Music can shape the course of history songs can be vehicles for social change and have inspired rebels pioneering thinkers and Freedom Fighters from bella chao to the could duncanson fi the old freedom songs are still played today and new versions of classics are really recorded i think that music can help give people courage help remind people that theyre not of the. Music does not stop at borders it connects people brings hope and unites communities people of found but singing together gives them a sense of being. And that solidarity of song. I think its the most powerful tool we have on. The sound of freedom has no creed culture or color i really is injustice and inequality theres going to be a protest song. And it can feel entirely personal. He comes up thats music can help build bridges sani can give people strength and courage the. Music has an ability to convey a message because theres a physical vibrational quality to the way that message is being received. The right music at the right time can change the course of history. Basically. Khattala told about one of the most successful freedom songs of all time has what it takes to become a hit. The cut that song and who came up with that but it was a smash hit play. In treme i know it pretty much off by heart its a classic i think. This is the country fascist song. Shallow but lets all be less of a lets go bela cha are 2 relatively easy words. Maybe that helped the song become a hit outside of italy for the console. All. Right. Then a child has been both a summer hit and a favorite among revolutionaries and protesters. Around the world people recognize it as a freedom anthem from beijing to istanbul from town squares to stadiums. Marching variability Chalte Chalte shout you know but the lyrics are actually very personal and very intimate the song describes the moment when someone is taking leave of their partner of their lover and they might not see them again where theyve made a very personal decision to join a Resistance Movement to johnny he didnt come that. Way but then that show was 1st sung by women rice pickers protesting harsh working conditions in 1000 century italy during the 2nd world war the talian partisans rewrote it for their own purposes the child became a hymn against fascism and against hitler and mussolini. Today populism is once again on the rise musicians are using songs to respond in a variety of ways. Its calm the thing it just cant be that the modernist studies nationalism or fascism started growing again and certain sick minds conquering him come and. Fish and. Stuff and. Rougher and feminists of he has also chosen to take a firm stand against the far right in her lyrics. And. The fact that we had this dominant center with a misguided tolerance of right wing structure is the argument that democracies have to withstand that thats led to the problems were now facing. Even half of. The scots on it was covered by the press and there was a sort of outrage but i dont think it was really authentic because they still kept being described as angry citizens would come on people who said houses on fire who want to kill others theyre not angry citizens. Why are there so many racist hate crimes and how far has the center shifted to the right these are questions french german singer songwriter model of a asks in his music. Its definitely gotten much worse since migration and refugees have been in the spotlight. Because. I have no idea how many arson attacks that have been people stopped counting and its unbelievable and hardly any of been solved thats also worth bearing in mind as well in the ferguson has come forward and you know nancy they. Mentioned the race to. Constantine vaca hopes his music can serve as a call for action against racism together with as he went one i mean from burkina faso or now lives in germany becker recorded a new version of his song say no featuring many celebrities who say we have to build it together we need to finally learn that we stand with each other and not against each other much. Like. I the old and the passion song has also managed to stay current. Demoted a city ramblers recorded their hit version of bella cho in the ninetys. The oldest child in the struggle but i think that it was wherever people are fighting for freedom wherever theyre resisting oppression of the children hear them sings ballot chacha like its a timeless song a true freedom anthem. In 2018 multiple cover versions of bela chao hit the charts a catchy song was sung across generations. But the commercial success didnt please everyone. To just rewrite it and turn it into this plastic junk this be a keg sangria kitsch i really dont think thats ok. I find it painful. Finish on. This. Is it wrong to turn an antifascist battle song into a commercial summer hit. The message of the message is gone if i just sing ballads challen rhyme it with whatever then he can really mean anything. By someone says time to say i dont think you should be too strict about it the city shouldnt take it personally. It doesnt take anything away from you and from the moment that we Start Talking about whether this is making the song worse the songs being brought back to life. And feed a lot more people are coming into contact with it and feeling its energy in