The Sound of Revolution: Protest Music Today

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].

The Genre is the Message: Brazilian Bossa Nova and Tropicália

Power and Vibration: The Sound of Revolution was written, recorded, and edited by Sara Bastianelli. Translations for this episode were voiced by Nina Accousti, Fatima Abdalla, and Emma Lohr. This series is part of a Global Development Studies capstone project, from the University of Virginia. https://drive.google.com/file/d/10lUIgYBJXOPLtSncQeTylri2wvvcNPkP/view?usp=sharing Here is a link [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k0EMThBbf-VuqaIZ9wBPe79eMEvkuCIL/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 Cornell, C. (2023). How Brazil’s Music Hid Protest in Harmony. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXjvwQDfnTI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXjvwQDfnTI] Denning, M. (2015). Noise Uprising: The Audiopolitics of a World Musical Revolution. London: Verso. Dunn, A. (2007). From Samba to Bossa Nova. British Broadcasting Corporation. Dunn, C. (2001). Tropicália, Counterculture,and the Diasporic Imagination in Brazil. In Perrone, C. A., & Dunn, C. Brazilian Popular Music & Globalization. (pp. 1-38). Gainesville: University Press of Florida. Mcluhan, M. (1964). Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. Gingko Press. Perrone, C. A., & Dunn, C. (2001). “Chiclete com Banana”: Internationalization in Brazilian Popular Music. In Perrone, C. A., & Dunn, C. Brazilian Popular Music & Globalization. (pp. 1-38). Gainesville: University Press of Florida. Treece, D. (1997). Guns and Roses: Bossa Nova and Brazil’s Music of Popular Protest, 1958-68. Popular Music, 16(1), 1–29. http://www.jstor.org/stable/853435 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/853435] Audio Resources (in order of appearance) Gil, G. (1968). Questão de Ordem. On Gilberto Gil (1968). Gege Produções Artísticas. Tavares, C. (2012). The Day That Lasted 21 Years. Pequi Filmes. FootageFarm. (2014). Brazil: Goulart Deposed in Coup D'Etat 221726-11 | Footage Farm. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5A3KlKp2bQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5A3KlKp2bQ] 6stringsmonk. (2018). Roberto D'Avila interviews Antonio Carlos Jobim (1981) w/ English subtitles. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFq3uFjXYEU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFq3uFjXYEU] Do Pandeiro, J. (1959). Chiclete Com Banana. Sony Music Entertainment (Brasil). Jobim, A. (1990). The Girl From Ipanema. On Compact Jazz: Antonio Carlos Jobim. UMG Recordings, Inc. Margebird. (2014). Antonio Carlos Jobim on the NBC Today Show 1986. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxRk8cz8qj4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxRk8cz8qj4] Veloso, C. (1967). Alegria, Alegria. On Caetano Veloso. Universal Music Ltda. Roda Viva. (2022). Gilberto Gil fala sobre censura e cargos políticos no Roda Viva | 1987. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeAZekEo-T0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeAZekEo-T0] Gil, G. (1969). Aquele Abraço. On Gilberto Gil (1969). Gege Produções Artísticas. ABC News (Australia). (2012). Marshall McLuhan - 'The medium is the message' - ABC Radio National. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YZzwvjwiLs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YZzwvjwiLs] Jobim, A. (1967). Wave. On Wave. UMG Recordings, Inc. Jobim, A. (1970). Sabiá. On Stone Flower. Sony Music Entertainment. Cornell, C. (2023). How Brazil’s Music Hid Protest in Harmony. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXjvwQDfnTI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXjvwQDfnTI] Trio Ternura. (1971). Vou Morar no Teu Sorriso. On Série Samba Soul. Sony Music Entertainment. Simone, N. (1965). Sinnerman. On Pastel Blues. UMG Recordings Inc. This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com].

