Unsongs - Moddi - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

Pål Moddi Knutsen, a 29-year-old from northern Norway, was an activist before he was a songwriter. In fact, it was the reason he started writing songs at all. Now after two albums with his own songs, he pays tribute to protest songs. 'Unsongs' is a remarkable collection of songs that have, at one stage, been banned, censored or silenced. The attempts to suppress them were as mild as an airplay ban and as brutal as murder. With great sensitivity and imagination, Norwegian Moddi has given them new life and created a moving and eye-opening album. The songs call forth strong emotions as they span continents and centuries, as recent as Pussy Riot and as ancient as Persia or 19th century Sami culture. Some songs became such as Billie Holiday’s 'Strange Fruit' and Kate Bush’s 'Army Dreamers', became well known despite initial resistance while others had dire consequences for the writers and performers.

For Moddi, 'Unsongs' will have succeeded if the album encourages listeners to learn more, and think more, about the different ways in which important messages are prevented from finding an audience. In this way, 'Unsongs' contains both stories from the past and lessons for the future.

Tracklist

1. June Fourth 1989: From the Sahttered Pieces of a Stone It Be
2. A Matter of Habit
3. Punk Prayer
4. Open Letter
5. Army Dreamers
6. The Our Worker
7. Parrot, Goat and Rooster
8. Eli Geva
9. Strange Fruit
10. Where is My Vietnam?
11. Oh My Father, I Am Joseph

Label: Propeller | Origin: Holland

📌 Remarkable Collection of Songs Which Have Been Banned..