themselves. And the history. Whether its good or bad got that chalo is back on everyones lips. Marty john. Take me with. American jazz guitarist marc repos interpretation is very different its closer to the original meaning of the song. I like the fact that it was both political and deeply personal with i like the marching versions but i cant do that its just not me you know maybe its not our times. For freedom. I think an army would be a more effective means of protesting but i dont have. So. I use what i have. The sounds of freedom can carry very different messages. Freedom sole source is all in itself is just something that would create that feeling in you of freedom rebellion joy. You know known conformity he does the vender all those songs that dont explicitly speak of freedom in the lyrics but where the music on the message served to free people. Well pop culture was liberating when the flight. Left her boatload god it didnt really. Get. To. The hour now. And freedom songs can have Strong Political messages or they can reach people on a personal level doesnt and i love those things like that which make you go wow cause theres always a take on that song is all bristly glorious because its one of those iconic empowerment songs poem and song. There are a lot of queer anthems where once people have learned to break down there in a barrier is they can finally break free and finally be themselves into this design can visit. To dramatize being dumped the drawing strength from that and slamming the door you know song expresses that like this one kind soul took to swallow. The folds profound and rewarding way in which i will survive has changed my life is an enabling me to bring hope encouragement and empowerment to people all over the world. Gloria gaynor recorded the song in the end of the 1970 s. She had no idea that it would one day become an l g b t q anthem again as i was a virus is a great example of the song having political content without harming us it understands there are indeed a good. It understands that it has to be ultimately optimistic and it also has that timeless quality its not. Into any theory. In the late 1960 s. The 1st gay night clubs in new york release the lies to disco music prove the perfect soundtrack of. Many classic party songs date back to this time. But only one combined glamour and groove with the message i will survive. The helpfulness before so much with my do feel that the rise of aids had a big effect as it did but the way it was a real threat and especially in gay circles people felt they were exposed to a constant danger and so it was a kind of survival song because thats just not it by leaving song. You have to remember people who are infected with hiv or who had aids then were facing a situation which is incomparable to today when it can be treated where you no longer necessarily die of aids. At that time it was a death sentence. Steps there was real fear and nobody knew exactly how it was transmitted if you and people were ostracized socially wouldnt it be friends. At parades all over the world the gay and Queer Community would sing i will survive loudly and proudly turning the party song into a survival anthem. Even today christopher street day is not only a celebration of sexual diversity the parade also commemorates a historic moment in 1969 in manhattan when l. G. B. T. Q. Patrons in the Stonewall Inn on christopher street decided to fight back during a police raid. The ensuing riots marked a turning point. Still stonewall was in 69 and it marks a new dawn of were not going to take this animal. Yes thats an unsafe mecca for. Many l. G. B. T. Q. People happened to be in new york during the stonewall riots they had come for judy garlands funeral. Ringback or song somewhere over the rainbow expressed the wish many queer people had for a better world. Space is the culmination of the song this go and kind of a duck this and i think that probably sums up the freedom sound that you express and the pain suffering but you also being the winner and saying count in there. Feel the economy Strong Enough to mean anything to. The rainbow of garlands song became the symbol of the l. G. B. T. Q. Pride movement. And judy garland one of its 1st icons. The. 21st century queer icons include Madonna Carly Minogue lady gaga. All campaign after belief for l. G. B. T. Q. Issues the facets your gay men are so fascinated by divas because inside every propagate man lives a drag queen at least i think so. Gays has probably also developed their own way of taking their femininity as a. Given. Deavers cry behind big sunglasses or in a taxi all theyre up on stage being applauded. Theres glamour and sparkle. So theres a little. Touch of fantasy element to this. David bowie claimed all of those elements and brought gender ambiguity to mainstream culture. Interesting as it was about crossing gender boundaries which has always played a big role in pop i think of david bowie descending from space toward us as a nun dragan a screecher ziggy stardust. David lets be honest david bowie had an light. And he was one of those people who could make rejects weirdos and gender bending was cool. He was almost a messiah. One gender bending star of the 21st century is thomas noir that who performs as