Black Panthers—as well as dynamic abstract geometries that celebrate Pan-Africanist aesthetics and Black cultural and political figures.

About the mural, Zora III, commissioned by the museum (pictured above)-

Zora Neale Hurston was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on hoodoo (a set of spiritual practices, traditions, and beliefs created by enslaved Africans in the Southern U.S.). The most popular of her four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937. Born in Notasulga, Alabama, Hurston grew up near Orlando, in Eatonville, Florida, incorporated in 1887 as one of the first self-governing all-black municipalities in the country. Despite her landmark achievements, Hurston died penniless and in obscurity in 1960-her novels and other writings largely unknown, until they were single-handedly rescued by novelist Alice Walker in 1975. Through his wall painting Rico Gatson extends the monumental impact of Hurston’s legacy-and Walker’s- into a visual arena reminiscent of the Mexican Muralists and hand-painted cinema signs.

("Untitled (Seven Panels)”, 2022 acrylic paint on wood, in seven parts)

From the museum’s wall plaque about the above paintings-

According to catalog contributor Mark Fredricks, Rico Gatson’s “panel paintings” resemble “a musical framework.” Arranged together along a single wall, the “rhythm” animating their colorful compositions and their “uniformity of structure” suggest, anthropomorphically speaking, musicians in a jazz combo. One of the many ways in which Gatson draws on music as a lasting influence in his art, his seven panels approximate what legendary jazz player Albert Ayler described as “the healing force of the universe,” but in three dimensions.

“Don” 2022, Color pencil and photo-collage on paper

“Sidney” 2022, Color pencil and photo-collage on paper

“Miles #2″ 2022, Color pencil and photo-collage on paper

Below are images are from Four Stations, one of the five moving image works in the exhibition. For this work, Gatson traveled to Money, Mississippi and took handheld footage along the trail of places and events that led to the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till.

On one of the smaller screens is Gun Play, 2001, a film collage that mixes sequences from Foxy Brown and The Good, the Band and the Ugly, combining them together with kaleidoscopic effects.

This Thursday 7/27/23, the museum will be showing Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing, the last of the three films chosen by Gatson to accompany the exhibition.

The exhibition will close on Saturday, 7/29.

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Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is a record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans over 60 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys, and a Grammy Legend Award. He came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He became the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "The Eyes of Love" from the film Banning. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on In Cold Blood, making him the first African American to be nominated twice in the same year. He produced three of Michael Jackson's most successful albums: Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad. He produced and conducted the charity song "We Are the World". He became the first African American to be the musical director and conductor of the Academy Awards. He was the first African American to receive the Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. He is tied as the second most Oscar-nominated African American, with seven nominations each. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as the winner. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by Time. Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council member Ray Charles. Grammy Legend Award in 1992 (one of only 15 people ever to receive it). Second in the list of all-time Grammy award wins. Garfield High School in Seattle named a performing arts center after him. Quincy Jones Elementary School, located in South Central Los Angeles, is named after him. Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards. John F. Kennedy Center Honors. National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama. Los Angeles Press Club Visionary Award. Honorary doctorate from the Royal Academy of Music, London. Ahmet Ertegun Award into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame as a "foundational inductee". #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/CpxJIB9L5j0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Sexypink - Rest in Power Kwame Braithwaite - Making BLACK LIVES MATTER long before the slogan existed.

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Rhythmic beats, soulful voices, and complex melodies are typically associated with African music. Each nation and region has a sound that is deeply rooted in its cultural and historical legacy. From South African vocal harmonies to West African drumming, music is an integral part of daily life in Africa. It is used for celebrations of life, funerals, and communion with the spirit world. Stories and traditions are passed from one generation to the next via music. One of the most fundamental qualities of African music is its rhythm. Frequently, African music relies heavily on polyrhythms, in which multiple rhythms are played simultaneously to create a deep and intricate sound tapestry. This is particularly evident in the music of West Africa, where the djembe drum is essential to many traditional musical styles. Vocal harmony is an additional significant aspect of African music. Some African cultures place a high value on singing and vocal harmonies, with multiple singers cooperating to create compositions that are rich and nuanced. This is particularly evident in the music of South Africa, where choral music has a rich and storied tradition. African rhythms and melodies have permeated a variety of musical styles, from jazz to hip-hop. Several musicians have been influenced by African music, including Paul Simon, who collaborated with South African musicians on his album "Graceland." Nonetheless, African music is more than a source of inspiration for musicians around the world. It is a celebration of African culture and tradition that reflects the continent's illustrious history and legacy. It is a reminder that music is a powerful means of uniting people and building community, despite the fact that there are still many difficulties in Africa and that many people continue to work on the issue. Africa is a continent consists of 54 unique nations, each with its own culture and musical traditions. From mbira music in Zimbabwe to highlife in Ghana, African music is as diverse as the continent itself. Nigeria is one nation that has made important contributions to African music. Nigeria, commonly referred to as the "Giant of Africa," has a dynamic and diverse music culture, with genres including Afrobeat, Juju, and Highlife. The distinctive sounds of artists such as Fela Kuti and Burna Boy have had a tremendous impact on the music of the world, garnering them international fame. The Nigerian culture lays a considerable focus on music, with festivals and performances taking place year-round. The Lagos Jazz Festival is one of the most prestigious festivals, bringing musicians and music aficionados from around the globe. The festival celebrates the great tradition of jazz music in Nigeria as well as Lagos' lively and diverse music scene. Growing up in Africa, I was exposed to a wide variety of musical styles. My father loves music and played traditional African music frequently at home. I remember hearing the intricate rhythms of the djembe drum and the lovely harmonies of South African choir music. As I aged, my interest in contemporary African music, particularly Nigerian music, grew. I was drawn to the mesmerizing rhythms and melodies of Afrobeat as well as the forceful social commentary of vocalists like Fela Kuti. Nigerian music assisted me in connecting with my African heritage and bolstering my ethnic pride.

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The story of The Movers began in 1967 when two unknown musicians – the brothers Norman and Oupa Hlongwane – approached Kenneth Siphayi a stylish and wealthy businessman from the Alexandra township to ask if he could buy them musical instruments. In return he would receive a cut from future life shows and record deals. Kenneth, ended up doing much more, becoming their manager, setting them up in a rehearsal space, and introducing them to an organist who would prove to be the missing link in the band’s skeletal sound. He also gave them their name: The Movers … because, as he said, their music was going to move you, whether you liked it or not. The band exploded onto the country’s racially-segregated music scene at the dawn of the 1970s with a sound that applied the rolling organ grooves and elastic rhythms of American soul to songs that came straight from the heart of the townships. Rumours of the band started to spread throughout the country and soon the record labels were sending their talent scouts to the Alexandra township to hear it for themselves. The Movers finally signed to Teal Records in 1969, and their first album, Crying Guitar, went on to sell 500,000 copies within the first three months, launching them into the front rank of South African bands. In their first year they went from local sensations to being the first band of black South Africans to have their music cross over to the country’s white radio stations. Although the first record was entirely instrumental, The Movers started working with different singers soon after – scoring an early hit with 14 year old vocal prodigy Blondie Makhene – and enriched their sonic palette with horns, extra percussion and various keyboards. Their stylistic range also expanded, incorporating elements of Marabi, Mbaqanga, jazz, funk, and reggae into their soul-steeped sound. But the essence of their music came from the almost telepathic connection of its founding members: the simmering organ of Sankie Chounyane, the laid-back guitar lines of Oupa Hlongwane, the energetic bass grooves of Norman Hlongwane and the simmering rhythms of drummer of Sam Thabo. The band reached their apex in the mid-1970s, and their hit ‘Soweto Inn’, sung by Sophie Thapedi, became inseparable from the student revolts that signalled a new resistance to the apartheid government. In 1976, however, their manager was forced out, and their producer started to play a more active role in the band’s direction. By the end of the decade there were no original members left. But at their height The Movers were titans of South African soul who left a legacy of over a dozen albums and countless singles of pure groove. On The Movers 1970–76, Analog Africa presents 14 of the finest tracks from the band’s undisputed peak.

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Popular music Genres

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This is a listing of some of the world's popular music genre and their own definitions.

African People - Music kept to be typical on the nation or cultural group, known to just about all segments of it's society, and rescued usually by verbal tradition.

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Afro jazz - Refers to jazz music which has ended up heavily influenced just by African music. That music took portions of marabi, swing together with American jazz and additionally synthesized this to a unique fusion. The main band to really accomplish that synthesis was that South African group of musicians Jazz Maniacs.

Afro-beat - Is a blend of Yoruba music, jazz, Highlife, and funk rhythms, fused using African percussion in addition to vocal styles, popularized in Africa inside 1970s.

Afro-Pop : Afropop or Afro Pop is a words sometimes used to consult contemporary African take music. The term fails to refer to a specific trend or sound, nevertheless is used as a standard term to describe Camera popular music.

Apala - Originally produced the Yoruba most people of Nigeria. It can be a percussion-based style that will developed in the missed 1930s, when it was eventually used to wake worshippers after fasting in the Islamic holy 30 days of Ramadan.

Assiko - is a well-known dance from the Southern of Cameroon. This band is usually influenced by a singer followed with a guitar, and then a percussionnist playing this pulsating rhythm with Assiko with sheet metal knives and forks on an empty product.

Batuque - can be a music and move genre from Cape Verde.

Bend Skin color - is a types of urban Cameroonian preferred music. Kouchoum Mbada is the most well-known group associated with the sort.

Benga - Can be a musical genre involving Kenyan popular new music. It evolved relating to the late 1940s along with late 1960s, with Kenya's capital town of Nairobi.

Biguine - is a type of music that came from Martinique in the nineteenth century. By pairing the traditional bele beats with the polka, your black musicians associated with Martinique created a biguine, which consists three distinct designs, the biguine de salon, the biguine de bal along with the biguines de repent.

Bikutsi - is mostly a musical genre with Cameroon. It produced from the traditional brands of the Beti, and Ewondo, people, which live around the location of Yaounde.

Bongo Flava - there are a mix of rap, hiphop, and R&B for beginners but these brands don't do it rights. It's rap, reggae and R&B Tanzanian style: a big shedding pot of preferences, history, culture together with identity.

Cadence -- is a particular number of intervals or chords that ends some sort of phrase, section, and also piece of music.

Calypso - is a form of Afro-Caribbean music which often originated in Trinidad with about the start of the twentieth century. The beginnings of the genre set in the arrival from African slaves, that, not being permitted to speak with each other, conveyed through song.

Chaabi - is a famous music of Morocco, very similar to the Algerian Rai.

Chimurenga : is a Zimbabwean widely used music genre coined by and popularised by Thomas Mapfumo. Chimurenga is a Shona language word with regard to struggle.

Chouval Bwa - features percussion, bamboo flute, accordion, and wax-paper/comb-type kazoo. The music has come from among rural Martinicans.

Christian Rap -- is a form of rep which uses Religious themes to express that songwriter's faith.

Coladeira - is a version of music in Cape Verde. Its issue ascends to funacola which is a mixture of funanáa and coladera. Well-known coladera musicians comes with Antoninho Travadinha.

Current Christian - can be described as genre of well-known music which is lyrically focused on matters occupied with the Christian confidence.

Country - is often a blend of popular musical technology forms originally obtained in the Southern Nation and the Appalachian Mountain tops. It has roots within traditional folk audio, Celtic music, blues, gospel music, hokum, and old-time popular music and evolved immediately in the 1920s.

Move Hall - can be a type of Jamaican preferred music which engineered in the late 1970s, with exponents which include Yellowman and Shabba Ranks. It is also termed bashment. The form is characterized by some deejay singing and additionally toasting (or rapping) over raw in addition to danceable music riddims.

Disco - is mostly a genre of dance-oriented pop music that's popularized in show up clubs in the mid-1970s.

Folk - with the most basic sense in the term, is new music by and for any common people.

Freestyle - is a type of electronic music that's heavily influenced as a result of Latin American traditions.

Fuji - can be described as popular Nigerian play genre. It came into being from the improvisation Ajisari/were music tradition, the industry kind of Muslim beats performed to wake up believers before start during the Ramadan going on a fast season.

Funana : is a mixed Colonial and African audio and dance because of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is said that the reduced part of the body move is African, and also the upper part Colonial.

Funk - can be an American musical fashion that originated in this mid- to late-1960s when African American artists blended soul popular music, soul jazz along with R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new variety of music.

Gangsta gangster rap - is a subgenre of hip-hop new music which developed through the late 1980s. 'Gangsta' is a variation relating to the spelling of 'gangster'. After the popularity with Dr . Dre's Your Chronic in 1992, gangsta rap grew to be the most commercially financially rewarding subgenre of hip-hop.

Genge - is often a genre of rap music that possessed its beginnings around Nairobi, Kenya. A name was coined and popularized simply by Kenyan rapper Nonini who started off for Calif Records. This is the style that comes with hip hop, dancehall together with traditional African beats styles. It is regularly sung in Sheng(slung), Swahili or nearby dialects.

Gnawa -- is a mixture of Africa, Berber, and Persia religious songs and additionally rhythms. It unites music and acrobatic dancing. The audio is both your prayer and a gathering of life.

Gospel - is a music genre characterized by prominent vocals (often by means of strong use of harmony) referencing lyrics of an religious nature, really Christian.

Highlife : is a musical category that originated in Ghana and spread to help Sierra Leone in addition to Nigeria in the 1920s and other West Photography equipment countries.

Hip-Hop -- is a style of famous music, typically including a rhythmic, rhyming vocal style termed rapping (also identified as emceeing) over backing up beats and uncovering performed on a turntable by a DJ.

Property - is a type electronic dance popular music that was developed by creep club DJs inside Chicago in the ahead of time to mid-1980s. Dwelling music is highly influenced by aspects the late 1970s soul- and funk-infused dance music variety of disco.

Indie : is a term useful to describe genres, views, subcultures, styles and also other cultural attributes with music, characterized by ones own independence from serious commercial record product labels and their autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to taking and publishing.

A key component - An a key component is, in contrast to a good song, a audio composition or producing without lyrics or even any other sort of oral music; all of the new music is produced by musical technology instruments.

Isicathamiya -- is an a cappella singing style which originated from the Southern area African Zulus.

Jazz - is an primary American musical talent which originated in the beginning of the 20th millennium in African American towns in the Southern United states of america out of a confluence of African along with European music cultures.

Jit - can be a style of popular Zimbabwean dance music. The idea features a swift habit played on percussion and accompanied by a nylon string guitar.

Juju - is mostly a style of Nigerian widely used music, derived from standard Yoruba percussion. That evolved in the 1920s in urban irons across the countries. The pioneer jùjú recordings have been by Tunde Queen and Ojoge Daniel from the 1920s.

Kizomba - is one of the most favored genres of transfer and music coming from Angola. Sung typically in Portuguese, it can be a genre of beats with a romantic move mixed with African tempo.

Kwaito - can be described as music genre this emerged in Johannesburg, South Africa within the early 1990s. It can be based on house audio beats, but generally at a slower beat and containing melodic and percussive Cameras samples which are looped, deep basslines and frequently vocals, generally men, shouted or chanted rather than sung or simply rapped.

Kwela : is a happy, quite often pennywhistle based, streets music from northern Africa with jazzy underpinnings. It improved from the marabi tone and brought Towards the south African music to help you international prominence inside the 1950s.

Lingala -- Soukous (also named Soukous or Congo, and previously since African rumba) is often a musical genre of which originated in the two adjoining countries of Belgian Congo and The language Congo during the 1930s and early 1940s

Makossa - can be a type of music that's most popular in cities in Cameroon. It's similar to soukous, with the exception it includes strong bass sound rhythm and a well known horn section. The application originated from a type of Duala dance called kossa, with significant has impact on from jazz, ambasse bey, Latin popular music, highlife and rumba.

Malouf - an music imported so that you can Tunisia from Andalusia after the Spanish conquest in the 15th one hundred year.

Mapouka - additionally known under the identity of Macouka, is mostly a traditional dance in the south-east of the Pale yellow Coast in the area involving Dabou, sometimes implemented during religious events.

Maringa - can be described as West African play genre. It advanced among the Kru persons of Sierra Leone and Liberia, whom used Portuguese instruments brought by ocean adventurers, combining local songs and rhythms along with Trinidadian calypso.

Marrabenta - is a model of Mozambican dance new music. It was developed within Maputo, the capital area of Mozambique, earlier known as Laurenco Marques.

Mazurka - is a Gloss folk dance around triple meter which includes a lively tempo, that contain a heavy accent in the third or minute beat. It is always seen to have either a triplet, trill, dotted 8th note pair, and ordinary eighth take note pair before a few quarter notes.

Mbalax - is the domestic popular dance beats of Senegal. Sanctioned fusion of well-known dance musics with the West such as jazz, soul, Latin, together with rock blended by using sabar, the traditional drumming and dance audio of Senegal.

Mbaqanga - is a type of South African popular music with rural Zulu roots that is constantly on the influence musicians around the globe today. The type was originated in earlier 1960s.

Mbube : is a form of To the south African vocal new music, made famous by way of the South African set Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The word mbube suggests "lion" in Zulu

Merengue - is often a type of lively, pleased music and move that comes from your Dominican Republic

Morna - is a type of Cape Verdean music, related to Colonial fado, Brazilian modinha, Argentinian tango, and additionally Angolan lament.

Museve - is a preferred Zimbabwe music variety. Artists include Simon Chimbetu and Alick Macheso

Oldies -- term commonly used to explain a radio framework that usually concentrates on Prime 40 music through the '50s, '60s in addition to '70s. Oldies can even be from R&B, soda and rock beats genres.

Pop : is an ample along with imprecise category of current music not classified by artistic issues to consider but by her potential audience and also prospective market.

Quadrille - is a old dance performed by way of four couples within a square formation, some sort of precursor to classic square dancing. It is additionally a style of audio.

R&B - can be a popular music sort combining jazz, gospel, and blues impacts, first performed just by African American artists.

Rai - is a version of folk music, started in Oran, Algeria out of Bedouin shepherds, blended with Spanish, French, Camera and Arabic music forms, which goes back to the 1930s and has now been primarily grown by women inside culture.

Ragga -- is a sub-genre associated with dancehall music or even reggae, in which the instrumentation primarily consists of electronic digital music; sampling regularly serves a leading role in raggamuffin music as well.

Rep - is the rhythmic singing delivery from rhymes and wordplay, one of the elements of hiphop music and lifestyle.

Rara - is mostly a form of festival popular music used for street processions, typically during Easter Week.

Reggae : is a music category first developed inside Jamaica in the tardy 1960s. A particular new music style that all began following on the progress of ska together with rocksteady. Reggae is dependent on a rhythm trend characterized by regular chops on the off-beat, called the skank.

