John Coltrane, Offering: Live at Temple University: Coltrane came home in 1966, to Temple University in Philadelphia, and he brought with him all the beauty, wrath, power and glory he was capable of. It’s a complicated set of songs from a group of people whose voices have too often gone unheard. But while the music and approaches are varied, at their best these songs serve as powerful protest songs, like Métis singer-songwriter Willie Dunn’s “I Pity the Country,” and Willy Mitchell and Desert River Band’s “Kill’n Your Mind.” These are songs that address an uneven political landscape and the damages of colonialism, but also celebrate culture, life, and nature. Compiled by musicologist Kevin “Sipreano” Howes, the rules here are loose musically, encompassing garage rock, country, psych, and folk. Native North America: Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966-1985: It’s telling that in 2014, the music and messages of the Native Americans featured on Native North America still feel present and vital.
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