Power and Vibration: The Sound of Revolution

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Power and Vibration: The Sound of Revolution is a mini series podcast coming out of the University of Virginia. Throughout the 6 episodes, host Sara Bastianelli delves into the musical and political history of Argentina, Iran, England, Brazil, and the United States to find out why social justice movements align closely with musical genres and how music is used as a tool to strengthen protests. Across time and space, music is an incredibly powerful form of protest. What can we learn from examining the music of social justice movements across the world? And how can we apply it to the current social battles being fought today? Here is a link to the bibliography for the whole mini series: https://drive.google.com/file/d/190awuEaBdELZzjTYzusWU9b88_WcWC2V/view?usp=sharing Here is a link to the full series transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PFoJV0Ij7tR2dIIqv0g8aELnUQqesdDE/view?usp=sharing

The Sound of Revolution: Protest Music Today

Power and Vibration: The Sound of Revolution was written, recorded, and edited by Sara Bastianelli. This series is part of a Global Development Studies capstone project, from the University of Virginia. Here is a link [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PkpKKRPCAnz_pcGaLmTXoJ_YnMc9UgxT/view?usp=sharing] to the digital transcript for this episode. Here is a link [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10lUIgYBJXOPLtSncQeTylri2wvvcNPkP/view?usp=sharing] to the bibliography for the whole mini series. Resources Blume, P. (2026, February 25). ICE in Minnesota: From 4,000 agents to 400. FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul. https://www.fox9.com/news/ice-minnesota-immigration-agents-left-feb-25-2026 [https://www.fox9.com/news/ice-minnesota-immigration-agents-left-feb-25-2026] Douglas, A. (2025, June 30). “There is a special place in hell for those people that went for this business model”: Are plugin subscription services really as bad as some people say? MusicRadar. https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/plugins/dg-wip-all-subscription-models-are-from-satan-and-there-is-a-special-place-in-hell-for-those-people-in-charge-that-went-for-this-business-model-are-music-software-subscriptions-really-as-bad-as-some-people-say [https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/plugins/dg-wip-all-subscription-models-are-from-satan-and-there-is-a-special-place-in-hell-for-those-people-in-charge-that-went-for-this-business-model-are-music-software-subscriptions-really-as-bad-as-some-people-say] Hamilton, J. (2016). Just around midnight : rock and roll and the racial imagination. Harvard University Press, Cop. Manuel, P. (2017). World Music and Activism Since the End of History [sic]. Music and Politics, XI(1). https://doi.org/10.3998/mp.9460447.0011.101 [https://doi.org/10.3998/mp.9460447.0011.101] Mcluhan, M. (1964). Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. Gingko Press. Therieau, M. (2026, February 7). What do we want from a protest song?. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/what-do-we-want-from-a-protest-song [https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/what-do-we-want-from-a-protest-song] War Child Records Get Involved. (2019, April 18). War Child. https://www.warchild.org.uk/get-involved [https://www.warchild.org.uk/get-involved] Audio Resources (in order of appearance) Simone, N. (1965). Sinnerman. On Pastel Blues. UMG Recordings Inc. Lomax Film Collection. St. James Missionary Baptist Church of Canton: Wade In the Water (1978). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av08GHz_9C4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av08GHz_9C4] Hill, J. (1913). There is Power in a Union. The Staple Sisters. (2015). It’s Been A Change. On Faith and Grace: A Family Journey 1953-1976. Concord Music Group. Brown, J. (1962). Come Over Here. On Good, Good Twistin’ With James Brown. Universal Records. Brown, J. (1991). Say It Loud - I’m Black And I’m Proud. On Star Time. Universal Records. Dylan, B. (1967). All Along the Watchtower. On John Wesley Harding. Sony Music Entertainment. Hendrix, J. (1968). All Along the Watchtower. On Electric Ladyland. Experience Hendrix LLC. Childish Gambino. (2018). This Is America. On This Is America. mcDJ Recording. Green Day. (2024). The American Dream Is Killing Me. On Saviors. Green Day. Springsteen, B. (2026). Streets of Minneapolis. On Streets of Minneapolis. Columbia Records. Welles, J. (2025). Join Ice. On No Kings. Jesse Welles. Withers, B. (1973). I Can’t Write Left Handed. On Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall. Sony Music Entertainment. Mon Rovîa. (2025). Heavy Foot. On Heavy Foot. Mon Rovîa LLC. The Linda Lindas. (2024). No Obligation. On No Obligation. Epitaph. Rodrigo, O. (2026). The Book of Love. On HELP(2). War Child Records. Sunrise Twin Cities [sunrise.twincities]. (2026, January 30). Rock concert resistance! Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/DUJwOznDSTY/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/p/DUJwOznDSTY/?hl=en] Twin Cities Drum Collective [twin_cities_drum_collective]. (2026, February 2). Drum Protest Downtown Minneapolis. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/DURYfvgDaqq/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/p/DURYfvgDaqq/?hl=en] City Cast Twin Cities [citycasttwincities]. (2026, January 13). SOLIDARITY: Brass Solidarity is a community band that has been meeting weekly to spread music since 2021. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/DTeWR5CDETW/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/p/DTeWR5CDETW/?hl=en] Shiebout, A. [ashiebout]. (2026, February 1). The Twin Cities sang outside of the hotels where ICE and BP agents are staying, letting them know it’s not too late to change careers, “it’s okay to change your mind. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/DUO4akUj0I7/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/p/DUO4akUj0I7/?hl=en] This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com].

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