Deezer creates ‘Black History Month’ collection to celebrate and pay tribute to all the talented Black musicians from all over the globe. Deezer has worked with artists like Gregory Porter, Fatoumata Diawara, Rhiannon Giddens, and Kalash Criminel to showcase their brilliance through brand new Originals Sessions. They are also launching 24 playlists that have been curated by Black artists to highlight their music inspirations and the sounds of their home country.
Black History Month happens in February in the US and Canada and in October in the UK and the rest of Europe. Deezer’s Black History Month Sessions will be released weekly over Black History Month and you’ll find them in a special playlist on the “Black Culture” Channel. Launched last year, the channel aims to continually recognize and support the many talented Black musicians and podcasters worldwide.
In the new Originals sessions, each artist performs a live cover version of an iconic song from their favourite Black artist, as well as an acoustic cover of their own tracks. The renowned jazz and soul artist Gregory Porter kicks off the series with a beautiful cover performance of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come.” He also treats fans to a new
Later this month, Fatoumata Diawara will offer fans a stripped-back version of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me,” while playing the guitar. She also gives a striking performance of her own track, “Negue Negue”.
Black musicians across many genres, from pop and rap through to soul and classical, have also curated playlists of their favourite songs for Deezer’s “Pocket Songs” and “Midnight Mixtape” series. The lineup includes John Legend, Mr Eazi, Megan Thee Stallion and more. Black artists from the worldwide dance and EDM scene, like Master KG and
Deezer will also be supporting Black artists on its social media channels through a new video series. “Behind the genre” will see Black artists explaining the history behind their genre of music. Fans will also hear personal recommendations on other Black artists that are making waves in their genre in the new “Recommends” series.
Deezer’s Black Culture Channel can be found here.
