Saturday, 14 June 2008

Revolution & Rebellion Music List

In a similar vain to my suggested reading list, this is a list of many artists, both past and present, from all over the world whose music has resonated with revolutionaries and those seeking true progressive change over the last few decades. I listen to a wide range of music, so lists covers everything from punk, to metal, to rap, to reggae, to spoken word, to Ska, to folk and even some country.

Against All Authority - Ska Punk
Against Me! - Folk Punk
Anti-Flag - Hardcore Punk & Pop Punk
Asian Dub Foundation - Alternative electronica (Breakbeat, dub, dancehall, ragga)
Atari Teenage Riot - Digital Hardcore
Aztlan Underground - Chicano Rap, Alternative Rock & Indigenous
Bad Brains - Hardcore Punk & Reggae
Bad Religion - Hardcore Punk
Jello Biafra - Punk & Spoken Word
Bikini Kill - Punk
Boogie Down Productions - Rap
Boomerang Politick - Rap
Billy Bragg - Folk
Burning Spear - Reggae
Choking Victim - Ska Punk
Chumbawumba - Punk, Folk & Electronica
Citizen Fish - Ska Punk
The Clash - Punk & Ska
The Code - Punk
The Coup - Rap
CRASS - Hardcore Punk
Darkest Hour - Melodic Death Metal
The Dead Kennedys - Hardcore Punk
Dead Poets - Rock
dead prez - Rap
Ani DiFranco - Folk
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Rap
The Dropkick Murphys - Punk
Bob Dylan - Folk
Steve Earle - Country
Earth Crisis - Hardcore Punk
Fishbone - Ska
Michael Franti - Rap
Woody Guthrie - Folk
INDK - Ska Punk
The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Punk & Rock 'n' Roll
Intro5pect - Punk & Electronica
Keny Arkana - Rap (in French)
Kill Radio - Punk
Wayne Kramer - Rock
KRS One - Rap
Talib Kweli - Rap
Le Tigre - New Wave & Electronica
Leftover Crack - Ska Punk
The Last Poets - Spoken Word & Poetry
John Lennon - Rock
Living Colour - Heavy Metal
Bob Marley - Reggae
MC5 - Rock
Midnight Oil - Rock
Minor Threat - Hardcore Punk
The Nightwatchman - Folk
NOFX - Punk
Sinead O'Connor - Folk
One Day As A Lion - Electronica & Hip-Hop
Ozomatli - Latin, Rock, Rap & World Fusion
Paris - Rap
Pearl Jam - Rock
Propagandhi - Hardcore Punk
Public Enemy - Rap
Rage Against the Machine - Hard Rock, Funk Metal, Rap Metal and Alternative Metal
Rancid - Ska Punk
Reagan Youth - Hardcore Punk
Refused - Hardcore Punk
Rise Against - Hardcore Punk
The Roots - Rap
Justin Sane - Rock
Gil Scott Heron -Spoken Word & Poetry
The Sex Pistols - Punk
Spearhead - Rap, Funk, Reggae, Jazz & Folk
Bruce Springsteen - Folk & Rock
Joe Strummer - Rock
System of a Down - Alternative Metal
Serj Tankian - Rock
Thought Riot - Hardcore Punk
Peter Tosh - Reggae
U2 - Rock
The Unseen - Hardcore Punk

4 comments:

Julia said...

Looks like I'm going to be purchasing a lot of new iTunes (or else downloading for free if I can find the right websites, since I really hate putting my money into the system which exploits artists and all that).

Know any good songs by these artists?

Rowland Keshena said...

Lots, which ones are you most interested in? By that I mean what artists, and or genres?

Shel said...

may i suggest an addition of The Last Poets?

Rowland Keshena said...

Sure, I actually have some of their stuff, I just completely forgot about them.