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Eve Was Black

Eve Was Black
Album: The Returner (2023)
Eve was Black, haven't you heard?
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2024/1/14 - 18:41
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Under the Devil's Knee

Under the Devil's Knee
Featuring Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell, and Sunny War

Una ballata narrativa in puro stile folk per raccontare le sorie di George Floyd, Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor
Under the devil's knee oh lord, I'm under the devil's knee
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2021/4/7 - 23:47
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Quasheba, Quasheba

Quasheba, Quasheba
Songs of our Native Daughters (Smithsonian Folkways, 2019)

Allison Russell, vocals and 5-string banjo;
Rhiannon Giddens, backing vocals and min- strel banjo;
Leyla McCalla, cello;
Jamie Dick, drums and percussion;
Dirk Powell, baritone electric guitar;
Jason Sypher, bass

“Quasheba, Quasheba”, firmata da Allison Russell (già con Birds of Chicago e Po’ Girls), è l'esplorazione della sua linea familiare autobiografica indietro fino ai tempi della tratta. 
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I met my biological father, Michael George, and my paternal family when I was 30 years old. I learned that I am a first-generation Canadian on my father’s side. He was born and raised in Grenada, one of 13 children. I found out that ours is a family that values education deeply. I found out that we have a historian in the family who has traced our line back to an enslaved woman named Quasheba, who was sold off the... (Continues)
Quasheba, Quasheba
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Contributed by Dq82 2019/4/13 - 17:22




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