DancehallMag. Reggae has always belonged to the yard and the street, but it beats loudest when it sings about chains and the ...

Juneteenth is not only a historical commemoration; it is also a musical archive. Long before freedom was legally recognized, it was imagined, sung, prayed, whispered, shouted and remembered in song.

"We sing freedom songs today for the same reason the slaves sang them, because we too are in bondage and the songs add hope to our determination that 'We shall overcome, Black and White together, We ...