http://aspecks.com/blog/aspecks-crew/global-citizens-knaan/ A campaign for cultural exchange and global citizenship underpinned by a communal blog and clothing line. Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:49:54 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 http://aspecks.com/blog/aspecks-crew/global-citizens-knaan/comment-page-1/#comment-329 J Period & K’naan present The Messengers: Music and Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:57:16 +0000 http://aspecks.com/?p=731#comment-329 [...] K’naan’s latest project is a 3 part series paying tribute to three iconic musicians and exemplary human rights activists: Fela Kuti, Bob Marley and Bob Dylan. They were all true global citiizens; with the common thread between them being their use of music to highlight injustice and cultivate social consciousness (globally) through a message of equality between people. The fact that (regardless of their messages) each was a master of their distinct musical genres means that this tribute series also takes on the role of an enlightening cross-cultural excursion and socio-political education. On another level, the project also asks broader questions about the substance of musical content at large and whether it should be held to a higher (moral) standard or judged purely on entertainment value. These musicians’ stories are enthralling and too expansive to cover in this post or a tribute series but definitely worth researching and/or catching up on. The Messengers series is available for free download from here. [...] [...] K’naan’s latest project is a 3 part series paying tribute to three iconic musicians and exemplary human rights activists: Fela Kuti, Bob Marley and Bob Dylan. They were all true global citiizens; with the common thread between them being their use of music to highlight injustice and cultivate social consciousness (globally) through a message of equality between people. The fact that (regardless of their messages) each was a master of their distinct musical genres means that this tribute series also takes on the role of an enlightening cross-cultural excursion and socio-political education. On another level, the project also asks broader questions about the substance of musical content at large and whether it should be held to a higher (moral) standard or judged purely on entertainment value. These musicians’ stories are enthralling and too expansive to cover in this post or a tribute series but definitely worth researching and/or catching up on. The Messengers series is available for free download from here. [...]

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