Check out the full "director's cut" of our illustrated video hidden history of the banjo! And learn this important piece of US history! #BlackHistoryMonth #blackmusicproject #Africa #AmericanHistory #banjo #Country #Bluegrass
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/WdWrPoZcc...
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/WdWrPoZcc...
The Black Music Project Presents: The Roots of the Banjo - YouTube
The Black Music Project Presents: The hidden African roots of the banjo.https://www.blackmusicproject.comhttps://www.patreon.com/blackmusicprojecthttps://spo...
09:56 AM - Feb 15, 2023
Erykah Badu, Master Teacher, (2008). As we've shown, Blacks have used "woke" for decades, but you can credit Erykah for helping to reboot the term for a new generation with this incredible track from her album New Amerykah Part One (4th World War). #staywoke #wokesongs #neosoul #ErykahBadu
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The Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectIn this interview, Erykah Badu explains to MSNBC's Ari Melber how the word "woke" has been co-opted by right-wing ideologues to twist its meaning and use it as a derogatory term for Blacks and progressive beliefs. #Woke #ErykahBadu #AirMelber #staywoke #MSNBC01:37 PM - Apr 01, 2023
Master Teacher Medley - YouTube
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupMaster Teacher Medley · Erykah BaduNew Amerykah Part One (4th World War)℗ 2008 Motown Records, a Division of UMG ...
02:16 PM - Apr 01, 2023
In this interview, Erykah Badu explains to MSNBC's Ari Melber how the word "woke" has been co-opted by right-wing ideologues to twist its meaning and use it as a derogatory term for Blacks and progressive beliefs. #Woke #ErykahBadu #AirMelber #staywoke #MSNBC
See Erykah Badu shred GOP’s “woke” war in Ari Melber interview (MSNBC excerpt) - YouTube
GOP’s ‘Woke’ war shredded by the singer behind ‘stay woke,’ Singer Erykah BaduMany Republicans attack what they call “woke” politics, from Gov. DeSantis to f...
01:37 PM - Apr 01, 2023
HHB to Gil Scott-Heron (4.1.49). Gil was a poet, jazz musician, and author who raised the consciousness of others. Through his #spokenword performances blending African rhythms, #Jazz improvisation, and lyrical inventiveness, he laid the foundation for the #hiphop era. #GilScottHeron
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The Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectGil Scott-Heron, No Knock (1972). We must always pay respect to the influence spoken word artists like Gil and The Last Poets had on hip-hop. This prophetic #Woke track explains the injustice of "no-knock" warrants years before #BreonnaTaylor #wokesongs #spokenword #prehiphop #rap #hiphop12:20 PM - Mar 18, 2023
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Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (Lyric Video) - YouTube
Music video by Bob Marley & The Wailers performing Exodus (Lyric Video). © 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.http://vevo.ly/i4eVRp
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But Spoutible isn't a platform intent on destroying democracy; it is a platform that embodies it. And we hope it continues to grow and improve while always maintaining the intelligent, fun, and respectful environment that attracted us all here in the first place. Again, thanks @cbouzy #Spoutible
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The Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectTwitter's problems began long before an Internet troll bought it, intent on destroying democracy. For many of us, Tweeting is the equivalent of placing a note in a bottle and casting it to the sea—hoping you overcome the dreaded waves known as algorithms. #Spoutible06:33 PM - Mar 31, 2023
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Twitter's problems began long before an Internet troll bought it, intent on destroying democracy. For many of us, Tweeting is the equivalent of placing a note in a bottle and casting it to the sea—hoping you overcome the dreaded waves known as algorithms. #Spoutible
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The Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectSo this just happened: In honor of passing 1k followers, we thank @cbouzy for creating @Spoutible and giving us a platform to find an engaged (& growing) audience.04:55 PM - Mar 31, 2023
2 years on Twitter = 200 followers.
2 months on Spoutible = 1k.
And THANK YOU to everyone who follows us! Please share!
06:33 PM - Mar 31, 2023
So this just happened: In honor of passing 1k followers, we thank @cbouzy for creating @Spoutible and giving us a platform to find an engaged (& growing) audience.
2 years on Twitter = 200 followers.
2 months on Spoutible = 1k.
