Luci Murphy
Luci Murphy is an American singer, political activist, community organizer, and language interpreter.[1] Since the 1960s, she has been performing political songs in musical styles such as jazz and blues.[1][2] In 1987, she performed in Germany in the Festival of Political Songs.
Music
[edit]Luci Murphy sings in the genres of jazz and blues.[2][3] She has performed in Cuba, China, Brazil and Palestinian camps in Lebanon.[1][4] She often encourages her audience to join in to sing.[5] Within the jazz opera Love Songs From the Liberation Wars, she sings the recitative part of the opera in which the pain and anguish of one of the African-American factory women living in the Jim Crow era is emphasized.[2]
Political activism
[edit]She has given support to the Civil Rights Movement, the anti-war movement, the anti-apartheid movement, anti-police brutality movement, pro-labor union rights movement, the Puerto Rican independence movement, the Palestinian liberation, the Cuban revolution, the Venezuelan Bolivarian revolution. The topics of her songs include civil rights, the end of white supremacy, affordable housing, food security, union rights, peace, and Palestine and Latin American self-determination, among other causes. Within her songs, she has spoken against US police brutality, Palestinian and Colombian population displacement, and the Cuban blockade.[1]
Major performances
[edit]| Date | Location | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Havana, Cuba | World Festival of Youth and Students | An international event organized by the World Federation of Democratic Youth |
| 1982 | New York City, New York | Peoples Voice Café | Alternative coffeehouse offering live entertainment in New York City, from folk music and protest songs to rap and jazz, and poetry, storytelling, and dance. |
| 1986 | San José, Costa Rica | Music Festival: La paz del mundo comienza en CentroAmerica en homenaje a Olaf Palme | Represented the people of the United States at this international festival featuring Mercedes Sosa and Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy.[6] |
| 1987 | Berlin, East Germany | Festival of Political Songs | The largest music event in East Germany |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Luci Murphy: Cultural Warrior for the Movement | Black Agenda Report". Blackagendareport.com. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ^ a b c Doob, P. A. (2014-03-20). "Steve Jones, with Pam Parker and Luci Murphy (GLAE, June 2013) in GLAE 2013". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ^ "Luci Murphy and Richard Miller - Manhã de Carnaval by Luiz Bonfá and Antônio Maria". YouTube. 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ^ "Luci Murphy: Cultural Warrior for the Movement". Blackagendareport.com. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Luci Murphy at Quds Day 2016". YouTube. 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ^ Zuñiga, Julián González (9 November 1986). "La paz del mundo comienza en Centroamerica". Temas de Nuestra América. Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos. 3 (7): 79–80. Retrieved 9 November 2020.