Posts Tagged ‘civil rights’
Pete Seeger has teamed up with USC Canada to raise money for its Seeds of Survival Program, a program that “promotes long-term food security for marginal farming communities in developing countries.” The eighty-nine year old folk icon, along with grandson Tao Rodriguez-Seeger and New York folk/blues musician Guy Davis, started the tour in Montreal [...]
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A collection of Nina Simone’s protest songs and interviews from the 1960s and early 1970s was released in April 2008. Simone, who passed away in 2003, was known for her work as a pianist, singer, arranger, and composer. The songs on this collection are not to be confused with her love-themed jazz recordings. [...]
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