"Like many other Americans, guitarist Marc Ribot had a visceral reaction the night Donald Trump was elected president of the United States. Almost immediately he began studying history's political songs to interact with the present, selecting what he thought would work right now. The result of that sojourn of study, writing, arranging, and recording is Songs of Resistance 1942-2018. He reworked classic songs and wrote new ones. He enlisted a stellar cast of collaborators including Fay Victor, Justin Vivian Bond, Meshell Ndegeocello, Sam Amidon, Steve Earle, Tift Merritt, Tom Waits, Syd Straw, and Ohene Cornelius. Profits from the recording will be donated to the Indivisible Project. The union of jazz saxophones and anthemic rock on the traditional 'We Are Soldiers in the Army' is a rousing entry point with Victor's voice taming the squall and improv intensity, holding the melody amid the sonic maelstrom.
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Songs Of Resistance 1942 - 2018 (Audio)
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YouTube: "Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)" (feat. Tom Waits), "Srinivas" (feat. Steve Earle & Tift Merritt), "The Big Fool", "John Brown" (feat. Fay Victor), "Rata de dos Patas" (feat. Ohene Cornelius), "How To Walk In Freedom" (feat. Sam Amidon & Fay Victor)
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