Jan Krist is a singer/songwriter who started in Detroit but now lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She has toured nationally, playing most of the major folk venues. Though she has a solo career, she’s also been a part of many musical collaborations. The Yellow Room Gang is a collective of 8 musicians originally from Michigan… Read more »
Category: North America
Jason Isbell
Country singer/songwriter Jason Isbell’s song “White Man’s World” off his “The Nashville Sound” album is a perfect counter-point to Trump’s America with the disgruntled white male demographic of Trump’s “base.” One of the major themes in our global peace warrior network is “mainstream/margin.” Isbell gives a great example of someone from the mainstream who hears… Read more »
Peter, Paul and Mary
One can’t think about the protest movements in the ’60s without including the music of Peter, Paul and Mary. Formed in 1961, the trio of Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers popularized songs by Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan and others as well as adding some of their own rich tunes into the vibrant mix. … Read more »
David LaMotte
David LaMotte is a singer-songwriter and a global peacemaker living in Black Mountain, North Carolina in the U.S. He’s made his living as a musician for many years, but in 2008 he became a Rotary Peace Fellowship which opened up the activist opportunities. As a Rotary Peace Fellow he studied in Australia and worked with… Read more »
Omar Victor Diop
Omar Victor Diop is an fine arts and fashion photographer from Dakar, Senegal who has a recent series of portraits called Liberty. He explores the global black liberation struggle in a personal way, putting himself in each male role and his friend Khadija Boye posing in the female roles. As he portrayed moments from the… Read more »