Latest episode of The Sound of Freedom, best absorbed from start to finish as a progressive journey, starting with the challenging and ending with the inspirational.

When words fail, music speaks.

DISL AUTOMATIC: THE SOUND OF FREEDOM

AKALA. MURDER RUNS THE GLOBE

PAYDAY: WAKE UP OR DIE

BLACK ROB: SKIT

KING MAGNETIC. OUR WAR

KRS-ONE, A.G. & TRAGEDY KHADAFI. MODERN DAY GANGSTA (ABRIDGED)

K-RINO: OBSTACLES

YESHUA: DUTTY BEAST

MYSTIC REVEALERS: SPACE AND TIME

CALI P: SOLUTION

TRUTH TRIP:
T-REX: COSMIC DANCER

JOHN LENNON: NUMBER NINE DREAM

PINK FLOYD: GREAT GIG IN THE SKY

JILL SCOTT: COMES TO THE LIGHT

DMX: SLIPPIN'

COMMON & LALAH HATHAWAY: WE ARE YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK

SIPHO NGUBANE FEAT. HOLI M: AGAPE LOVE (DEEPCONSOUL REMIX)

BOLLO MEETS JACK FEAT. JOCELYN BROWN: BLACK SKIN BLUE EYED BOYS (UPLIFTING MIX)

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Conscious, inspiring gems: 1
Corporate, spirit-crushing garbage: 0

AKALA FEAT. LOWKEY: BEHIND MY PAINTED SMILE

ALAIS CLAY: BABYLON FALLS

UNKNOWN: KEEP ON

ED OG & THE BULLDOGS: BE A FATHER TO YOUR CHILD

NAS: DAUGHTERS

ROYAL PRIESTHOOD: CHAMPIONS

STEPHEN MARLEY: MIND CONTROL

RAGING FYAH: KARMA

BARRY McGUIRE: EVE OF DESTRUCTION

COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH: FIXIN' TO DIE (WOODSTOCK)

EDWIN STARR: WAR

NEXT GEN: AUSTERITY

TRUTH TRIP:
JOHN LENNON: WORKING CLASS HERO (1971)

EMINEM: ROCK BOTTOM (1998)

PULP: COMMON PEOPLE (1995)

LISA M: PEOPLE

COLDCUT FEAT. JUNIOR REID: STOP THS CRAZY THING

GIL SCOTT-HERON: B-MOVIE (INTRO/ POEM/ SONG)

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Conscious music to help navigate an insane world!

SHAUN BOOTHE: THE UNAUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING

MURS: HAVE A NICE LIFE

ESTEE NACK & PURPOSE: TIME

STEVE WILKS: LIVING WITH THE DEVIL

MEL BELL-GREY: YOU'RE NOT INVITED

JOHNNY BARGO. DO YOU REMEMBER

AKALA FEAT. AMY TRUE. THE FALL

WILLIAM COOPER FEAT. DIABOLIC: ZOMBIELAND

MUSE: PSYCHO

DAN LE SAC VS. SCROOBIUS PIP: STAKE A CLAIM

TRUTH TRIP:
SOUP DRAGONS: I'M FREE (1990)

STEVIE WONDER: FREE (1987)

ULTRA NATE: FREE (1997)

ARTHUR BAKER & THE BACKBEAT DISCIPLES FEAT. AL GREEN: THE MESSAGE IS LOVE

COLDCUT FEAT. LISA STANSFIELD: PEOPLE HOLD ON

HEEM THE MUSIC MONSTERS: WAKE UP PEOPLE

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Another installment of the conscious stuff - from the activating to the healing.

PETER FINCH SPEECH FROM 'NETWORK' (1976)

LONG LASTIN': TV, MASS DECEPTION

ILLUS & DJ JOHNNY JUICE FEAT. CHUCK D & RA THE RUGGED MAN. BRAINWASHED

AMPKILLA: THEY COMIN' 4 YA

ESTEE NACK & PURPOSE: T.I.M.E.