Get Pissed, Destroy: British Anarcho-Punk

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/1Tr-jghhZVMEdJl3jfUSxpH1fj7iTajPy/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 Cross, I. (2005). Music and Social Being. Musicology Australia, 28(1), 114–126. https://doi.org/10.1080/08145857.2005.10415281 [https://doi.org/10.1080/08145857.2005.10415281] Cross, R. (2010). “There is No Authority but Yourself”: The Individual and the Collective in British Anarcho-Punk. Music and Politics, IV(2). https://doi.org/10.3998/mp.9460447.0004.203 [https://doi.org/10.3998/mp.9460447.0004.203] Denning, M. (2015). Noise Uprising: The Audiopolitics of a World Musical Revolution. London: Verso. Donaghey, J. (2020). The ‘Punk Anarchisms’ of Class War and CrimethInc. Journal of Political Ideologies, 25(2), 113–138. https://doi.org/10.1080/13569317.2020.175076 [https://doi.org/10.1080/13569317.2020.175076]  Donaghey, J. (2013). Bakunin Brand Vodka: An Exploration into Anarchist-punk and Punk-anarchism. Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies Evans, Sara M. (Sara Margaret), & Boyte, H. C. (1986). Free Spaces: The Sources of Democratic Change in America. New York: Harper & Row. Goldman, V. (2019). Revenge of the She-Punks. University of Texas Press. Nomous, O. (n.d.). Colours of Resistance Archive. Colours of Resistance Archive. https://www.coloursofresistance.org/575/race-anarchy-and-punk-rock-the-impact-of-cultural-boundaries-within-the-anarchist-movement/ [https://www.coloursofresistance.org/575/race-anarchy-and-punk-rock-the-impact-of-cultural-boundaries-within-the-anarchist-movement/]  Audio Resources  (in order of appearance) Sex Pistols. (1977). Pretty Vacant. On Nevermind the Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols. Warner Records. CBC Music. (2018). Iggy Pop hates “punk rock” (1977). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78S0yrMLfTU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78S0yrMLfTU] BBC Archive. (2025). 1977: Is PUNK ROCK a Threat to BRITISH SOCIETY? | Brass Tacks | Voice of the People | BBC Archive. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVy5DD2oTxQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVy5DD2oTxQ] Kinolibrary. (2016). Late 1970s Marc Bolan Interview on the Punk Scene | Premium Footage. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axmXNFXg2tc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axmXNFXg2tc] Crass. (1978). Do They Owe Us a Living? On The Feeding of the Five Thousand (The Second Sitting). One Little Independent Records. Piker, T. (2015). Steve Ignorant 1980. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wwONhhnDKo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wwONhhnDKo] The Clash. (1979). London Calling. On London Calling (Expanded Edition). Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Sex Pistols. (1977). Anarchy in the U.K. On Nevermind the Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols. Warner Records. ThamesTV. (2013). Swearing |Sex Pistols interview |Today Show |Thames TV | 1976. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtHPhVhJ7Rs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtHPhVhJ7Rs] X-Ray Spex. (1978). Identity. On Germ Free Adolescents. X-Ray Spex.  Siouxsie and the Banshees. (1978). Hong Kong Garden. On The Scream. Polydor Ltd. Simone, N. (1965). Sinnerman. On Pastel Blues. UMG Recordings Inc.** This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com].

Free Spaces: Iranian Protest Music

Power and Vibration: The Sound of Revolution was written, recorded, and edited by Sara Bastianelli. Translations for this episode were voiced by Owen Belfield, Dalanda Diallo, Emma Lohr, and Cole Rozwadowski. 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/1LeQFntfaAq_RIwZeU3cvfvXZuWTazdBa/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 Evans, Sara M. (Sara Margaret), & Boyte, H. C. (1986). Free Spaces: The Sources of Democratic Change in America. New York: Harper & Row. Green, A., & Street, J. (2018). Music and Activism: From prefigurative to pragmatic politics. In G. Meikle (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Media and Activism. (pp. 171-178). Routledge.  Googoosh. (2026, March 12). Googoosh: Iran’s Freedom Is Within Reach. Thefp.com [http://Thefp.com]; The Free Press. https://www.thefp.com/p/googoosh-irans-freedom-is-within [https://www.thefp.com/p/googoosh-irans-freedom-is-within] Meures, S. (2016). Raving Iran. 3sat Zürich. Mohseni, A. (2012). کیوسک: نسلی نابودشده توسط جنون. [Kiosk: A Generation Destroyed By Madness]. Off Center Productions. Pratt, R. (1990). Rhythm and Resistance: Explorations in the Political Uses of Popular Music. New York: Praeger. Seyedsayamdost, N. (2017). Soundtrack of the Revolution: The Politics of Music in Iran. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. Audio Resources  (in order of appearance) Namjoo, M. (2007). Toranj. On Toranj. Raha Records. Salar Khan. (2016). ۱۳۵۸ عذر خواهی و اظهار پشیمانی آیت الله خمینی از آزادی های اول انقلاب ۲۸ مرداد [Ayatollah Khomeini's apology and expression of regret for the early freedoms of the August 19th Revolution]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV9H7LR9RB0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV9H7LR9RB0] 30or30 com. (2019). NBC News report on Iran 1979 revolution's victory. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLK95ic4mcY [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLK95ic4mcY] Middle Eastern Studies at UT-Austin. (2026). Was music really banned after the 1979 Iranian revolution? Even Earth, Wind, and Fire? Why?. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozt0NQRnTUY [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozt0NQRnTUY] Googoosh. (1992). Talaagh. On Googoosh - Pol. Taraneh Enterprises Inc. Aghili, S. (1999). Dehati. On Dehati. GrandCube. Meures, S. (2016). Raving Iran. 3sat Zürich. Shajarian, H. (2008). Transife Morghe Sahar. On Khorside Arezoo. GrandCube. Namjoo, M. (2009). Shams. On Oy. Mohsen Namjoo. Musighi irani. (2013). BBC Mohsen Namjoo Interview. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=batz9Lx8B3g [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=batz9Lx8B3g] Springsteen, B. (1984). Born In The U.S.A. On Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen. Kiosk. (2023). Jomeh Daram Miram. On Desolateville. Arash Sobhani. Kiosk. (2008). yarom bia. On bagh e vahsh e jahani (Global Zoo). Bamahang Productions.  Simone, N. (1965). Sinnerman. On Pastel Blues. UMG Recordings Inc.** This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com].

