Throwing Down: Elemotho and "Black Man"

Today's random song is a powerful tune about race and injustice by Namibian singer Elemotho, whose songs focus on the experience of being Namibian but which can also be applied to the world in general. After originally studying philosophy and psychology, he decided to devote himself to music full time, and gained a major boost in his career after performing at WOMAD in 2014. In addition to composing his own songs, he sings in English and his mother tongue of Setswana, and his music is based on his native Namibian folk music and rhythms and influenced a little by jazz. He has released five albums. This song, Black Man, challenges Namibian men to live up to their responsibilities since Namibian independence to create a better and more respect-filled world for their children. It can be found on Elemotho's 2017 album Beautiful World.

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Sources: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elemotho, https://www.arcmusic.co.uk/blog/new-album-%E2%80%98beautiful-world%E2%80%99-from-namibia%E2%80%99s-1-acoustic-roots-songwriter-%E2%80%93-elemotho.html