Picture this: 1997, Warwick University, me and my friends are at the student union bopping half-heartedly to a generic pop song that everyone likes, but we think we're too cool to really dance to...
Tag: race
Just Heard: I’ll Take You There
I think any conversation about soul music in the civil rights era, has to include some mention of gospel music and the role the Black Church as a driving force of the movement...
Just Heard: Mississippi Goddam
My first introduction to Nina Simone was in 1987, when her 1959 recording of 'My Baby Just Cares for Me' was used in a Chanel ad campaign...
Just Heard: Say It Loud (I’m Black And I’m Proud)
I can't remember how old I was when I first heard 'Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)', but I was fairly young, maybe about ten, if not younger...