drag Queen Conchita voiced. A Perfect World we dont have to talk about Sexual Orientation religious beliefs. She presented her dream center stage at the euro vision song contest 2014 and one. Just. Look with that video in the background how great was that. Part of the reason why so many clerics went to the barricades after it was that she looked like both a virgin mary and jesus christ in the grand prix thats a feat in itself. As it was going to be that we have only 2 genders but 15 different cell phone tariffs gender identity is surely more important. For a french musician elouise legacy presents a more fluid understanding of gender. She records under the name christine in the queens and explores topics like sex and desire in her songs. We want to keep style. And today we have a more fluid understanding of gender as we no longer see gender as too extreme poles but rather as very ng levels of femininity and masculinity and that plays a huge role in pop music right now. Its. Like. The more that i thought about it the less i understand what it is he wants what it really means to be a woman or a man and everyone doesnt like to have their own individuality and i dont see why gender should be any different. British musician on a calvi has also freed herself from gender conventions. And. I guess i feel thats why i love playing music so much as i feel its completely genderless from left to play and i feel. For the image. Im going to play in some way to bring things. Back. To the past no its political for me im talking about it in the sense of how i feel about it and how it makes me see the wound rather than general statements and thats my job is not just to see it through the prism of my own minds. Even humble. Folk songs can have the power to become Global Freedom anthems. Such as the german folk song could duncan simplify or thoughts are free. Because. Youre looking. At this is that in the age of the n. S. A. Author once really a phrase we think i wouldnt say every line still applies 100 percent today but a great many do this if you. Want the song as a boss what its telling us to look after us is freedom and thoughts free of censorship plant. You can dumb things implied dates back to the late 18th century the. New season. To get drunk couldnt sit and write. When the melody was added around 815 the enlightened german population took the tune as their battle song against the establishment in nazi germany in 1942 so he shot a member of the White Rose Resistance Group refused to be told what to think she played the song on her recorder outside the prison where her father had been detained. Thats who gave his daughter its about bringing courage to those who feel alone and powerless and who are about to give up when. During the soviet blockade in 1948 over 3000. 00 berliners sang the song together. They have been galvanized by the words of mans point to the mayor at the time. Thank god. I. Think oh my german songwriter Constantine Vaca said his own version of the lyrics to the classic melody thanks. For writing. This is the of political thats the purpose of octal. Art isnt for pushing people toward one Political Party or another i. Pod has to touch our souls needs to resonate in our hearts and remind us of our humanity thats. Thats always been the essence of poetry and art this is emotional dismissing the put. This. In 2005 the folk song was used in a german ad for an email provider a cheap advertising gimmick or proof the songs message has universal appeal. To signify which shows the topic freedom and that quickly letters to the song for thoughts to remain free you need free Letter Exchange so basically email and the floating people are a metaphor for free spirits and tough and white guys. Its almost like its a sellout the out industry has no scruples these to him they take whatever they want. To show for it so free on the internet i guess you could see it like that and now the question is are thoughts free or ah people free dimension fi. Then it is a dependency here and come. Its an interesting question especially considering that whistleblower Edward Snowden and the n. S. A. Scandal taught us that our Electronic Communications are not safe for private. Electronic music pioneer johnny shows jock has long been invested in freedom of thought in the digital age together with Edward Snowden he recorded the song exit. Yeah i have a deep respect for any person who has the courage to stand up and say no. What i admire about Edward Snowden is that hes a modern hero he ultimately put his life on the line and today his life is ruined. You know when he said he was going to. You know. Have the whole thing. Is right just. So that. He was the 1st one that led the way to Companies Like facebook apologizing for leaking peoples personal data. Yeah he showed us the danger of Current Technologies invading our privacy if you leave a club. There are also songs that make very specific political demands artists from around the world showed solidarity with South AfricanFreedom FighterNelson Mandela he had been imprisoned by the Apartheid Regime since the 1960 s. Somebody once said to me music doesnt affect change it only reflects change im here to tell you different. Thats not im not that. When the song 3 Nelson Mandela was released