OkPlayer reports that The Roots and TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone have recorded a ” Civil Rights era freedom” song for” Soundtrack For A Revolution,” a new documentary by Blacksmith Corp founder Corey Smyth (also the music supervisor on “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” and “The Chapelle Show”).
Filmed for a DVD/CD package showcasing contemporary musicians performing old spirituals and slave chants from the labor movement and from prison songs, other artists who have recorded new renditions of these songs include the Blind Boys of Alabama and Soulive with Anthony Hamilton. The documentary was directed by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman, the filmmakers behind “Nanking,” the documentary about the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China, that so moved tai-chi enthusiast Lou Reed, he was compelled to write songs about it. (via Pitchfork)
