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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”
– Nelson Mandela

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Music - Social Justice

Music - Social Justice

Q MUSIC ASSIGNMENT: Please see the three steps below and complete by Thursday, 3/4 before midnight. 1) Listen to this NPR story about Emmanuel Jal: http://www.npr.org/blogs/goatsandsoda/2015/01/29/382482527/a-former-child-soldier-finds-escape-heaven-through-his-musicLinks to an external site. 2) Listen to this song by Jal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYt8w64T3wALinks to an external site. 3) Submit 3 comments on Jal: • What do you find notable about Emmanuel Jal's persuit and use of music? • How would you describe his impact as an artist? • How would you describe his music? What are you hearing? 4) Submit a link to piece of music with that addresses a social justice issue. • This will be an artist that you select. It can be a piece of music you already know/love or something you have just discovered for this assignment. 5) Submit the following comments about the music/artist you selected: • Who is the artist, where are they from, what year was this piece created? • What issue is the artist addressing? 6) Be prepared to share and discuss your piece of music on Friday, 3/5. PreviousNext

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Emmanuel Jal’s story was a heartfelt account to how his life was turned upside down in Sudan. Sudan is in Northeast Africa . When he was eight years old, he was subjected to being dragged into fighting a civil war. He was lucky to escape, out of 200-300 people, only 16 survived. A British Aid worker named, Emma McCune, smuggled him into Africa and put him into school. Due to his ard upbringing, he is writing music and continues to be a peace activist. Emmanual’s impact as an artist is huge. Some of the best songwriters are great songwriters due to the stories they can tell. Experiences, whether good or bad allow for great writing.