Reggaeton - is a type of urban music which unfortunately became popular with Latina American youth over the early 1990s. While it began with Panama, Reggaeton combines Jamaican music showing of reggae and additionally dancehall with people of Latin The united states, such as bomba, plena, merengue, and bachata as well as that of reggae and Electronica.

Small gravel - is a variety of popular music which has a prominent vocal beat accompanied by guitar, percussion, and bass. Several styles of rock beats also use keys instruments such as body, piano, synthesizers.

Rumba - is a category of music rhythms in addition to dance styles that will originated in Africa along with were introduced to be able to Cuba and the " new world " by African slaves.

Salegy - can be described as popular type of Afropop styles exported with Madagascar. This Sub-Saharan African folk audio dance originated along with the Malagasy language with Madagascar, Southern Photography equipment.

Salsa - is often a diverse and mainly Spanish Caribbean type that is popular all over Latin America together with among Latinos in foreign countries.

Samba - is among the most most popular forms of popular music in Brazil. It happens to be widely viewed as Brazil's national musical form.

Sega - is really an evolved combination of conventional Music of Seychelles, Mauritian and Réunionnais music with Western european dance music enjoy polka and quadrilles.

Seggae - can be a music genre devised in the mid 1980s by the Mauritian Rasta singer, Joseph Reginald Topize who was from time to time known as Kaya, after having a song title as a result of Bob Marley. Seggae is a fusion involving sega from the tropical island country, Mauritius, and additionally reggae.

Semba -- is a traditional version of music from the Southern-African country of Angola. Semba is the precursor to a variety of new music styles originated from Cameras, of which three of the very famous are Samba (from Brazil), Kizomba (Angolan style of beats derived directly because of Zouk music) in addition to Kuduro (or Kuduru, energetic, fast-paced Angolan Techno music, to speak).

Shona New music - is the audio of the Shona families of Zimbabwe. There are plenty of different types of traditional Shona music including mbira, singing, hosho along with drumming. Very often, the following music will be in conjunction with dancing, and response by the audience.

Ska - is a popular music genre that arose in Jamaica in the later part of the 1950s and has been a precursor to help rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined factors of Caribbean mento together with calypso with North american jazz and cycle and blues.

Impede Jam - is normally a song with the R&B-influenced melody. Poor jams are commonly R&B ballads or just downtempo songs. The term is usually most commonly reserved meant for soft-sounding songs using heavily emotional or simply romantic lyrical subject material.

Soca - is mostly a form of dance new music that originated in Trinidad from calypso. This combines the melodic lilting sound associated with calypso with insistent (usually electronic with recent music) percussion.

Soukous - can be described as musical genre which originated in the two adjoining countries of Belgian Congo and The french language Congo during the 1930s and early 1940s, and which has accomplished popularity throughout The african continent.

Soul - is often a music genre this combines rhythm and additionally blues and gospel music, originating in the country.

Taarab - can be a music genre famous in Tanzania. It truly is influenced by beats from the cultures using a historical presence within East Africa, which include music from Eastern Asia, Sub-Saharan Photography equipment, North Africa, the center East and The eu. Taarab rose to help you prominence in 1928 with the rise with the genre's first legend, Siti binti Saad.

Tango - is mostly a style of music of which originated among Eu immigrant populations from Argentina and Uruguay. It is traditionally played out by a sextet, termed the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, doublebass, in addition to two bandoneons.

Waka - is a widely used Islamic-oriented Yoruba audio genre. It was pioneered and made well-known by Alhaja Batile Alake from Ijebu, who took a genre into the well-known Nigerian music simply by playing it in concerts and people; also, she had been the first waka performer to record a great album.

Wassoulou : is a genre with West African preferred music, named following your region of Wassoulou. It is performed primarily by women, applying lyrics that home address women's issues concerning childbearing, fertility along with polygamy.

