![]() ![]() ![]() In addition, the Janissary Band, also called Mehter, was the oldest military marching band in the world. As much as it became iconic of the Civil Rights Movement, the song became equally resonant within the Indian population as well.There has been debate as to who originally penned “We Shall Overcome”. ![]() Although the political climates were different, the song served similar purposes in promoting equality for the underserved, underrepresented population. The two songs are a literal translation of each other with the same melody. Nearly every large social movement has a song or collection of songs that encompass the main mantra of the crusade.Interestingly enough, the first time I heard “We Shall Overcome” was not in its original English form, but rather in in its 1980s Hindi adaptation, “Hum Honge Kamyab”. Although we cited “We Shall Overcome” as a key protest song used in the American Civil Rights Movement, this is just one of many instances where music has played an integral role in protest movements. ![]() One of the earliest topics we discussed this semester was the power of music to serve as a “technology for amplifying a message” and a “technology for controlling and unifying groups of people”. ![]()
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