The Liberation Project is driven from South Africa and features a unique collaboration of musicians mainly from South Africa, Italy and Cuba
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And whilst we welcome a Reggio Emilia delegation currently visiting South Africa, here goes a piece of televised history so that we do not forget: #OliverTambo interviewed for @RaiDue about Reggio Emilia and the struggle against Apartheid.
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Today October 16 marks 50th anniversary of John Carlos & Tommie Smith #RaisedFists, with silver medalist Peter Norman standing in solidarity. They all wore patches of the Olympic Project for Human Rights. Ceasing participation of apartheid South Africa, was among their demands.
"The seed of #TheLiberationProjectSA was germinated during a visit to Italy in a bit of a pilgrimage to meet my family & find out more about my roots, as I was born in Ferrara, an area very rich in partisan resistance history & heritage. I came to South Africa when I was 6 y.o.
Whilst there, I was struck by the idea that the partisan resistance songs and our own songs of freedom from South Africa had great synergy. A great connection, since Reggio Emilia - the province where I come from - was very involved with the South African liberation movement.
... In fact, they were the first city to welcome #OliverTambo in his exile and grant him asylum status."
#DanChiorboli on the #JetSetBreakfast with @MichConstant, @SAfmRadio
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[ONAIR] #JetSetBreakFast Dan Chiorboli @tlpsa a musical artists and producer of triple CD set talks about The Liberation Project with @MichConstant on @SAfmRadio.
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#DanChiorboli will soon talk to #JetSetBreakFast @MichConstant about #TheLiberationProjectSA, our triple CD album recently released, our future plans... Tune in @SAfmRadio !
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“You can't have a revolution without songs”
New article by Charles Leonard on the New Frame series on Political Songs. This time on Victor Jara, who remains an inspiration: newframe.com/political-songs…
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“In many ways, writing a protest song is asking for trouble, and it’s this sense of jeopardy that gives the form its vitality”.
News we love reading: newframe.com/marc-ribot-revo…
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A silent flash mob, be there to be part of the experience – at Johannesburg, South Africa
Honoré Daumier's The Uprising showing a man leading a crowd, sleeves rolled up & a clenched fist up high, was most likely inspired by the Revolution of 1848 in Paris. Art historians have called the painting “a symbol of pent-up human indignation.”
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As promised, our triple CD album is available from today on Spotify, iTunes, Deezer, Simfy,
Tidal... 37 songs to take you on a journey of solidarity and liberation via South Africa, Cuba and Italy:
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Proud to be a part of this.
This unique & proudly South African Initiative has already receied attention from around the world. An European summer tour is presently under discussion, & visits to the Indian Ocean Islands, Brazil & Australia are on the cards...
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I can Hear My Papa Calling, a song played yesterday at the #InternationalLaunch, tells the story of Karim Franceschi, a young Italian activist who fought in the Syrian civil war for the People’s Protection Unit (YPG) against the Islamic State during the Siege of Ayn al-Arab.
Karim believed he drew strength from his father who had fought for the Italian partisans in the mountains of Tuscany.
Written by @neillsolomon and #DanChiorboli
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Some of the team behind the concept project #SongsThatMadeUsFree #TheLiberationProject - a phenomenal piece of work! Music Industry Greats!
Throughout history, music & protest songs have inspired & celebrated social change. This triple CD album includes well-known & traditional songs on liberation theme, together with newly penned ones influenced by the theme.
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What a beautiful night with my two handsome babes, Michael and @siphohotstix at #TheLiberationProject #SongsThatMadeUsFree 😍😍 – at Johannesburg, South Africa
The three volumes of the triple CD album have separate themes, namely Celebration, Introspection and Inspiration, with the music on each CD reflecting different moods both musically and sonically...
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