And THANK YOU to everyone who follows us! Please share!
2 years on Twitter = 200 followers.
2 months on Spoutible = 1k.
And THANK YOU to everyone who follows us! Please share!
04:55 PM - Mar 31, 2023
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T.U.M.E. Telling It Like It Is (1975). This is a spiritual predecessor to the #hiphop classic "The Message," with frank lyrics tackling subjects like the mistreatment of our Vietnam vets, inequality, and the high cost of living. Thanks to @JointzOfTheDay for sharing - follow them! #wokesongs #funk
T.U.M.E. powerful woke funk bomb MFSB - Telling It Like It Is (1975) The Ultimate Musical Experience - YouTube
One of the masterpiece tracks on T.U.M.E.'s only album was the phenomenal truth-to-power funk anthem "Telling It Like It Is." It was co-written by the songwr...
04:08 PM - Mar 31, 2023
In 2002 The Library of Congress added "The Message" to the National Registry, noting, "If there is a single message that unites 'The Message,' it's that living this life day in day out comes at an enormous psychological cost that adds up." It was the 1st #rap song to receive the honor. #wokesongs
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The Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectGrandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, The Message (1982). If you're creating a Mount Rushmore of #wokesongs this #rap record may be no.1. With killer lyrics by the legendary Duke Bootee & Melle Mel, The Message singlehandedly gave mainstream #hiphop a social and political consciousness. #Woke10:30 AM - Mar 31, 2023
Registry Titles with Descriptions and Expanded Essays | Recording Registry | National Recording ..
A full list of all Registry-named recordings with descriptions noting their aesthetic, historic or cultural significance. For many recordings, nationally-known scholars have kindly contributed short essays describing further the work's importance, and are available as indicated.
01:29 PM - Mar 31, 2023
Opera's Lawrence Brownlee and pianist Kevin J. Miller showcase compositions by #BlackClassical composers in the "Rising" at Carnegie Hall. According to the NYTimes, the show "traces an ancestral link among Black composers by focusing on the common inspiration of [the] Harlem Renaissance." #OPera
01:11 PM - Mar 31, 2023
Sylvia Robinson of Sugar Hill Records belongs on the Mt Rushmore of female record execs because of her irreplaceable contributions to building #hiphop to make it a legit recording medium. Without her, there'd be no "The Message" (and #rap may have flamed out as just a fad). #WomensHistoryMonth
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The Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectGrandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, The Message (1982). If you're creating a Mount Rushmore of #wokesongs this #rap record may be no.1. With killer lyrics by the legendary Duke Bootee & Melle Mel, The Message singlehandedly gave mainstream #hiphop a social and political consciousness. #Woke10:30 AM - Mar 31, 2023
Sylvia Robinson, Godmother Of Rap Records, To Be Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Sylvia Robinson is rightfully regarded as the the Godmother of the rap recording industry. She founded Sugar Hill Records in 1979 with her husband, the late Joe Robinson; but she was an iconic figure in R&B music long before many of the pioneers of rap music were even born.
11:57 AM - Mar 31, 2023
Interesting trivia: The legendary hip-hop DJ, Grandmaster Flash, actually had ZERO to do with the record he's most associated with. Melle Mel contributed the killer final verse, "a child is born..." but otherwise, no other members of the group are on the record. PUT RESPECT ON DUKE'S NAME!
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The Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectEdward "Duke Bootee" Fletcher is most responsible for The Message. He wrote, produced, and performed the bulk of it. Grandmaster Flash appears in name only—turning it down because he only wanted to make "party records" at the time. Melle Mel is the group's sole contributor. #unsung #RIPDukeBootee11:28 AM - Mar 31, 2023
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Edward "Duke Bootee" Fletcher is most responsible for The Message. He wrote, produced, and performed the bulk of it. Grandmaster Flash appears in name only—turning it down because he only wanted to make "party records" at the time. Melle Mel is the group's sole contributor. #unsung #RIPDukeBootee
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The Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectGrandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, The Message (1982). If you're creating a Mount Rushmore of #wokesongs this #rap record may be no.1. With killer lyrics by the legendary Duke Bootee & Melle Mel, The Message singlehandedly gave mainstream #hiphop a social and political consciousness. #Woke10:30 AM - Mar 31, 2023
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Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, The Message (1982). If you're creating a Mount Rushmore of #wokesongs this #rap record may be no.1. With killer lyrics by the legendary Duke Bootee & Melle Mel, The Message singlehandedly gave mainstream #hiphop a social and political consciousness. #Woke
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (Official Video) - YouTube
Official video for "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five Ft Melle MelDownload The Message on iTunes - http://hyperurl.co/sgur7nStream The Message...
