By Mark Levine, author of We’ll Play Till We Die and Heavy Metal Islam
The video, posted anonymously on Facebook, had only 300 views when I first saw it. The singer wasn’t named, and in fact wasn’t even in the video — the camera stayed steady on the crowd. The words supplied their own ...
“Music and politics are hardly separable . . The title of this book was uttered by Zakaria Ibrahim, the founder of the renowned Egyptian folklore group El Tanbura, late one night. . . Reflecting on the political, musical, and financial struggles his band has had to endure over several de...
“I envision a future in which the systems we create—far more than those we have inherited—are guided by movements built on our shared humanity.”—Bryonn Bain
Rebel Speak: A Justice Movement Mixtape is a literary mixtape of transformative dialogues on justice with a cast of visionary ...
Out today, Light on Fire: The Art and Life of Sam Francis is the first in-depth biography of Sam Francis, the legendary American abstract painter who broke all the rules in his personal and artistic life.
The following passage is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of Light on Fire: The Art and...