As we celebrate Black History Month, we feature funk, soul, and jazz designed to inspire and empower from Nina Simone, Roberta Flack, and Gil Scott-Heron, interspersed with the voices of civil rights activists Fannie Lou Hamer, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and many more.
UpFront Soul #2016.07 Playlist Hour 1 Joan Armatrading "Back to the Night" from "Back to the Night" on A&M Nina Simone "To Be Young, Gifted And Black" from "The Essential Nina Simone" on RCA Nancy Dupree "What Do I Have?" from "Ghetto Reality" on Smithsonian Folkways Dr. Martin Luther King Jr "Where Do We Go From Here? (August 16 1967)" from "The Anthology 1957-1968" on Words of Wisdom The Temptations "Message from a Black Man" from "Discoveries" Roberta Flack "Go Up Moses" from "Quiet Fire" on Atlantic Nat Turner Rebellion "Tribute to a Slave" from "Tribute to a Slave" on Delvalliant Dr. Martin Luther King Jr "Where Do We Go From Here? (August 16 1967) Excerpt" from "The Anthology 1957-1968" on Words of Wisdom Kim Weston "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" from "Black Power: Music of a Revolution Disc 2" on shout! factory Ben Branch and The Operation Breadbasket Orchestra "Hard Times" from "The Last Request" on Chess Unknown "In The Mess (excerpt)" from "Movement Soul" on ESP Disc Unknown "Want My Freedom" from "Movement Soul" on ESP Disc Core Freedom Singers "Get Your Rights, Jack" from "Voices of the civil rights movement: Black freedom songs 1960-1966" on Smithsonian Folkways Oscar Brown Jr. "40 Acres and a Mule" from "Oscar Brown Jr Goes to Washington Live at the Cellar Door" on Fontana Unknown "In The Mess (excerpt)" from "Movement Soul" on ESP Disc Gil Scott-Heron "Black History/ The World" from "Moving Target" on Arista Hour 2 Curtis Mayfield "Wild and Free" from "Curtis" on REPLACE? Alabama? Freedom Singers "Freedom Medley--Freedom Chant--Oh Freedom--This Little Light of Mine" from "Voices of the Civil Rights Movement: Black American Freedom Songs 1960-1966" Fannie Lou Hamer "The Day of Registration (Speaker)" from "Movement Soul Vol. 2" Richard "Groove" Holmes "Soul Power" from "Soul Goes Psychedelic" Nerukhi "Black Lives Matter" from "http://movementunes.com/NERUKHI/" Syl Johnson "Is It Because I'm Black?" from "The Complete Twinight Singles" on Numero Kathleen Cleaver "Change It" from "Black Power: Music of a Revolution Disc 1" Intelligent Hoodlum "Black and Proud" from "Say It Loud: Celebrate Black History Month + Martin Luther King Jr Day" Roy Ayers "Black Family" from "Drive" Unknown "We Need You Here" from "Movement Soul" on ESP Disc The Commodores "Rise Up" from "Blame It on the Dogg: A Southern Blues & Soul Compilation Vol. 2" John Coltrane "Alabama" from "Essential Jazz Masters" on Stardust The La Mont Zeno Theatre "Afrika's My Home" from "Black Fairy" on Athens of the North Rasheed Ali "Black Power Revolution" from "1968: Soul Power!" on Digital Rain Factory Mickey & The Soul Generation "Message from a Black Man" from "Iron Leg: The Complete Mickey And The Soul Generation" Sam Cooke "Havin' a Party" from "Live at the Harlem Square Club" on 1985
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