live

an homage to performances that have made me feel alive.

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• Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (The Village Gate, New York City, 1968)
• Mdou Moctar - Maheyega Assouf Igan (Tchin-Tabaraden, Niger, 2012)
• Anohni - If It Be Your Will (Sydney Opera House, 2005)
• J Dilla - F*ck the Police (Jazz Cafe, London, May 1, 2004)
• Ted Hawkins - Just One Look (Venice Beach Boardwalk, 1990)
• R.L. Burnside - Wood-Chopping Holler (Independence, Mississippi, 1978)
• The Staple Singers - Sit Down Servant (television broadcast, 1960s)
• Janie Hunter and the Moving Star Hall Singers - Jonah (Moving Star Hall, Johns Island, SC, 1983)
• Cameron Winter - Love Takes Miles / Drinking Age (Sleeping Village, Chicago, January 18, 2025)
• Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans (Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, July 16, 2016)
• Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace (New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, 1972)
• Paul Robeson - Ol' Man River (Warsaw, 1949)
• Pete Seeger - Which Side Are You On? (Sweden, 1968)
• Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - Tezeta (Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 2008)
• Jason Molina - Hold On Magnolia (Acme Comics & Records, Columbia, SC, 2006)
• Burning Spear - Jah No Dead (Jamaica, 1978)