Juneteenth: Songs for the People

Music by Onome
Text by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Recorded live during In.Verse | June 5, 2021

From the composer: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was born free in 1825, a time when slavery was rife throughout the United States. She used her relative privilege to advocate for the oppressed as an abolitionist, suffragette, educator, and prolific writer of poems, essays, and short stories. Her piece, Songs for the People, speaks to the power of music to bring us all together across all walks of life. I am honored to share my original music setting of Songs for the People here with you all.