Thread by @project_polis

How has your Sunday been?

Personally, I think everyone should get some chai, gather some loved ones and listen to some hopeful, angry, off-beat music.

Here is a thread of playlists we have curated for you that might like?

A thread for them ☕️🎶 feels:

"The revolutionary playlist is a collective, continuous musical reflection on the transformative power of change and revolution," says @kiccovich about our first ever playlist.

Listen here:

"So here is an assemblage —a sort of musical cadavre exquis— with some inspiring voices, encouraging us to sing together."

Here is a gift from @ethel_baraona to you.

"These songs do share a sonic vocabulary of protest that emerged in Bronx and Brooklyn and Queens went global. Rap has provided a register for those who seek liberation, who protest and who bring fear into the hearts of the oppressors."

Thank you @sepoy!

"The spirit of jazz lives in its rhythms of revolution and resistance, offering refuge during moments of crisis, spiritual salve in the aftermath, and the moorings of hope, love, and courage."

Listen to @michaelkbusch's playlist:

"So this list — made of Tamils, Kashmiris, Pashtuns and more tells us that struggle for love and dignity are always entwined. From Kashmir to Palestine until their freedom comes."

In her playlist, @suchitrav asks us to learn to love fiercely.

"I wanted to make a playlist that captures resistance as not just anger, but also as joy, as satire, as lament and as moving on.
Resistance, like music, can be infectious."

We agree, @karachikhatmal.

"Perhaps, that is what binds this playlist together. Rage: as poetry in defiance of a dictator, as memory of a revolutionary tradition, as hope for the future, as an expression of self-love," says @bluemagicboxes about her playlist.

Oceanic Feelings is a mix created by Karachi-based artist @zmlkn for art collective mother tongues’ audio series titled Waves and Rituals. The mix can be heard here, or on mother tongues’ Soundcloud.

Soundcloud: bit.ly/2WVgrF7

"To dissent is to hold on to memories,
As the past and present are erased,
To dissent is to speak truth to power,
And set the stage for a revolution."

Here is @watchthestate's playlist:

Asif Rafiqui's playlist is a reminder that academia does not have to be exclusive for a select few.

It can be heard and understood in the raw beats of angry music.

"Yet while governments are busy cracking down on universities, let’s not forget that musicians are among our best historians and educators. This machine kills fascists and when it doesn’t, it shines a light on them."

Have a listen to @wwJJDdo's playlist:

"And that work, that labour, that effort and that care, is where our revolution begins: a song we can all sing, and hope others will want to join us in full voice."

Thank you so much for this playlist @DesignBeku!

"The tracks chosen for this playlist hopefully will be a catalyst to remember that earth is there to support us all beyond differences."

Susanna Recchia reminds us of our interconnectedness with nature, and the revolutionary nature of it:

"So is protest merely a carnival, with little power against the awful momentum of military planning or voter apathy?"

Nathan O's playlist shows us how music tells us to keep fighting, keep hoping, and to not let disillusionment win.

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"Most of the songs listed here are songs we grew up on, either learnt at home or school, and then they emerged when we went to work in the world."

@bombaywalee talks of our changing relationship with music based on our changing relationship with life:

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"What makes a song revolutionary? Is a song revolutionary enough if it spills from an honest tongue and galvanizes the listener to feel something and be compelled enough to introspect or make change?"

Thank you @meherness and @goswami_mayukh for this!
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"Revolution, for me, is the answer to a fundamental question: who are we? Who we are informs us of what we stand for, where our solidarities lie."

Our last recommendation for you comes from Indian comedian, writer and filmmaker, K.P

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We hope these playlist bring you joy and hope.

We hope you find a song here that finds a permanent place on your personal playlist. We hope this is music you share with your loved ones.

Have a happy Sunday!