Happy Ninth Birthday, SL! DJing at SL9B

Like many of The Velvet DJ's, I signed up to DJ at SL9B. Most of us were trying to sign up for today so we could wrap everyone's Friday in Velvet. I was the lucky one who kicked the day off with a set at 6 AM. It was fun and I was thrilled to see YoYo and Nuala stop by. Because the theme of the SL9B is community, I decided to put together a list featuring the songs of community resistance and liberation from around the world. I was asked to post the playlist because many of the musicians were new to people, so here goes:

1. I Shall Be Released -  Nina Simone 
2. Baghdad -  Ilham Al Madfai
3. Africa Democratie (Democratic Africa) -  Ismaël Lo 
4. Aiwa -  Emmanuel Jal (Here's a link to Warchild by Emmanuel Jal)
5. Gula Gula -  Mari Boine
6. Soundtrack to the Struggle - Lowkey
7. I Am Resistance -  Rico Pabón 
8. N.E.S.T.A. (Never Ever Submit to Authority) -  Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra 
9. Papa Stop the War - Chicco 
10. Antigua -  Tom & Joy & Tony Allen
11. Liberator Of The Spirit (For John Coltrane) - Kamau Daaood 
12. Whispers in the Deep - Stimela
13. No Agreement, Pt. 2 - Fela Kuti 
14. Fight to Win - Femi Kuti 
15. La Bush Resistance (Featuring Tomer Yosef) - Balkan Beat Box
16. Let's Save The World - Enzo Avitabile
17. Fight For Your Mind - Ben Harper
18. People Have the Power - Patti Smith 
19. If I Ruled The World - Nas
20. The Revolution Will Not Be Online (feat. JerriZ) - Jay Cee Carroll
21. Get Up Stand Up - Bob Marley
22. Cease Fire - Bunny Wailer
23. Djirim (The Orphan) - Thione Seck 
24. Clandestino - Manu Chao
25. Chatma - Tinariwen
26. Unplayed Piano (Chris Lord-Alge Mix) - Damien Rice 
27. We Shall Overcome - Charlie Haden (different version) 
28. What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong