Jane Jupiter (Kid Sister) & Chapman - Stargazing

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I present to you an ongoing, #archival piece of #soundart created during my first semester of Grad School — #𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴: 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 / 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝟷. 

Exploring the proclamation of the "Black" identity by mixing, splicing and composing voices to create a conversation about blackness between artists, across generations.

The source material is a collection of songs, ranging from contemporary to oldies, in a variety of genres. These songs are some of my personal favorites, and many were recommendations from family and friends—the link between them all being the explicit use of the word ‘Black’. 

Black musicians have consistently and #unapologetically expressed themselves with their craft.  From James Brown's 'Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud' and #NinaSimone's Four Women to #KendrickLamar's 'Black Boy Fly' and #Beyonce's ‘Formation’— The songs are different, but the message is the same. 

“The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers.” -James Baldwin

(Listening Order) 
Kendrick Lamar - Black Boy Fly (2013)
2 Chainz - Forgiven (feat. Marsha Ambrosius) (2019) 
Smino - Blkoscars (feat. Jay2) (2017)
Buddy - Black (feat. A$AP Ferg) (2018)
Kayne West - Crack Music (feat. The Game) (2005)
Beyoncé - Formation (2016)
Joey Bada$$ - AMERIKKKAN IDOL (2017)
Michael Jackson - They Don’t Care About Us (1995)
Billy Paul - Am I Black Enough for You? (2001)
Donny Hathaway - To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1970)
Stevie Wonder - Living for the City (1973)
Syl Johnson - Is It Because I’m Black (1969)
Nina Simone - Four Women (1966)
Solange - Almeda (2019)    
Azeaila Banks - Liquorice (2012)
Parliament - Chocolate City (1975)
Public Enemy - Fight The Power (1990) 
N.W.A. - Fuck Tha Police (1988)
Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1971)
Childish Gambino - This is America (2018)
The Temptations - Message From A Black Man (1969)
GoldLink - New Black (2015)
Aminé - BLACKJACK (2019) 
Gregory Isaacs - Black Liberation Struggle (1978)
2Pac - Young Black Male (1991)
Jeezy - My President (feat. Nas) (2008)
Elaine Brown - The Panther (1969)
Vince Staples - BagBak (2017)
Curtis Mayfield - Miss Black America (1970)
James Brown - Say it Loud (1968)
Public Enemy - Party For Your Right To Fight (1988)
Michele Manzo, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Dudley Perkins - Crackablackalacka (2019)
Janelle Monáe - Django Jane (2018)
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit (1954)
Angie Stone - Brotha (2001)
Tyler, The Creator - Where This Flower Blooms (feat. Frank Ocean) (2017)
Dead Prez- I’m a African (2000) 
Black Star - Astronomy (8th Light) (1998)

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