Tyina Steptoe, author of the article “Hip Hop is the Soundtrack to Black Lives Matter” discusses the relationship between music and protest with Friday Buzz host Jonathan Zarov. Tyina is a former WORT mainstay, a long time volunteer and co-host of “In Our Backyard” back in the aughts. She’s currently an associate professor of history […]
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History of Music as Protest
On the Monday, June 17th 8 O’Clock Buzz John Halle, director of music theory studies at Bard University, joined Brian Standing to talk about the history of protest music in the United States – how it has changed as well as what parts have endured. For example, they talked about the revival of the Solidarity […]
