Revolution in Music

[Pete]

I'm doing a paper for my Modern Western Civ class that in the 1990's there was a Revolution (social and such) fought in music and that it failed. RATM's lyrics are my greatest support and I'm using bands like nickleback/creed/default/theory of a dead man and other such grouping of bands that sound the same as the reactive elements that ended up winning. If anyone has any sources or opions it would be greatly appreciated:D

[Panamarisen]

I think Tracy Chapman, in a specifical way, is a good choice to understand today´s Revolution in music, at least in Western Civilization, and although her very first album, back in the 80s, is maybe the most representative one in this sense.
Chapman´s music has to do with personal and social Revolution...

HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE!

[ireallyhadablackout]

Right on, Tracy Chapman is great.

Culture Club had their own thing going on, as well as Peter Gabriel and the B52's. With some artist's its hard to pinpoint yet the subversiveness is there.

[Umoja]

Dead Prez is pretty hard towards revolutions, black liberation and the like. One of the rappers (M-1) is the President of the New York Branch of the National Democratic Peoples Uhuru Movement, and they are both very involved in actual lobbying. For example, when they preformed at New Jersey Preforming Arts Center, they gave a girl an American Flag and encouraged her to burn it (she didn't because the guards took the flag). If you want to write about anything to do with revolution, I'd think they would be a great example.

[BOZG]

One of the rappers (M-1) is the President of the New York Branch of the National Democratic Peoples Uhuru Movement

I thought I heard something about that but I thought I was just imagining it. Aren't the NDPUM considered almost a terrorist group by the U$?

Umoja,
You could probably answer this for me: Why is Swahili used so much in African movements?

[Rob]

One thing you could mention is how punk got so damned poppy and mainstream.

[Umoja]

Swahili is the most widely used African Language. Even though it is native to East Africa (where it has over 40 million speakers) places like Ghana (First Nation to gain independence) started to try and internationalize it around Africa, but the plan fell through. Karenga at the same time adopted it for use in Kwanzaa, and Amiri Baraka used it in quite a few poems. Infact, my quote is Swahili, if it hasn't already been guessed.

[BOZG]

Thanks Umoja. Uhuru is Swahili for "freedom" I think?

[Umoja]

Ndiyo (Yes), it is Swahili for Freedom.

According to Yale's Swahili department it means-
uhuru noun 14, freedom. (< huru adj).

uhuru noun 14, independence. (< huru adj).

uhuru noun, liberation.

Huru, means liberation and freedom among other things. Adding an 'U' to it makes it mean "uncountable". But you don't care much about African languages so I'll stop the lecture.

[Pete]

Actually I do care about languages. One of my goals is to be multi-lingual.

Thank you comrades. I have handed in my paper and will be getting it back after the break (hopefully) and I did include some of your ideas, althought I only just read them (because I am stupid and forgot I made this thread)

[CommunismRATM]

Rage Against The Machine has very political lyrics, and also as people they protest and are socially active