Posts Tagged ‘racism’
A review of ‘Freedom Rhythm & Sound – Revolutionary Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement 1963-82′, 2 CDs on Soul Jazz Records. “No America, no jazz”, said jazz legend Art Blakey, “I’ve seen people try to connect it to other countries, for instance to Africa, but it doesn’t have a damn thing to do with […]
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Tags: black culture, black nationalism, black power, civil rights movement, identity politics, jazz, marxism, multiculturalism, racism
Yesterday, a festival under the banner ‘Love Music Hate Racism’ took place in East London’s Victoria Park to mark the 30th anniversary of Rock Against Racism and raise consciousness about the racist BNP in the run-up to the local elections. 1978′s Rock Against Racism in the same location featured The Clash, Steel Pulse, X-Ray Spex […]
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Tags: anti-racism, bnp, daily mail, london, love music hate racism, Music, Punk, racism, rock against racism, swp, the clash