by british band the special aka mandela had already been incarcerated for over 20 years. The song sought to bring global attention to his plight and to put south africa in the spotlight. I. And 6 string lee touching and impressive to see how you can change the world with one song. The song storm the charts millions of people heard its political demands and the worlds understanding of the Apartheid Regime shifted. Back in the 1960 s. Following the massacre of unarmed black demonstrators and sharp bill abandoned his nonviolent stance called on paramilitary groups to fight south africas government. In 1964 mondello was convicted of treason and sabotage and sentenced to life in prison a move which on wittingly turn monday and to a hero also Nelson Mandela was classified as a terrorist state which is interesting and they blew up stuff. People like oh hes a terrorist and now hes like a Freedom Fighter its my perspective you know like who is controlling the narrative. South africans began protesting mandelas imprisonment almost as soon as he was arrested. I. Later when people in western countries became aware of the injustices inflicted by south africas government they also took to the streets they demanded mandelas release young people and many musicians were invested in the Antiapartheid Movement especially in the u. K. Singer songwriter billy bragg was among them Nelson Mandelas party the African National congress which strongly support here in london it would be demonstrations every weekend outside the south African Embassy arresting one weekend we sat down in the streets to traffic and we arrest. The palpable anger among younger generations in the seventys and their feelings of powerlessness and speired a new music genre. Bands like the sex pistols caused outrage with their provocative lyrics and performances. You know its interesting that when people talk about the sex pistols they say the sex pistols would make you want to smash your head against the wall but the clash would give you a reason. The clash managed to take widespread discontent and funnel it into political demands their music combines punk rock with reggae influences their songs include freed Nelson Mandela one of the things. Of the marriage between reg music was the 2 Time Movement in 97 you know im led but especially. The specials described in Great Britain riddled by unemployment discrimination and ethnic tensions. This was black kids and white kids in the sign back. Playing a kind of spiky version of scar music from from west indian culture. The black and white album cover was intended to signify the collaboration between white and black musicians. And. That was the music that was or something music you know the music and everything you know so it was just sort of became conscious. Culture really. Keyboard player jerry dollars was the driving force within the special aka. After attending an antiapartheid concert he decided they should write a song about Nelson Mandela. When jerry did im sorry Nelson Mandela you know a lot of people or you know you know its monday it was so the songs im getting some of the good talk about this guy he was in prison for 3 years. Whats interesting is most political songs are quite. Either i mean great or. Introspective and that was a great example of a political soul that was incredibly up and celebrate tree and souls torn invade and spread it you know so thats not thats not true many of them to my main. But you can. Spend your life on the dance floor you know you do have to engage with reality and the special song in a free Nelson Mandela was one of those moments. Where you know they saw an obvious injustice and used then is it as a tool for social change to get people involved to International Solidarity with mandela took on a life of its own more and more musicians took a stand. Peter gabriel sang about the antiapartheid activist steven biko who had been murdered. When you watch the noose it does something to you but when you hear a song like nicole if it catches you emotionally and thats what it did with me. Thats the funny you know like a part of that whole eightys rock against race is something im sort of like theres so many bands in the u. K. At that time who are super Political Class over in south africa musicians such as johnny clegg who are also beginning to use their music to protest. Play. I. See. Some say. The a Luxury Resort casino in south africa while apartheid was apparent throughout the country this enclave kept up the pretense of treating its black population as equals. Numerous International Stars performed at the resorts initially many turned a blind eye but Steven Van ZandtBruce Springsteens guitarist refused to look away. He arrived in south africa and discovered sun city which was this incredible hot spot of debauchery. Just from all over the world when invited back on paid extremely well to perform for rich white South Africans. Fans and call for an International Boycott of sun city many musicians both black and white joined including springsteen bono and run d. M. C. Together they produced a popular song aint going to play sun city. 988 the Solidarity Movement reached its high point a concert in Londons Wembley stadium with an International Star studded lineup. Together with 72000. 