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Music for the Masses: Living the (MLK) Dream 2026 (Audio)
As a deeply divided Untied States becomes a fireball in freefall, we commemorate the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with some musical reflections on struggle, solidarity and survival in this era of global crisis.
"Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the music of established and emerging artists, both signed and unsigned, on the international music scene. For the avid globe-hopper and armchair traveler alike. You might want to pack a map and a sandwich. Catskill resident "DJ Neva" is an ethnomusicologist, producer, and long-time cultural activist, specializing in music from the entire African continent, as well as the Caribbean and Latin America, the Maghreb and Middle East, and the Roma (Gypsy) diaspora. Formerly the producer of "Continental Drift" on WBAI-FM and New York International on Haitian community station Radio Soleil in NYC. The show is broadcast live from Catskill, NY.
Playlist:
- Eye Of The Danger / Michigan & Smilie
- State of Emergency / Amampondo
- Only In Amerika / Dr. John & The Lower 911
- Sound The Alarm / Booker T
- Uncle Sam Goddamn / Brother Ali
- Hold Your Ground / 47SOUL
- Disrupt the Programme / Bantu
- Ready When You Ready / Bunny Wailer
- Reality of the Situation / Dumpstaphunk
- Mi Gente / Kumbia Kings
- Unbroken / Sizwe C
- Terror System / Invisible System
- Babylon Must Fall / Barbara Paige
- Cuida Tus Espaldas / Baracutanga
- Unity We Need (feat. Chronixx) / Richie Spice
- We Are Strong / Mádé Kuti
- Passeport / Lass
- Ningun Humano Es Ilegal / Alex Garcia the Hypocrite Orchestra
- Revolution Ska / Orquestra Brasileira De Música Jamaicana
- Carte d'identite / Cheikh Lo
- Glass House / Sandra Izsadore
- Si No Hay Capitan / GERLEY, Andy MontaÑez, Aymee Nuviola, Alex Matos & Jose Alberto 'El Canario'
- Right to Complain / Trombone Shorty
- Ouvrez les frontières (Acoustic Version) / Tiken Jah Fakoly feat. -M-
- Say The Truth / Fred Fisher Atalobhor & His Ogiza Dance Band
- All You Fascists Bound To Lose / Resistance Revival Chorus Feat. Rhiannon Giddens