MISTA E. HEADS UP

BURT BACHARACH & ELVIS COSTELLO: WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?

SNOWBOY FEAT. BOB BATTERSBEE: WHERE IS THE LOVE?

TRUTH TRIP:
DIRE STRAITS: BROTHERS IN ARMS !985)

GIL SCOTT-HERON & BRIAN JACK: PEACE GO WITH YOU BROTHER (1974)

ISLEY JASPER ISLEY: CARAVAN OF LOVE (1985)

ETANA: NEVER FAIL

ALY-US: FOLLOW ME

WOOKIE FEAT. LAIN: BATTLE

BEAT SYSTEM: TO A BRIGHTER DAY

ELYSE ROGERS: THE LOVE ENERGY, PART 1

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A post UK General (S)Election special!

ONLY JOE: WICKED LAND

NEXT GEN: FUCK THE TORIES

DR WRONG & OLD HARRY ROX: NO HOLDS BARRED

GEORGE THE POET: SEARCH PARTY

NEXT GEN: GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

TRUTH TRIP:
SEX PISTOLS: GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

PENNYWISE: FUCK AUTHORITY

THE JAM: GOING UNDERGROUND

GRAND PUBA: PROPER EDUCATION

TOO SHORT: THE GHETTO

BOBBY WOMACK: ACROSS 110TH STREET

SAMM HENSHAW: REDEMPTION

EPHEMERALS. LIFE IS GOOD (TSOF)

STAPLE SINGERS: RESPECT YOURSELF

THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA: OOH, I LOVE IT

CHANGE: A LOVER'S HOLIDAY

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Another showcase of conscious truth and freedom music that you won't hear anywhere else!

LIFE MC: OUTSIDE THE BOX

GMO BODIES. LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY BODY

LUPE FIASCO: ATOMIC MISPHILOSOPHY

NONCHALANT: FIVE O' CLOCK

BRAND NUBIAN: MEANING OF THE 5 PER CENT

POOR RIGHTEOUS TEACHERS: GODS, EARTHS & 85ERS

KEITH LEBLANC/ MALCOLM X: NO SELL OUT

TRUTH TRIP:
ERYKAH BADU: REPRISE

MAX ROACH: ALL AFRICA

GARY BYRD & THE GB EXPERIENCE: THE CROWN

VIBRONICS/ BRAIN DAMAGE FEAT. SIR JOHN: DO YOU REMEMBER

PRESSURE FEAT. MIDNITE: NOTHING NO WRONG

TANYA STEPHENS: THE OTHER CHEEK

GIL SCOTT-HERON: IT'S YOUR WORLD

THE REBIRTH: EVIL VIBRATIONS

MONTANA SEXTET: HEAVY VIBRATIONS

TERRY RONALD: WHAT THE CHILD NEEDS (TOM MOULTON EXTENDED MIX)

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Another journey through truth and freedom music, starting with the challenging, and progressing to the uplifting!

DENALI FEAT. ALEX JONES: LOOK TO THE SKY

K-RINO: ANNIHILATION OF THE EVIL MACHINE P1

JERU THA DAMAJA: CAN'T STOP THE PROPHET

K-RINO: ANNIHILATION OF THE EVIL MACHINE P2

JERU THA DAMAJA: RETURN OF THE PROPHET

ALAIS CLAY FEAT. STEVE GRANT: EMPIRE

PTP: OBEY (STAY ASLEEP)

CHRONIXX: CAPTURE LAND

ROMAIN VIRGO: MONEY TARGET

TRUTH TRIP:
ZAGER & EVANS: IN THE YEAR 2525 (1969)

FATBACK BAND: IS THIS THE FUTURE? (1982)

RAH BAND: CLOUDS ACROSS THE MOON (1985)

LABI SIFFRE: SOMETHING INSIDE SO STRONG

EPHEMERALS: LIFE IS GOOD

NAS: I CAN

JOE SMOOTH: PROMISED LAND

STERLING VOID: ALRIGHT

PAUL SIMPSON FEAT. ADEVA: MUSICAL FREEDOM

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Time for this fortnight's fix of intelligent, conscious music for intelligent, conscious people!

