The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - 6 Protest Songs (FULL)

In May of 2018, Art of Time Ensemble presented a highly successful festival of protest music at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre in Toronto, ON over three nights entitled "All We Are Saying". In September 2022 we restaged some of those performances with Jackie Richardson, Shakura S’Aida and Tom Wilson and created a high quality, intimate concert documentary with the intention of making these performances accessible and free to people across the city through various community partnerships. The six songs, spanning forty years, collectively speak to the injustices of racism and war and reflect our present day as strongly as when they were penned. The songs include Sam Cooke's Civil Rights anthem "A Change is Gonna Come" (1964), Abel Meeropol's harrowing depiction of hate, "Strange Fruit" (1939) made famous by Billie Holiday and Gil Scott Heron's "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" (1970), whose present-day relevance needs no explanation.

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We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

Credits

Shakura S’Aida,Vocals
Tom Wilson (Tehohahake), Vocals & Guitar
Jackie Richardson, Vocals

Justin Abedin, Guitar
Amahl Arulanandam, Cello
Carolyn Blackwell, Viola
Andrew Burashko, Piano
Yanet Campbell Secades, Violin
Tara Davidson, Alto Saxophone
Davide Di Renzo, Drums
John Johnson, Tenor Saxophone
Drew Jurecka, Violin
George Koller, Bass
Kevin Turcotte, Trumpet

Jay Rowe, Director
Vita Cooper, Camera Operator
Omono Udo, Camera Operator
Jasmine Samhadin, Directors Assistant

Andrew Burashko, Artistic/Musical Director
Chestnut Hall Music (Earl McCluskie), Audio Engineering
Arun Srinivasan, Lighting Design
Siobhan Sleath, Lighting Design Associate
Allison Walsh, Manager of Operations

Harbourfront Centre Theatre:
Bill Zeilstra, Production Manager
Mike Susz, Stage Carpenter
Giulia D’Amanzo, Head Electrician
Paul Bourgeois, Audio Engineer