In honor of Juneteenth, Larry Mizell, Jr. provides audio artifact of free Black voices. Found therein the rage, the sadness, the smile hard-won. The narrow ledge of fatigue. And hopefully, the healing.
1. Angel Bat Dawid - Transition East
2. Yves Jarvis - Into the Forefront
3. serpentwithfeet - This Hill
4. Dean Blunt - LIT Freestyle
5. Yves Tumor - Medicine Burn
6. SIR E.U. - Multimedia Artist (October 71)
7. Osunlade - Auto Machine
8. KeiyaA - Do Yourself A Favor
9. Nappy Nina - Modestly (feat. maassai)
10. Shabazz Palaces - MEGA CHURCH (feat. Stas THEE Boss)
11. Channel Tres - Weedman
12. Rell Be Free - Good4me
13. Papoose - Tribute
14. Mr Muthafuckin’ eXquire - Bootlicker
15. Chris Keys & Quelle Chris - Black Twitter
Larry Mizell, Jr. is the host of Street Sounds on KEXP, every Friday night from 9pm-12am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle.
Today, June 19th, 2020, Bandcamp is donating 100% of their share of sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. If you like what you hear on this mix, we encourage you to support the artists directly through the Bandcamp links provided for each track.
And if you want more new music suggestions, check out KEXP's collection of local Black artists to support this Juneteenth (and always).