THE LAST POETS: E PLURIBUS UNUM

VERBAL SKILLZ FEAT. MASTA ACE: MANKIND

WU TANG CLAN: A BETTER TOMORROW

KRS ONE: YOU MUST LEARN

MEL BELL-GREY: PARASITES

POOR RIGHTEOUS TEACHERS: GODS, EARTHS & 85ERS

TRUTH TRIP:
IAN BROWN: F.E.A.R.

QUEEN/ MICHAEL JACKSON: THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS

STEVIE WONDER: LOVE'S IN NEED OF LOVE TODAY

ETANA: PEOPLE TALK

JAH SUN FEAT. RANDY VALENTINE: MY BROTHER'S KEEPER

KABAKA PYRAMID: WELL DONE

FELA KUTI & ROY AYERS: 2,000 BLACKS GOT TO BE FREE

ANDREW GREATOREX: GOTTA LET IT GO (ORIGINAL MIX)

RASUL & LUCIUS LOWE: ON THE DOUBLE (GDRIVE SOS MIX)

MIKE DUNN/ MD X-SPRESS: GOD MADE ME PHUNKY

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Conscious music to keep you sane in an increasingly lunatic world
(Including an extended section to big up your Mum on Mother's Day!)

GHOSTFACE KILLAH: NUGGETS OF WISDOM (CLEAN)

RAS KASS: PNT

ILLUS & DJ JOHNNY JUICE FEAT. CHUCK D & R.A THE RUGGED MAN: BRAINWASHED

LEWIS PARKER FEAT. ADE SUMPTER: MK ULTRA

KIRK NUGENT: ANSWER THE CALL/ I NEED YOU TO REMEMBER PART 3

2PAC: DEAR MAMA

ROYAL PRIESTHOOD: CHAMPIONS

THE INTRUDERS: I'LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA

TRUTH TRIP:
KILLING JOKE: EUROPEAN SUPER STATE

SPIRIT CARAVAN: CLOUDY MIRROR

CATHEDRAL: FREEDOM

ETANA: DIRTY WAYS

CULTURE: REVOLUTION

MYSTIC REVEALERS: SPACE AND TIME

TERRY RONALD: WHAT THE CHILD NEEDS (SOUL CITY REVIVED EXTENDED MIX)

FIRE ISLAND FEAT. LOVE NELSON: THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD

KLEVAKEYS FEAT. DIAMONDANCER: RAISING VIBRATIONS

BOBBY KONDERS: THE POEM

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Conscious music to keep you sane in an increasingly lunatic world!

MIZAN THE POET: THE FIRE RISES

DEAD PREZ: PROPAGANDA

K-RINO: WHO KILLED REALNESS

AKALA: FIND NO ENEMY

ETERNAL LOVE FEAT. AZ: AMERICAN ZOMBIES

BRAND NUBIAN: THE GODZ

GANG STARR: CONSPIRACY

EVIL INTENTIONS FEAT. CANIBUS: ALIEN ANCESTORS

TRUTH TRIP:

IAN BROWN FEAT. SINEAD O'CONNOR: ILLEGAL ATTACKS

PAUL HARDCASTLE: 19 (DANCE MIX)

BILLY JOEL: WE DIDN"T START THE FIRE

MAXI PRIEST: WILD WORLD

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS: ONE LOVE (PEOPLE GET READY)

HEAVY D & THE BOYZ: PEACEFUL JOURNEY

DAVID PEASTON: WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER

GIL SCOTT-HERON: IT'S YOUR WORLD

BILL HICKS/ GEORGE CARLIN ROUTINES

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