Sofia Kourtesis - Dear George

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🗓️ 25 May 2021

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Sofia Kourtesis - "Dear George," a 2020 self-released single.

Today's Song of the Day was chosen in honor of It's Still Going on Day, recognizing the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, playing songs of hope, justice, and change, songs that affirm Black humanity, classic songs of protest as well as those that came out in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, amid the protests of last summer.

One of the songs that came out of this grief was this single from Peruvian-born, Berlin-based producer Sofia Kourtesis. As she writes on her Bandcamp page, in a letter to Floyd's family, "From deep in my heart, I can't imagine the grief you are feeling. I tried my best to express my feelings by writing you this song. Today, l keep you in my heart through melody. I will keep protesting, I will keep talking about you. All profits from this release will be donated to 70+ bail funds aiding the Black Lives Matter protests."

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0:00.0	Smoke rising above Washington, D.C. on the sixth night of protests on the ground.
0:05.9	A large fire just a couple hundred meters from the White House wanted many dramatic images
0:10.8	on this night.
0:12.8	Good evening.
0:13.8	I'm Ian Hattomancy.
0:14.8	Tonight at Extraordinary Moment in America, protests, police, and the pandemic.
0:20.8	Rage from New York to Los Angeles.
0:23.8	Enjoy!
0:53.8	Good evening.
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0:56.8	Good evening.
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1:00.8	Good evening.
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