Full Interview & Performance: Hurray for the Riff Raff's Alynda Segarra on Democracy Now!

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  • democracynow.org - Full 35-minute interview & performance by Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra in our Democracy Now! studio. Over the past decade, Hurray for the Riff Raff has become one of the most celebrated bands in modern folk music while tackling issues from gentrification to gender-based violence. Segarra talks about her upbringing and inspirations. She also performs four songs: "The Body Electric," "Rican Beach," "The Navigator" and "Hungry Ghost."
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Komentáře • 19

  • @billhdowne2382
    @billhdowne2382 Před 3 měsíci +1

    One of the Best Singer/Songwriters I've heard in years. ❤ I'm so glad she addressed the "Hey, Joe" and "Down By the River" cruel romanticism about "Shooting your "baby" Dead! Really!? As a cis old white man, i always wondered why my friends thought those songs were "cool." Thank you, Alynda Segarra.

  • @safran923
    @safran923 Před 7 lety +5

    6:09- The Navigator
    11:47- The Body Electric
    19:04- Rican Beach
    24:48- Hungry Ghost

  • @bonanza06
    @bonanza06 Před 6 lety +3

    Nice to see this interview: never heard of Alynda before today. I had recently stumbled on (street performers) "Tuba Skinny Jazz Band" in an indoor 2010 concert. On "You Got To Give Me Some" (1929 Bessie Smith song), the regular vocalist (Erika Lewis) led off, but a "who is she?" banjo player took up the vocal, and I thought she had a great voice. Today, my curiosity led me to search out the song again, and it so happened that somebody had posted the song by itself from that 2010 concert, and had included the performer credits !!! Aha! Alynda Lee Segarra !
    I'm so happy to see that she's got a fair bit of video postings, and it's great to learn her story.
    She's a great, intelligent, young talent,
    Here's wishing her all the best in life :)

  • @bpalpha
    @bpalpha Před 2 lety

    How'd I miss this? Love DN! and Hurray for the Riff Raff.

  • @jaumenavarro1438
    @jaumenavarro1438 Před 7 lety

    I love her as a musician,and as a person as well.

  • @Stela_idk.-.
    @Stela_idk.-. Před 6 lety

    Amazed! Love your music and song writing.

  • @omegalgo297
    @omegalgo297 Před 5 lety

    Lovely!!!!!!

  • @markschisler7874
    @markschisler7874 Před 2 lety

    She's amazingly talented

  • @Gmailkonto23
    @Gmailkonto23 Před 7 lety +2

    Groovy

  • @Scott95826
    @Scott95826 Před 7 lety

    wow, what a talent.

  • @kassandraayalasongs
    @kassandraayalasongs Před 7 lety +1

    🙏

  • @charlieHUscene
    @charlieHUscene Před 7 lety

    For fun I'd love to see a collab with both Riff Raff's just to see what 2 people who are very different from most as people & musically speaking. It would be interesting just to see what they would emerge with after just the two of them locked away in the studio.

  • @schymark8392
    @schymark8392 Před 7 lety

    I love her talent and think she's cute as hell. She has made some great music.
    Kinda sad to think it took her how ever many years to feel good about herself.

  • @johnchristopher3895
    @johnchristopher3895 Před 7 lety +1

    talented girl... no denying that... reminds me of ilena douglas looks wise.

    • @rb032682
      @rb032682 Před 5 lety

      Alynda does have a unique beauty, which is haunting. I think the person inside her is what haunts me, in a good way. Not in a bad way.

  • @alecsanderhamilton9224

    U can tell people you hopped freight trains? Lol

  • @johnconstantinopoulos7446

    ...y no habla español...😒😧

  • @richwhiteman2755
    @richwhiteman2755 Před 7 lety +5

    who 'gifted' her the banjo? a EVIL man?

    • @profd65
      @profd65 Před 7 lety +16

      Somebody needs to 'gift' you a brain.