A righteous batch of soul, jazz, and funk numbers – tracing an evolution of consciousness and political energy in African-American music during the 60s and early 70s! Some numbers here are obvious contenders, but others are works of surprising subtlety – the kind of tunes that really helped get the message across during the key years of the Civil Rights movement – really setting the scene for the bigger black power movement referenced in the title.
1. Oscar Brown Jr. - Forty Acres And A Mule
2. Ray Charles - Lift Every Voice And Sing
3. Les Mccann - Compared To What
4. John Lee Hooker - The Motor City Is Burning
5. The Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes
6. The Temptations - Power
7. Edwin Starr - War
8. Parliament - Give Up The Funk (tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
9. James Brown - Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud [part 1]
10. The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
11. Quincy Jones - What's Going On?
12. Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (make Me Wanna Holler)
13. Willie Hutch - Theme Of Foxy Brown / Overture Of Foxy Brown
14. The Temptations - Message From A Black Man
15. The Impressions - We're A Winner
16. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Abraham, Martin, And John
17. Archie Shepp - Attica Blues & Invocation
18. Pharoah Sanders - Our Roots (began In Africa)
(2009)