Fall of 2006 was spent listening to this band from South Africa called Freshlyground - a multiracial group of people working to help heal the nation through music.
I just finished watching for the 40th time "Amandla: Revolution in 4 Part Harmony" about the music in the anti-apartheid movement. In one part Abdullah Ibrahim, this jazz composer says something along the lines of "these were not just liberation songs, songs to liberate us from the white man, but songs to help liberate ourselves"
Potbelly isn't exactly a political song, but i think the music video does say a lot (and is visually so enjoyable)
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ahh so good! i love the colors in this. and it really makes me want to go to the beach.
the green/red combination in this is so deliciously perfect. i had an art teacher last year who was kind of obsessed with the "taste" of colors. she was in the middle of a huge painting series where she explored a single color per painting and tried to magnify its olfactory response in her audience.
similarily, my mouth actually watered while watching this - wow.
(and woo wee i'm actually going to the beach tomorrow!)
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