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music has always been a powerful force in African-American culture, serving as a means of expression, resistance, and celebration. From the Delta blues of the early 20th century to the soulful sounds of Motown in the 1960s, African-American musicians have played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of American music. The Delta Blues The Delta blues originated in the Mississippi Delta region in the early 20th century, drawing on African-American spirituals, work songs, and field hollers. Artists like Robert Johnson, Son House, and Charley Patton are considered pioneers of the genre, using raw vocals and acoustic instruments to create haunting and emotional music. The Delta blues served as a form of catharsis for African-Americans living in the Jim Crow South, providing a means of expressing their struggles and hardships. The music often dealt with themes of poverty, racism, and heartache, resonating with listeners who could relate to the experiences of the artists. Chicago Blues In the 1940s and 1950s, the Delta blues migrated north to Chicago, where it underwent a transformation into the electrified sound of Chicago blues. Artists like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter brought a new energy and intensity to the genre, incorporating electric guitars and amplified harmonicas. The Chicago blues scene became a breeding ground for talent, with musicians honing their skills in smoky clubs and bars on the city's South Side. The music was characterized by its driving rhythms, powerful vocals, and blistering guitar solos, setting the stage for the emergence of rock and roll in the 1950s. Motown In the 1960s, African-American music underwent another evolution with the rise of Motown Records in Detroit. Founded by Berry Gordy Jr., Motown became known for its polished and sophisticated sound, blending elements of R&B, pop, and soul to create a string of hit records. Artists like Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, and The Temptations became household names, with their catchy melodies and smooth harmonies dominating the airwaves. Motown's success helped to break down racial barriers in the music industry, paving the way for future generations of African-American artists. The Legacy of African-American music From the Delta blues to Motown and beyond, African-American music has left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape of America. The music has served as a voice for the voiceless, a source of inspiration and empowerment for generations of listeners. Today, artists like Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, and Janelle Monáe continue to push the boundaries of African-American music, blending genres and styles to create music that is both innovative and socially conscious. The legacy of African-American music lives on, inspiring future generations to continue the journey through sound. FAQs What are the origins of African-American music? African-American music has its roots in the spirituals, work songs, and field hollers of enslaved Africans brought to America. These musical traditions were passed down through generations, evolving into the blues, jazz, gospel, and soul music that we know today. How has African-American music influenced other genres? African-American music has had a profound influence on a wide range of genres, including rock and roll, hip-hop, and pop music. Artists like Chuck Berry, James Brown, and Aretha Franklin have inspired countless musicians across the globe, shaping the course of music history. What role has African-American music played in social movements? African-American music has often been at the forefront of social movements, serving as a rallying cry for justice and equality. Songs like "We Shall Overcome" and "A Change is Gonna Come" have become anthems of the civil rights movement, inspiring activists and protesters to keep fighting for change.

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The Resonance of Liberation: Music's Role in the Palestinian Struggle for Justice

by Melvin Earl Villaver, Jr., Ph.D. and William Vela, Ed.D.

In the face of widespread silence regarding the genocide of the Palestinian people, music and musicians resonate as the heartbeat of the movement, advocating for the end of settler colonialism, apartheid, land occupation, and calling for peace, justice, and a ceasefire from the Israeli nation-state. Music has long been a powerful tool for activism, conveying messages of resistance, unity, and hope. Within the Palestinian liberation movement, music plays a crucial role in raising awareness, fostering solidarity, and providing a cultural and emotional lens through which to understand the Palestinian experience, ultimately inspiring action. This essay explores the connection between music and the pro-Palestinian protest, highlighting significant contributions from various artists and the intersection of cultural and political movements that shape this narrative.

The tragic events of October 7, 2023, as depicted in Al Jazeera's “October 7” documentary, showcase the brutalities faced by both Israelis and Palestinians. The chaos and violence of that day underscore the dire need for voices advocating for peace and justice, and music serves as one of the most potent mediums for this advocacy. However, this war has been ongoing for seventy-six years, beginning with the first Nakba in 1948. Despite some of the recent music emerging after October 7th, a significant amount of it was created long before, as evidenced by the song "Freedom for Palestine" released in 2011 by OneWorld (OneWorld). This historical context enriches the narrative of musical activism, illustrating how artists have long used their platforms to advocate for Palestinian rights and resist oppression.

DJ CAPTBLY's playlist, "A Day Will Come: Free Palestine! From LA to Gaza, with love '24 ALLY Mix," exemplifies the transnational nature of musical activism. Featuring artists from around the world, this playlist underscores the urgency to end the genocide and occupation of Palestinian land. The diversity of genres within the playlist—from Hip Hop to folk—demonstrates music's ability to transcend boundaries and serve as a liberatory tool. The construction of playlists as a form of praxis and resistance is an age-old tradition, deeply rooted in the history of global Black musical genres, from the jazz music of Miriam Makeba and other artists of the South African anti-apartheid movement to the calls for resistance to police brutality in the American nation-state over the last 50 years of Hip Hop. Mixtapes, curated and passed from hand to hand, have always been a way for people to communicate, share their struggles, and unite in resistance. DJ CAPTBLY’s playlist aligns with this tradition, serving not only as a collection of songs, but as a powerful statement of solidarity and a call to action (DJ CAPTBLY).

The global music industry, particularly in the U.S., has often been silent on issues related to Palestine. However, artists from the Arab Hip Hop/Rap community have been vocal both before and after October 7th, addressing themes of resistance and solidarity. Grammy Award-winning MC Macklemore brought significant attention with his recent song "Hinds Hall," released on May 7, 2024, which garnered 35 million views on YouTube, a ranking of number seven on the US Digital Song Sales (Billboard) and a ranking of number three on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (Billboard). Yet, this focus risks overshadowing the ongoing efforts of artists like LowKey, GENOCIDE, Omar Esa, and Abe Batshon, who have long been creating powerful music about these issues (Macklemore; LowKey).

