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Politically Charged Album On Double LP!
"Every movement which has ever won anything has had songs," says accomplished New York City guitarist Marc Ribot. For his new political album Songs of Resistance 1942-2018, Ribot set out to assemble a set of songs that spoke to this political moment with appropriate ambition, passion, and fury.
The eleven songs on the record include a few original compositions as well as traditional songs that are drawn from World War II anti-Fascist Italian partisans, the U.S. civil rights movement and Mexican protest ballads. It also features a wide range of guest vocalists, including Tom Waits, Steve Earle, Meshell Ndegeocello, Justin Vivian Bond, Fay Victor, Sam Amidon, and Ohene Cornelius, Tift Merritt, Domenica Fossati, Syd Straw.
At a time of such overwhelming social turmoil, finding a focus for this kind of project is challenging. Nevertheless, Ribots purpose remained clear. "Theres a lot of contradiction in doing any kind of political music," he says, "how to act against something without becoming it, without resembling what you detest. Sometimes it is hard to figure out what to do, and I imagine well make mistakes, and hopefully, learn from them..."
Features:
• Double LP
Selections:
Side A:
1. We Are Soldiers In the Army - with Fay Victor
2. Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful) - with Tom Waits
3. Srinivas - with Tift Merritt
Side B:
4. How To Walk In Freedom - with Sam Amidon & Fay Victor
5. Rata de dos Patas - with Ohene Cornelius
6. The Militant Ecologist (based on Fischia II Vento) - with Meshell Ndegeocello
Side C:
1. The Big Fool
2. Ain't Gonna Let Them Turn Us Round - with Steve Earle & Tift Merritt
Side D:
3. John Brown - with Fay Victor
4. Knock That Statue Down - with Syd Straw
5. We'll Never Turn Back - with Justin Vivian Bond & Domenica Fossati
Politically Charged Album On Double LP!
"Every movement which has ever won anything has had songs," says accomplished New York City guitarist Marc Ribot. For his new political album Songs of Resistance 1942-2018, Ribot set out to assemble a set of songs that spoke to this political moment with appropriate ambition, passion, and fury.
The eleven songs on the record include a few original compositions as well as traditional songs that are drawn from World War II anti-Fascist Italian partisans, the U.S. civil rights movement and Mexican protest ballads. It also features a wide range of guest vocalists, including Tom Waits, Steve Earle, Meshell Ndegeocello, Justin Vivian Bond, Fay Victor, Sam Amidon, and Ohene Cornelius, Tift Merritt, Domenica Fossati, Syd Straw.
At a time of such overwhelming social turmoil, finding a focus for this kind of project is challenging. Nevertheless, Ribots purpose remained clear. "Theres a lot of contradiction in doing any kind of political music," he says, "how to act against something without becoming it, without resembling what you detest. Sometimes it is hard to figure out what to do, and I imagine well make mistakes, and hopefully, learn from them..."
Features:
• Double LP
Selections:
Side A:
1. We Are Soldiers In the Army - with Fay Victor
2. Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful) - with Tom Waits
3. Srinivas - with Tift Merritt
Side B:
4. How To Walk In Freedom - with Sam Amidon & Fay Victor
5. Rata de dos Patas - with Ohene Cornelius
6. The Militant Ecologist (based on Fischia II Vento) - with Meshell Ndegeocello
Side C:
1. The Big Fool
2. Ain't Gonna Let Them Turn Us Round - with Steve Earle & Tift Merritt
Side D:
3. John Brown - with Fay Victor
4. Knock That Statue Down - with Syd Straw
5. We'll Never Turn Back - with Justin Vivian Bond & Domenica Fossati
