“If his music reflects a particular history which may seem dated to some, his art is a rare example of ethical-political engagement for a world without oppression. Below, we share songs (most with lyrics translated), interviews and a lecture.”
Category Archives: music
Julius Gavroche: “Song is a weapon: For José Mário Branco (1942-2019)”
Posted in autonomy, ethics, music, Nota Bene, resistance
Tagged José Mário Branco
“4 Musicians Chart 100 Years in the Life of a Runaway Slave”
‘Hans Werner Henze’s “El Cimarrón” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art‘
“How the Performance of a French Opera about a Neapolitan Revolt Sparked a Belgian Revolution”
The plot of the fiery libretto of the grand opera The Mute Girl of Portici by the French composer Daniel Auber revolves around the Neapolitan revolts of 1647.
Posted in Blog, music, revolution
Simon Callow: “How Wagner Tried to Revolutionize Art and End Capitalism”
“Persuaded by Röckel’s arguments, he became increasingly radicalized, connecting his idealistic views of the position of art in society with Röckel’s vision of a world where the power of capital was annihilated, and class, position and family prejudices would disappear. In the new order, Röckel assured him, everybody would participate in labor according to their strength and capacity, work would cease to be a burden and would eventually assume a purely artistic character.”
Posted in anarchism, defeat, music, Nota Bene, revolution
Tagged Richard Wagner
Depeche Mode: “Where’s The Revolution”
Depeche Mode: “Where’s The Revolution” from the new album ‘Spirit’ out March 17th, 2017
“You’ve been kept down
You’ve been pushed ’round
You’ve been lied to
You’ve been fed truths
Who’s making your decisions
You or your religion
Your government, your countries
You patriotic junkies
Where’s the revolution
Come on people
You’re letting me down
Where’s the revolution
Come on people
You’re letting me down”
Posted in In The News, music, power, revolution, rights, Uncategorized