There is a growing call for mainstream artists to leverage their influence in advocating for the Palestinian cause, emphasizing the power of collaboration and visibility. Just as Beyoncé highlighted lesser-known Black country artists through her recent album "Cowboy Carter," mainstream artists like Macklemore are encouraged to partner with consistently vocal artists to amplify messages of resistance and solidarity. This collaborative approach can significantly enhance awareness and impact, drawing attention to the injustices faced by Palestinians. Additionally, prominent individuals across various sectors—such as high-ranking government officials, politicians, professors, doctors, and lawyers—are urged to use their platforms to raise awareness about these issues.

Eddy Mack's album “The Art of War,” released on February 23, 2024, donates its social media revenue to the Palestinian cause, exemplifying a creative and impactful way to support the movement. Notably, a major Chicago hip-hop studio with connections to Chance the Rapper and Juice WRLD produced the collaborative album. By spanning various genres, Mack's project highlights the longstanding history and current struggles of Palestinians, demonstrating how art can be a powerful tool for advocacy and change (Eddy Mack).

The lyrics from Eddy Mack's song "My People," featuring Jazlynn Q, poignantly capture the dire situation in Gaza and the resilience of the Palestinian people:

"Entire family wiped out 

Babies getting burnt down 

Gaza turned to nothing, but we tell them we don't back down 

Hospitals, homes, and babies being burned down

We ask for freedom 

For our people 

Freedom 

For our people"

These lyrics, along with the broader efforts of artists and influential figures, illustrate how powerful messages of resistance and solidarity can be conveyed through music and other forms of creative expression.

Notably, most pro-Palestinian music has been produced by male artists, with few contributions from women and other marginalized perspectives. Desiree Dawson's song "A Day Will Come," released on November 23, 2023, stands out as one of the first from an American queer woman artist (Dawson). Highlighting these voices is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of the movement and its diverse support base. Music has always been a powerful medium for resistance and liberation, offering a space for freedom, dreaming, and envisioning a just future. This spirit of dreaming and resistance is why DJ CAPTBLY named their playlist "A Day Will Come: Free Palestine! From LA to Gaza, with Love '24 ALLY Mix." By curating a diverse array of artists and genres, DJ CAPTBLY's playlist embodies the collective yearning for justice and freedom through the universal language of music.

The revolutionary nature of Black music has historically embodied messages of freedom and resistance, serving as a powerful tool for cross-racial coalition building and solidarity. The American drum set, for example, was inspired by Black American drummers incorporating elements from Chinese opera heard on opera boats along the Mississippi River (Hartigan). Contemporary collaborations, such as those between Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, reflect the roots of radical Afro-Asian partnerships. Musical superstar H.E.R., vocal about her identity as a Black American and Filipino woman, embedded this politic in her dedication to the George Floyd uprisings of 2020 with her Grammy Award-winning song "I Can’t Breathe" (H.E.R.). This legacy of coalition building is deeply rooted in the tradition of the 1955 Bandung Conference, which aimed at decolonization and solidarity between African and Asian states.

Global conflicts and diasporic struggles reveal interconnected narratives of oppression, resistance, and political turmoil. Alex Lubin's "Geographies of Liberation" explores how African American diasporic imagination has been influenced by Jewish diasporic politics and Zionism, drawing historical parallels between the experiences of African Americans and Palestinians (Lubin 47). This shared struggle highlights the interconnectedness of various oppressed communities, including Black, Brown, and Indigenous people in the U.S. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has intensified, affecting civilians and involving regional players. Similarly, the war in Yemen has caused a severe humanitarian crisis. The Sudan internal conflict, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, stems from the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, leading to a prolonged and complex war involving multiple regional actors. These present-day conflicts underscore the global nature of oppression and the need for international solidarity in addressing such crises. Music, as both a historical and contemporary tool, has played a crucial role in raising awareness and fostering solidarity around these issues, amplifying voices and uniting communities in the fight for justice.

Despite this powerful legacy, the silence from the music industry and higher education institutions regarding Palestinian issues prompts critical reflection. This silence reflects broader geopolitical agendas and investments that stifle essential conversations. Critiquing this silence can encourage more artists and academics to engage with these topics, fostering a more inclusive and active dialogue. In the face of widespread silence, it is evident that music serves not only as a tool for awareness and solidarity but also as a powerful call to action in the pursuit of justice and liberation. Macklemore's lyrics in "Hind's Hall" poignantly capture this sentiment:

"Undecided 

You can't twist the truth, the people out here united 

Never be defeated when freedom's on the horizon 

Yet the music industry's quiet, complicit in their platform of silence (hey, woo) 

What happened to the artist? What d'you got to say? 

If I was on a label, you could drop me today."