Weapons of the Weak: Argentina’s Rock Nacional

Power and Vibration: The Sound of Revolution was written, recorded, and edited by Sara Bastianelli. Translations for this episode were voiced by Henry Boland, Fatima Abdalla, Sarah Kim, Dalana Diallo, Katie Pan, Maddie Garra, Sammy Kee, and Cole Rozwadowski.  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/14615ZEkFd9nAXjCsgcAejIB9W00bGvUC/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 Cross, I. (2005). Music and Social Being. Musicology Australia, 28(1), 114–126. https://doi.org/10.1080/08145857.2005.10415281 [https://doi.org/10.1080/08145857.2005.10415281] Douat, E., Entel, I., Loyola, B., Santaolalla, G., Talarico, P., & Verde, A. (Executive Producers). (2020). Break It All: A History of Rock in Latin America. Red Creek Productions Manzano, V. (2015). The Creation of a Social Problem: Youth Culture, Drugs, and Politics in Cold War Argentina. Hispanic American Historical Review, 95(1), 37–69. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-2836904 [https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-2836904] New York Times Opinion. (2021). Atención! Murderer Next Door | An Emmy-Winning Op-Doc. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvlXLBPrzjo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvlXLBPrzjo] Popović, S. & Miller, M. (February 2015). Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World. Random House. Wilson, T., & Favoretto, M. (2015). Making the “Disappeared” Visible in Argentine Rock. Lied Und Populäre Kultur / Song and Popular Culture, 60/61, 351–364.  60 Minutes. (2025, March 2). “A Dirty War” | 60 Minutes Archive. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=163VC75cLAM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=163VC75cLAM] Audio Resources  (in order of appearance) Garcia, C. (1983). Los Dinosaurios. On Clics Modernos. Universal Musica Argentina. Fernandocarlostv [https://www.youtube.com/@fernandocarlostv]. (2001). Anuncio del golpe 24 de marzo de 1976. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ9tEObVINM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ9tEObVINM] Douat, E., Entel, I., Loyola, B., Santaolalla, G., Talarico, P., & Verde, A. (Executive Producers). (2020). Break It All: A History of Rock in Latin America. Red Creek Productions 60 Minutes. (2025, March 2). “A Dirty War” | 60 Minutes Archive. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=163VC75cLAM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=163VC75cLAM] Timeline. (2023). The Dirty War: The Horrors Of The Argentine Dictatorship. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl3L7FHcAik [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl3L7FHcAik] New York Times Opinion. (2021). Atención! Murderer Next Door | An Emmy-Winning Op-Doc. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvlXLBPrzjo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvlXLBPrzjo] Sui Generis. (1974). El Show de los Muertos. On Pequenas Anécdotas Sobre Las Instituciones. Sony Music Entertainment. Gieco, L. (1976). El Fantasma de Canterville. On El Fantasma de Canterville. Inamu Discos. Sui Generis. (1972). Canción para Mi Muerte. On Vida. Sony Music Entertainment.  Jade, S. (1983). Resumen Porteño. On Bajo Belgrano. PolyGram Discos S.A. Los Violadores. (1987). Bombas a Londres. On Mercado Indio. Sony Music Entertainment. Sui Generis. (1974). Instituciones. On Pequenas Anécdotas Sobre Las Instituciones. Sony Music Entertainment. Los Violadores. (1983). Represión. On Los Violadores. Umbral Discos y Cintas.  Simone, N. (1965). Sinnerman. On Pastel Blues. UMG Recordings Inc.** This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com].