Michael Mwenso joins host Raina Douris

As a kid, Michael Mwenso befriended James Brown and even got the chance to sing and dance on stage with the soul legend. Now, Michael leads his own band, Mwenso and the Shakes, making his own style of funk music. This year, he also took on a new role, as professor of a class called “Protest, Hope and Resilience Through Black Arts” at the University of Buffalo. Michael joins host Raina Douris to share some of his favorite protest songs today, from Louis Armstrong, Yes, and more.

*XTC “The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead” Nonsuch
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra “(What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue” Odeon Swing Music Series (vol. 12)
Big Bill Broonzy “Black, Brown and White” Trouble in Mind
Mahalia Jackson “How I Got Over” The Essential Gospel Sampler
James Brown “I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I’ll Get It Myself)” Foundations of Funk
Yes “Release, Release” The Studio Albums 1969-1987
Mwenso and the Shakes “No Regrets” Emergence [The Process of Coming Into Being]
Talking Heads “Road to Nowhere” Little Creatures
Arlo Parks “Black Dog” Collapsed in Sunbeams
Stephanie Lambring “Fine” Autonomy
The Sundays “Wild Horses” Blind
The Rolling Stones “Time Waits For No One” It’s Only Rock & Roll
The Staves “Good Woman” Good Woman
Brandi Carlile “Throw It All Away” Brandi Carlile
Teenage Fanclub “Home” Endless Arcade
R.E.M. “Superman” Life’s Rich Pageant

Hour Two
*Bob Marley & The Wailers “Sun Is Shining” Kaya
Lianne La Havas “Can’t Fight” Lianne La Havas
Mondo Cozmo “Automatic” Plastic Soul
The Dandy Warhols “Bohemian Like You” Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia
Sierra Ferrell “Why’d Ya Do It” Why’d Ya Do It (single)
Punch Brothers “I Blew It Off” The Phosphorescent Blues
Holly Humberstone “Falling Asleep At The Wheel” Falling Asleep At The Wheel
Phoenix “Trying To Be Cool” Bankrupt!
Pearl Jam “Glorified G” Vs.
Steve Earle “Harlem River Blues” J.T.
Cordovas “High Feeling” Destiny Hotel
Starcrawler “I Need To Know (feat. Mike Campbell)” I Need To Know (single)
Margo Price “Stone Me” That’s How Rumors Get Started
Jack Johnson “Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” In Between Dreams
Vampire Weekend “Ya Hey” Modern Vampires of the City

*Optional Song