10:30 AM - Mar 31, 2023
Blind Lemon Jefferson, Penitentiary Blues (c. 1928). Again, we're posting another #blues prison classic today (3.30.23) for no reason at all—we swear...
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The Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectWe're posting this classic #blues tune by the incomparable John Lee Hooker for no reason at all—we swear...06:35 PM - Mar 30, 2023
#trumpindictment #TrupIndictmentDay #TrumpIndicted #trumpindictment
Penitentiary Blues - YouTube
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesPenitentiary Blues · Blind Lemon JeffersonPenitentiary Blues: Songs To Do Hard Time By℗ 2005 Fuel 2000 RecordsR...
08:49 PM - Mar 30, 2023
Posting this tune by "cuzin' Bobby" for no reason at all—I swear.
(I'm joking, we're not really cousins -- unless ancestry DNA tells me about MORE relatives who ended up passing)
#trumpindictment #LockHimUp #trumpindictment #Trump
(I'm joking, we're not really cousins -- unless ancestry DNA tells me about MORE relatives who ended up passing)
#trumpindictment #LockHimUp #trumpindictment #Trump
Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law ( And The Law Won) Lyrics - YouTube
Enjoy =) Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law And The Law Won LyricsBreaking rocks in the hot sunI fought the law and the law wonI fought the law and the law...
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We're posting this classic #blues tune by the incomparable John Lee Hooker for no reason at all—we swear...
#trumpindictment #TrupIndictmentDay #TrumpIndicted #trumpindictment
#trumpindictment #TrupIndictmentDay #TrumpIndicted #trumpindictment
Prison Bound - YouTube
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesPrison Bound · John Lee HookerBlues On Fire℗ 2011 Goldenlane RecordsReleased on: 2011-01-01Auto-generated by Yo...
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One of the finest examples of #wokesongs soul music ever produced is Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Wake Up Everybody (1975), ft. the magnificent Teddy Pendergrass on lead vocal. #soul #music
"Wake up everybody, no more sleeping in bed. No more backward thinking, time for thinking ahead."
"Wake up everybody, no more sleeping in bed. No more backward thinking, time for thinking ahead."
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (Official Soul Train Video) - YouTube
PhillySound on Soul Train presents: "Wake Up Everybody" by Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesListen to more of your favorites by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes: ...
05:49 PM - Mar 30, 2023
Blacks have used #Woke to signal to each other to stay constantly aware and vigilant against systemic oppression in all its forms for decades. #wokesongs can call out injustice, inspire, celebrate the unsung, and, most importantly, AWAKEN the listener's #Empathy through music. #blackmusicproject
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Max Roach produced one of the finest examples of #Woke music with: We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (1960). Abbey Lincoln's vocals on it soar through the Black experience exploring past, present, and future stories. (Oscar Brown Jr, lyrics). The suite is a collection of #wokesongs #Jazz
Abbey Lincoln & Max Roach group "We insist!" 1964 Belgian TV - YouTube
03:54 PM - Mar 30, 2023
A lesson in intuitive, iterative, and democratized creativity. #MileDavis #creativity #Jazz #JazzFunk #psychedelia #creativeprocess
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The Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectOTD 3.30.1970 Miles Davis released his landmark album Bitches Brew—fusing #Jazz #funk and psychedelia into a tapestry that "sounded like the future." The album defied expectations in many ways, including being a hit despite some old-school critics' objections. #JazzFunk #MilesDavis #music12:23 PM - Mar 30, 2023
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (from The Miles Davis Story) - YouTube
Music video by Miles Davis performing Bitches Brew. (C) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainmenthttp://vevo.ly/BfcTgt
01:39 PM - Mar 30, 2023
OTD 3.30.1970 Miles Davis released his landmark album Bitches Brew—fusing #Jazz #funk and psychedelia into a tapestry that "sounded like the future." The album defied expectations in many ways, including being a hit despite some old-school critics' objections. #JazzFunk #MilesDavis #music
12:23 PM - Mar 30, 2023
