Five for Mandela
Some directly, some indirectly inspired by the great man. (Bonus!)
Some directly, some indirectly inspired by the great man. (Bonus!)
To know the man, get to know his music. (Or, to paraphrase Al Pacino in Serpico, "If you love the man's music, you have to love the man!") There are…
"We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." --Letter from a Birmingham Jail (1963) All we need…
Happy birthday, mama. Stevie Wonder, "You are the Sunshine of my Life": John Coltrane, "Naima": Booker Little, "Strength and Sanity": Janis Ian, "Tea and Sympathy": Abdullah Ibrahim, "Water…
Historic times in America. Overdue times, as well. Of the myriad songs that leap to mind--songs of faith, songs of love, songs of hope--there is one song in particular (and…
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/7013/stanton-moore-iii/ Stanton Moore III (Telarc) US release date: 26 September 2006 UK release date: 30 October 2006 by Sean G. Murphy A Native Son Makes an Unwavering Statement for the…