00 audience members the cream of pop sang special akas free Nelson Mandela. 20 months after the concert mandela was finally released after 27 years in prison. In 2011 protests against banks and reckless Financial Institutions gave rise to the occupy movement. Here to an old classic took on a new role the internazionale. The song has long been a hymn of working class movements and protests against capitalism sun come. And believe brack was there as well close. To read. The sun not lock the. Us and shut the internationally with the tradition of the left when we sing that song we can fight for those people full and strong force. Floats. Floats and the. Sun the last rather odd. Nods. My daughter ought 1. To 1st heard it i was like all this is like like the old men you know like old men and women singing this song and you know words where then you havent guard of illusion or music but no i do think it said if you look at the history of that song and there are things pretty cool. The compass one of our songs the fits anyone struggle because hes as he says the song of International Socialism all communism left wing why do you have. The birthplace of the internacional a is paris site of the recent yellow bests protests some 150 years ago the poet organ wrote internazionale for the 871 worker uprising. That rebellion was suppressed but the song lives on. From france the internacional a journey to russia where it again stirred the hearts of workers. After the communists seize power internacional they served as an anthem for the soviet union. It was also played at official ceremonies and other soviet republics. Cause indeed it was a song of oppression of suppression it was forced on people but thats not how it works its how National Anthems work but movement that sometimes songs that move people dont work like that. In western europe the internacional they carry different meaning here it was not played by governments but by protesting workers and students they think that music serves a huge role in making our lives better and give us energy to struggle so i do think that is good for. Theres things that saw games can do that slogans cant one thing is that a song especially the songs that are in our history. They give us friends in history in the ninetys anticapitalism look different than the slick some came up with the slogans lamenting the consequences of globalization such as capitalism stole my virginity. Back to business right to a few slips through to the songs into play these shows and i mean. Really just because times are tough you cant. Really didnt and so i just keep on doing this until. I have a heart attack instead. They do think that music in itself changes things and changers. People strategic tree life we here we are proud of how we came to represent here we did not and then that and then and now to say. During the occupy wall Street Movement which cast a critical light on capitalism the musical message of the rap duo rebel diaz went from the streets to the ears of millions of people in seconds just one percent with social platforms and online connectivity the protests quickly grew into a global movement. To. Say well you know i was there with the people organizing with the streets because you understand we wash we believe there is young people that have a tentative values i dont want to be on m. T. V. Then i want to walk a red carpet and the minute you have new values the world is a really exciting place but of course theyre not going to get pushed to the front of the queue because theyre going to spoil the party. The central questions of current times are pushing younger generations out onto the streets once more. 17 year old to turn back has inspired children teens and young adults to join her in her fight to save the planet. I i look at Something Like the climate protests right now with all these kids going on strike from school i mean thats all because of social media and i think thats pretty i if youre 19 years old now and youre angry about the world you no longer have to learn to buy tickets all you can write a blog you can make a film on your phone and distribute. We will never stop fighting for this plan thats out for ourselves our future and for the futures of our children and grandchildren. Music will continue to play its part in future generations fight for freedom. Is. Art is something that hits people. Right here are right in the gut you know and i think you cant really replace that with with like instagram i think thats just i mean it doesnt really hold the same value and you realize there are still a lot of people that are getting tough and for that reason alone protest music will always be relevant the thing about music is it. In the hits you know if a profound deep way it gets into implants changed straight away in a way that maybe other forms cant and its ability to communicate means and i do think it can carry messages to people. That. Really. Comes out of. My. Thank you. Sustainable closed loop economy in kenya. Traditional t. V. Production consumes vast quantities of food. Now pressed sugarcane ismene used to drive the leaves are. Turning the news waste into a valuable commodity. Global 3000 and. 90 minutes on d w. 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