Highway Queens will observe tomorrow’s music industry blackout in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. We must stand together against institutional racism and systematic discrimination. Marginalised voices must be heard.
For those who are looking to spend tomorrow supporting and listening to diverse voices I offer a list of suggested albums below. Click the links to read the original album reviews and find out more about these artists:
Shemekia Copeland – America’s Child
Leyla McCalla – The Capitalist Blues
The War & Treaty – The Healing Tide
Our Native Daughters – Songs From Our Native Daughters
Mavis Staples – If All I Was Was Black / We Get By
Valerie June – The Order of Time
Janelle Monae – Dirty Computer
Sharon Jones – Soul of a Woman
Rhiannon Giddens – There is no other
Some posts on classic artists/albums:
Why Thelma Houston’s Sunshower Still Shines
When Tina Turned The Country On!
The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop!
On ‘Blues Legacies and Black Feminism’
Feel free to add further suggestions for listening in the comments / on social media.
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