Faith, your opinion was also shared by none other than Ella Fitzgerald, who called Vaughan the world's "greatest singing talent." Now that is HIGH praise! https://youtu.be/11F4ypskp... #SarahVaughan #WomensHistoryMonth #Jazz
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Faith Rogow @InsightersEdOne of my favorite voices of all time11:24 AM - Mar 29, 2023
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Sarah Vaughan - I've Got the World on a String - YouTube
Sarah Vaughan: vocalsOscar Peterson: pianoJoe Pass: guitarRay Brown: bassLouis Bellson: drums
11:40 AM - Mar 29, 2023
#SarahVaughan was born 3.27.1924. She was known as the "queen of bebop" vocalists. But she was also America's finest interpreter of Brazillian music. Sarah began her career as a second pianist in Earl Hines's big band. In essence, "Sassy" was one of the finest musicians #Jazz has produced. #Aries
10:46 AM - Mar 29, 2023
On this day, March 28, 1971, Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' reached no.1 on the Billboard R&B Album charts. Not bad for an album full of #wokesongs that Berry Gordy originally believed couldn't be a commercial success. #MarvinGaye
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The Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectMarvin Gaye, Inner City Blues (1971). This track is from Marvin's masterpiece album "What's Going On." This song and the whole album are a testament to being #Woke Motown's Berry Gordy shelved this album for over 2 years before its release because he didn't think it was marketable. #wokesongs03:45 PM - Mar 17, 2023
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Diana Ross' "I'm Coming Out," now an #lgbtq anthem, was told by industry people it would ruin her career due to its gay theme. Nile Rodgers had to convince her they weren't trying to sabotage her and to embrace her sizeable gay fanbase. #wokesongs push the envelope. #DianaRoss #WomensHistoryMonth
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The Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectDiana Ross, I'm Coming Out (1980). Many of the #wokesongs we've listed became anthems for causes: Black power, the women's movement, etc. This tune, written & produced by Chic masterminds Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, is an LGBTQ+ anthem. #DianaRoss #Woke #lgbtq #disco #HappyBirthdayDianaRoss10:29 AM - Mar 26, 2023
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#DianaRoss & The Supremes, Love Child (1968). Love Child tackles the topics of teen pregnancy, poverty, and children born out of wedlock—which in '68 were previously taboo—making this uncharacteristic for Motown, which had largely steered clear of #wokesongs during that period. #Woke
Diana Ross & The Supremes "Love Child" on The Ed Sullivan Show - YouTube
Diana Ross & The Supremes "Love Child" performed on The Ed Sullivan Show January 5, 1969. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSulliva...
12:46 PM - Mar 26, 2023
Diana Ross, I'm Coming Out (1980). Many of the #wokesongs we've listed became anthems for causes: Black power, the women's movement, etc. This tune, written & produced by Chic masterminds Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, is an LGBTQ+ anthem. #DianaRoss #Woke #lgbtq #disco #HappyBirthdayDianaRoss
I'm Coming Out - YouTube
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupI'm Coming Out · Diana RossDiana℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.Released on: 1980-01-01Producer, Associated Performer...
10:29 AM - Mar 26, 2023
#ArethaFranklin Respect (1967). Aretha never shied away from redoing songs—when she did, she made them her own (e.g., Young, Gifted, & Black). With arrangement help from her sisters, Aretha turned Otis Redding's Respect into a feminist empowerment anthem. #wokesongs #Woke #WomensHistoryMonth
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The Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectAretha Franklin, Young, Gifted & Black (1972). Aretha's version of the song by Nina Simone expresses the Black is Beautiful movement, another form of #Woke song. Aretha infuses her version with gospel energy that is emotionally uplifting. Happy heavenly birthday #ArethaFranklin #wokesongs10:33 AM - Mar 25, 2023
Aretha Franklin | Respect | Live On The Street | 1968 | RARE - YouTube
The video available of this performance on YouTube is overdubbed with the studio vocal. She actually performed this LIVE on the street. Everyone should hear ...
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