Rev. Sekou and The North Mississippi Allstars to Bring Protest Music to Pawling
By: BWW News Desk Apr. 07, 2017
Rev. Sekou is touring in support of North Mississippi Allstars and his debut album 'In Times Like These', which will be released on May 5th. He will play an upcoming show in Pawling on May 13th at Daryl's House Club with the North Mississippi Allstars.
The 'In Times Like These' opening song 'Resist' opens with a rousing speech given by Rev. Sekou at a rally in Ferguson, Missouri, protesting the shooting of Michael Brown. An homage to Standing Rock, 'Resist' surrounds the listener with the spirit of protest. Keep an eye out for the premier of 'Resist' on Noisey, Friday, April 7th.
'In Times Like These' was written in the shadow of the divisive 2016 presidential election, and is testament to the enduring power of protest music and a call-to-arms for a new generation looking to resist.
A diverse range of artists, from Luther and Cody Dickinson of the North Missisippi Allstars, to Rev. Charles Hodges of the famed Hi Records/Stax Rhythm Section Fame, to New York Jazz Singer Raina Solokov all make appearances on the album.
IF YOU GO:
Rev. Sekou with The North Mississippi Allstars
Saturday, May 13 - Pawling, NY
Daryl's House Club, 130 Route 22, Pawling, NY
Doors: 5 PM, Show 8 PM
Tickets-$20 at www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?eventId=7287425&pl=daryl&dispatch=loadSelectionData.
To make his debut album, 'In Times Like These,' noted activist, author, documentary filmmaker and theologian Rev. Osagyefo Sekou went back to his Southern home searching for his family's musical roots in the deep Arkansas blues and gospel traditions. Produced by six-time Grammy nominated Luther Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars, featuring Luther's brother Cody Dickinson, and supported by Thirty Tigers, Rev. Sekou's debut solo album is a new vision for what Southern blues and rock can mean today. In Times Like These is drenched with the sweat and tears of the Mississippi River, the great tributary that ties so much of the South together. The album's sonic landscape captures the toil of Southern field hands, the guttural cry of chain gangs, the vibrancy of contemporary street protest, backwoods juke joints, and shotgun churches-all saturated with Pentecostal sacred steel and soul legacy.
In Times Like These's opening song, "Resist," opens with a rousing speech given by Rev. Sekou at a rally in Ferguson, Missouri, protesting the shooting of Michael Brown. Upon hearing about Brown's death, Sekou immediately returned to his hometown of St. Louis, MO, taking to the streets in a series of protests and interfaith demonstrations that led to his being arrested multiple times. "Resist" surrounds the listener with the spirit of protest. The images of Ferguson's protests are burned into Sekou's mind even today, and led to his moving cover of Bob Marley's classic, "Burnin' and Lootin'," which captures the feeling of the riots. "In Times Like These"-the album's title track-confronts the sense of helplessness that many feel in this current political moment. Carried by congas and explosive steel guitar, the song moves around the central line "In times like this, ain't no one going to save us, we're the ones we've been waiting for."
More Upcoming Shows
May 10 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
May 11 NY, NY Bowery Ballroom
May 12 Boston, MA The Sinclair
May 13 Pawling, NY Daryl House Club
May 16 Toronto, ON Mod Club
May 17 Detroit, MI El Club
May 18 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
May 19 Nashville, TN Third Man Records
May 20 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
June 1-3 Austin, TX Antones
June 4 San Antonio, TX Sam's Burger Joint
June 6 Houston, TX The Heights Theatre
June 7 Dallas, TX Kessler Theater
June 9 Santa Fe, NM The Bridge @ Santa Fe Brewing
June 13 Salana Beach, CA Belly Up
June 15 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy Theatre
June 16 San Francisco, CA The Independent
June 17 San Francisco, CA Slim's
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