These lyrics underscore the complicity of silence and the urgent need for artists to use their platforms to advocate for truth and justice.

Music has always been a powerful tool for activism, and its role in the Palestinian liberation movement is no exception. From DJ CAPTBLY's playlist to the contributions of artists like Low-Key and Desiree Dawson, music fosters solidarity and raises awareness about the ongoing struggles of Palestinians. We must embrace a human-centered praxis that strives for the liberation of all oppressed people worldwide, highlighting the shared experiences of displacement and marginalization. These overlapping diasporas remind us of our interconnectedness. As we continue to support the Palestinian cause, let us remember the power of music as a tool for liberation and a call to action for continued solidarity and activism. Together, through the universal language of music, we can envision a hopeful future and work towards a world where justice and peace prevail.

Stream DJ CAPTBLY's playlist, "A Day Will Come: Free Palestine! From LA to Gaza, with love '24 ALLY Mix," here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5NKrgYsDBKXkP3CzLCxUic?si=c71c1ca8f24d4507

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Dawson, Desirée. “A Day Will Come.” Bandcamp, 28 Mar. 2024, https://desiree-dawson.bandcamp.com/track/a-day-will-come. Accessed 28 May 2024.

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Hartigan, Royal. "The American Drum Set: Black Musicians and Chinese Opera along the Mississippi River." Essay in Ho, Fred Wei-han, and Bill Mullen, Afro Asia: Revolutionary Political and Cultural Connections Between African Americans and Asian Americans. Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. Print.

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Pritt- Being a Minority In The Music Industry

From an early age, Tamil artist Pritt was posting covers on YouTube, in her early years of making music she lacked confidence and stuck to recording songs alone in her bedroom. The singer was born and raised in Denmark and moved to South London in her early teens. In 2016 Pritt started studying Commercial Music at Bath Spa University, it was here she started her career. Pritt described the range of genres in Bath as ‘indie pop orientated’ Pritt was part of a 4-piece Neo-Soul jazz group in late 2016 called ‘Tiger Trail’, the band toured the west of England and disbanded in late 2017 with g but has since grown and now meet in London unlocking even more of the industry.  

As a Tamil artist Pritt finds herself being grouped with other artists she looks like. When speaking to us about being a minority artist in the industry she shared several occasions where the label has tried to group her with other artists that look like her, she says ‘I don’t blame them for what they do, but it is frustrating when I get mistaken for M.I.A when we make completely different music.’  

A report from ‘Music Week’ speaks about the gender pay gap between April 5th, 2023, and April 4th, 2024, when speaking about the gender pay gap at Universal Music UK the report states that 

‘For every 76 pence women make, men earn one pound which is more than a 20% increase in favour of men’ I was equally as shocked when the article speaks about bonus pay, ‘for bonuses at Universal, women’s median bonus pay is 53.9% lower than men’  

Although Pritt is an independent artist this would be a major thing to look out for in the future if the opportunity did come to join a major label whether as an artist or just part of the company, as well as taking the gender pay gap into consideration as a Tamil woman in the industry Pritts ethnicity could potentially affect her income.  

The same article speaks about the ethnicity pay gap at Sony Music UK, figures from the article show that ‘the median pay gap of 23.8% (bonus 30.7%) and a mean gap of 13.2% (5.8% bonus). According to the report, 25% of employees are Black, Asian or from other minorities.’  (Paine, 2024)

These statistics would affect Pritt a great deal if she was ever to sign with a major label. Pritt has also been open saying she tries her best to work with female-dominated teams, this is great due to the women on Pritt’s team and Pritt herself will no longer share a pay gap.

In late 2021 a survey was published about the ‘UK-based Black Lives in Music.’  

The results of the survey say that ‘63% of coloured music creators in the music industry have experienced direct or indirect racial discrimination’ and ‘73% of coloured professional musicians have also been a victim to direct or indirect racism.’  

Alongside these statistics ‘31% of creators and 36% of music professionals’ have said that racial discrimination has affected their mental well-being.  (Dredge, 2021)

Although these statistics focus on African people of colour Pritt is part of a minority as well and has been open about some rare occasions where she has been a victim of racial discrimination.  

I am truly shocked by these statistics, knowing that over half of a minority group is facing racial discrimination is appalling and little things are changing.  

In conclusion, meeting Pritt, and hearing her journey, and her experiences in the industry was a pleasure and all the success she has is proven to be earned.  

Paine, A. (2024) Major Lables reveal latest gender pay gap figures and outlines strategies to support female leaders. Available at:https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/major-labels-reveal-latest-gender-pay-gap-figures-and-outline-strategies-to-support-female-leaders/089552 (23rd May 2024).

Dredge, S. (2021)  UK-based Black Lives in Music Survey reveals troubling findings: https://musically.com/2021/10/14/black-lives-in-music-survey/ (23rd May 2024).