SAMORA PINDERHUGHES – For Those Lost, For Those Taken

And we will always remember.

All proceeds from “For Those Lost, for Those Taken” will go to efforts for Sandra Bland’s 5th anniversary remembrances and efforts to end the carceral state.Black Spring EP was co-produced by Jack DeBoe and is inspired by the revolutionary energy of 1960’s songwriters, and looks to reflect the questions and anger that people are feeling during these times of uncertainty and chaos. The title Black Spring describes an energy of uprising: a time for action, a time for flourishing and moving forward with revolutionary spirit. Each of the four songs on the EP delves into a different aspect of what we’re dealing with right now in 2020, and the truths we have to speak up about.

Pinderhughes recently shared the powerful short film for Black Spring’s lead single “Hold That Weight,” directed by Daniel Fermín Pfeffer. The song is about how to support each other and asks the question: “In times when people are struggling, what does it really look like to help carry their burdens?” The film delves into the work that goes into trying to re-acclimate to home life and society when released from prison: battling negative thoughts; trying to navigate a way forward; and battling a prison system that traumatizes those it incarcerates and then gives no thought to what happens after people are released. Watch “Hold That Weight” here: https://youtu.be/w237dUE1PlQ.

Samora has increasingly sought to inspire solidarity among communities dealing with different oppressive circumstances, particularly around immigrant detention and mass incarceration – seeing the similarities both in lived experience and structurally within the carceral state. He is a member of Ryan Coogler and Ava DuVernay’s Blackout for Human Rights, Common’s nonprofit Imagine Justice, Unbound Philanthropy & Art For Justice, among others.

Read more about Samora Pinderhughes below and look for much more from him in 2020, leading up to his headline Carnegie Hall show in May 2021.

ABOUT SAMORA PINDERHUGHES

Samora Pinderhughes was born a mixed-race kid in the Bay Area–a hotbed of revolutionary organizing and incredible music & art that immediately seeped into his soul. He started playing music at two years old, and became serious about making music his life after living in Cuba studying spiritual musical traditions. He moved to NYC to study at Juilliard and, with the help of his mentors, Samora eventually began to create his very own unique style: a combination of striking intimacy and carefully crafted, radically honest lyrics with lush, immersive music, maximalist visual storytelling and high levels of concept.

He’s collaborated and performed with many artists across boundaries and scenes including Common, Robert Glasper & Karriem Riggins (see him perform during the August Greene NPR Tiny Desk HERE) Sara Bareilles, Daveed Diggs, Herbie Hancock, and many more. Samora is currently pursuing a PHD in Creative Practice and Critical Inquiry under mentor Vijay Iyer at Harvard University.

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