Music of the Freedom Movement.

Here's the latest in our Hitting Left Music series, Sounds From the Freedom Movements.

We start off with a song from early hip-hop poets, Digable Planets called Femme Fetal. Recorded two decades ago, it anticipated the Supreme Court’s ruling outlawing abortion rights.

 

Thar will be followed by music from the anti-fascist Lula movement in Brazil. Buffy Sainte Marie, Pete Seeger, Stevie Wonder. Steve Earle, and much more.

 

Playlist:

 

 

1. La Femme Fetal by Digable Planets 

 

2. Now that the Buffalo’s Gone by Buffy Sainte Marie 

 

3. Never Had Your Back by Arrested Development 

 

4. The Hammer Song by Pete Seeger 

 

5. Steve’s Hammer by Steve Earle 

 

6. John Henry by Furry Lewis 

 

7. Which Side Are You On? By Natalie Merchant 

 

8. "It's Wrong (Apartheid)" by Stevie Wonder 

 

 9, “Tá na hora do Jair já ir embora” by Maderada and Tiago Doidão’ which translates to “It’s time for Jair to go away already.” 

 

10. Here’s to the State of Mississippi by Phil Ochs 

 

11. 'Inner City Blues (Make Me Holler)' (1971 )by Marvin Gaye 

 

12. All Around the World by Taj Mahal & Keb Mo