Written 20 years ago, the lyrics of Paul Brady's "The Island" ring even more true today. In this song with additional commentary, Brady expresses the devastation and emotions that engulfed the people of Ireland in the early eighties. However, the wars, bombing, and fighting that are happening around us today, remind us of the mindset Brady was addressing. "If you are not with us, you are against us. Turning your back on your own." In this powerful piece, Brady truly does pierce through the […]
Les resistants à l'occupation allemande était considérés comme des terroristes... Toutes ressemblance avec une situation contemporaine... ________________________________________________________________ "Le Chant des partisans est l'hymne de la Résistance française durant l'occupation allemande, pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. L'idée et l'ébauche de la mélodie du Chant des Partisans sont de la chanteuse et compositrice Anna Marly qui le créa en 1942 à Londres. Elle composa la musique et […]
"In 1987, Tosh appeared to be on the way to a career revival. He was awarded a Grammy for Best Reggae Performance in 1987 for No Nuclear War. However on September 11, 1987 three men came to his house demanding money, and when Tosh replied that he did not have any with him he was shot dead, along with disk jockey Jeff "Free I" Dixon. The leader was Dennis 'Leppo' Lobban, a man whom Peter had befriended and tried to help find work after a long jail sentence. Leppo turned himself over to the […]
"On July 26, 1956, the House of Representatives voted 373 to 9 to cite Pete Seeger and seven others (including playwright Arthur Miller) for contempt, as they failed to cooperate with House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in their attempts to investigate alleged subversives and communists. Pete Seeger testified before the HUAC in 1955. In one of Pete's darkest moments, when his personal freedom, his career, and his safety were in jeopardy, a flash of inspiration ignited this song. […]
www.info-palestine.netlundi 8 décembre 2008 - Tribune des droits humains Rim Banna, chanteuse palestinienne: "mon arme, c’est ma voix" Par la beauté de sa voix et le style de sa musique, Rim Banna a enflammé tout son public, en Espagne, Suède, Suisse, Tunisie, Maroc, Italie, France, Danemark, Turquie, Russie, Norvège, Grèce, Belgique, Hongrie, Autriche et Syrie. La chanteuse-compositrice a étudié la musique et la chanson à l’Institut Supérieur de Musique "Gnesins" à Moscou. Elle y obtient […]
Toumast means identity in Touareg and through the music of Toumast one truly embarks on a journey to discover a culture. "Moussa Ag Keyna was born in the north of the Azawagh valley, a remote region running on each side of the border between Niger and Mali. In 1987, he left his homeland to join the Touareg political movement, which prepared an offensive attack for the recognition of the Touareg people. During slack periods, Moussa learned to play the guitar in the ishumar style, using the […]
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