A Breach Repairer's Song – The Power of Music in Social Movements

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🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

An introduction to the new podcast, A Breach Repairer's Song, produced by Nice Sound Company, hosted by Yara Allen and Rev. William Barber.

A Breach Repairer's Song is an immersive series soundtracking the marriage between music as an art form and music as a tool for activism. Through interview, retrospection, and the dissection of one song per episode, this show explores the deep roots music and the pursuit of justice and equity have in America's history—and how song can move us to action. Series guests include musicians, artists and activists: Joan Baez, Cornell West, and Dr Ibram X. Kendi.

In episode one, "The Power of Music in Social Movements," Reverend Barber and Yara Allen discuss how music intertwines with social movements, focusing on the contributions of theomusicology and Repairers of the Breach’s journey, alongside the Moral Mondays initiative. Their conversation highlights personal stories, regional influences, and the unifying power of protest music, showcasing music as a profound medium for addressing social injustices and personal struggles.

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0:00.0	In a world shaped by division, music has the power to bring people together.
0:06.6	The new podcast, A Breach Repair's Song, uncovers the harmonies of repair and reconciliation,
0:12.6	sharing stories of those who use music to inspire change and heal broken spaces.
0:18.4	Hosted by Yara Allen and Reverend Dr. William J. Barber the second,
0:22.8	this show explores the transformative power of song, activism, and justice.
0:27.5	The next thing you'll hear is the first episode of the series,
0:30.8	The Power of Music and Social Movements.
0:33.5	If you like what you hear, search for a breach preparer's song,
0:36.5	wherever you're listening to us, and follow the show for more episodes.
0:43.0	Everybody has a right.
0:45.2	Everybody's got a little light under the sun.
0:48.0	Everybody.
0:48.5	Everybody.
0:48.8	Not just some people.
0:49.8	We say that, don't we?
0:51.0	Everybody has a right, you know, to food, everybody has a right, but everybody
0:56.7	has a little light.
0:58.1	Under the sun.
0:58.8	Right.
0:59.4	Right.
0:59.7	Nobody should be constantly pushed into the darkness, and we fight against that in the movement.
1:04.4	Right. Join us to uncover the harmonies of repair and reconciliation born from activism through music.
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