- Protest Music VOX--
1. Write your thoughts and reactions to this video
2. How can music be used as a form of protest? How is it used to represent culture or comment on cultural trend?
3. Write down a specific song or songs that show either protest and resistance or celebration for a group of people! How do these artists convey meanings that are bigger than just the music itself? Are they products of their time period? Do they talk back to the government? Who is their message for and why?
Pick a song and play it for your neighbor- listen
Examples:
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Music of the Harlem Renaissance
Purpose of Jazz early (1920s) to simply bring about celebration and change and emotions of having new voices heard through instruments and/or lyrics -- clips of a few songs
Let's listen and write down what feelings or ideas these song evoke!
Black Butterfly by Duke Ellington
Then, some songs did start to become political with the rise of the NAACP, and anti-lynching bills
“Strange fruit” by Billie Holliday (late 1930s)
“Strange fruit” by Billie Holliday (late 1930s)
Current adaptation with Andra day video - https://eji.org/videos/andra-day-strange-fruit
Overt time from Celebratory- black and proud
Then also, think about the political nature of music today:
Specifically political nature of Hip Hop /Rap
Look at a few songs as a whole class→
Look at a few songs as a whole class→
“Harlem Renaissance “ by Immortal Technique
Then, analyze a song with a partner
Recent Music: (count off by 6) -- break down lyrics
How do these relate to themes of harlem R, how do they relate to today? ON CLASSROOM
How do these relate to themes of harlem R, how do they relate to today? ON CLASSROOM
If time in class:
Uprising hip hop and LA riots
Noisey- VicelandBay area with G Eazy and E-40Uprising hip hop and LA riots
Noisey - chicago with Chief Keef (quality not great) HW on classroom
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