Category Archives: South Africa

Feminism, the Environment and Stolen Land: Socially Conscious Music from Africa and the South Pacific

Posted on 06/25/2022 by Al Kagan

Readers may remember my two previous world music reviews, in the February 2021 and Summer 2021 issues of the Public i. All of the music described here was reviewed in the great magazine Songlines. The music is available on Apple … Continue reading →

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“Congo to the Mississippi”: Recent Socially Conscious Music from Africa and the Americas

Posted on 02/06/2021 by Al Kagan

It is wonderful that so much music from around the world is now easily available to us, especially through the Internet and radio. My main source is Songlines magazine, a monthly published in print and online in London. Every print … Continue reading →

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Insurgent Midwest: The Constructing Solidarities Symposium

Posted on 10/19/2017 by Ken Salo

by Ken Salo, Zsuzsa Gille and Efadul Huq   [Editor’s note: the Public i requested contributions on this important conference from both organizers and academic attendees; these perspectives have been integrated into this article.] On September 8-10, delegates from grassroots … Continue reading →

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