Parsons Playlists: Black History Month Celebration

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Susanne (class of 2026) and features a playlist in honor of Black History Month.

Black History Month Celebration

Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, this playlist features songs by some amazing, influential Black artists. There’s a variety of genres and styles on this playlist and no shortage of hits – so enjoy and continue to support Black musicians this February and every month!

Whitney Houston – “How Will I Know”

Rihanna – “Love on the Brain”

Childish Gambino – “Redbone”

Ms. Lauryn Hill – “Doo Wop (That Thing)”

Aretha Franklin – “Respect”

Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”

Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom”

Leon Bridges – “River”

Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel”

Jon Batiste – “I Need You”

SZA – “Good Days”

Victoria Monét & JAGUAR II – “On My Mama”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZezF78M_SQxgWVnVqrfP6uvF&si=pSPJzGUHFEQs3E5Q

Parsons Playlists: “POV: 1:30am and you have two finals tomorrow”

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Danny (class of 2023) and it may be somewhat relatable during exam season. Hang in there!

POV: 1:30am and you have two finals tomorrow

coffee

MARINA – “Oh No!”

The 1975 – “UGH!”

Roy Orbison – “Crying”

Cast of Hamilton – “Helpless”

The Beatles – “Help!”

Janelle Monáe feat. Zoë Kravitz – “Screwed”

Snow Patrol – “This Isn’t Everything You Are”

Rhys Lewis – “Better Than Today”

Tate McRae – “feel like shit”

That Poppy – “Lowlife”

Mabel, Jax Jones & Galantis – “Good Luck”

The Killers – “Everything Will Be Alright”

Drake feat. Sampha – “Too Much”

The Vaccines – “I Can’t Quit”

Jane Krakowski – “A Trip To The Library”

Lauv – “Adrenaline”

blackbear feat. Stalking Gia – “wish u the best”

The Story So Far – “If I Fall”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZezBO2PYAYVXq9avemL-zl0w

And here it is on Spotify:

New CDs added – COVID closure, Part 1

New CDs for Covid Closure 2020
Part 1

Concertos, Orchestral and Chamber Music

John Luther Adams – Become Desert
J.S. Bach – Bach – The Six Partitas – Angela Hewitt
Rachel Barton Pine – Blues Dialogues

Rachel Barton Pine - Blues Dialogues

Rachel Barton Pine – Violin Concertos * Dvorak/Khachaturian
Silvestre Revueltas – Revueltas – Centennial Anthology 1899-1999, 15 Masterpieces
Various Artists – Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers

Project W

Organ Music

Bruce Stevens – Rheinberger Organ Sonatas Volume 5

Bruce Stevens - Rheinberger Organ Sonatas V. 5

Jazz

Delfeayo Marsalis & Uptown Jazz Orchestra – Jazz Party
Makaya McCraven – In The Moment
Makaya McCraven – Universal Beings

Delfeayo Marsalis - Jazz Party

Opera, Opera Excerpts and Art Songs

Michael Fabiano – Verdi * Donizetti
Alexander Zemlinsky – A Florentine Tragedy / Six Maeterlinck Songs

Zemlinsky - A Florentine Tragedy Six Maeterlinck Songs

Choral Music

Jan Garbarek & the Hilliard Ensemble – Remember me, my dear
Johannes Ockeghem – Johannes Ockeghem: Complete Songs Volume 1
Jake Runestad – The Hope of Loving: Choral Music of Jake Runestad

Runestad - Hope of Loving

Ambient Music

Kankyo Ongaku – Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music, 1980-1990

Ongaku - Japanese Ambient

Popular Music

Bedouine – Bird Songs of a Killjoy
James Hunter Six – Nick of Time
James Hunter Six – Whatever It Takes
Janelle Monae – The Electric Lady

Bedouine - Bird Songs of a Killjoy

The Primitives – Bloom! The Full Story 1985-1992
Lou Reed – The Essential Lou Reed
Lou Reed – Metal Machine Music
Harry Styles – Harry Styles
Various Artists – Strut My Stuff: Obscure Country & Hillbilly Boppers

Strut My Stuff - Obscure Country

World Music

Lambert Company – Attractive Hebrews: The Lambert Yiddish Cylinders, 1901-1905
Nazar – Guerrilla

Nazar - Guerrilla

New CDs added – February 2020

New CDs for February 2020

Concertos and Chamber Music

Black Oak Ensemble – Silenced Voices

Black Oak Ensemble - Silenced Voices

Various Artists – Delights & Dances: Music For String Quartet and Orchestra

Delights and Dances

Popular Music

Janelle Monae – Dirty Computer

Janelle Monae Dirty Computer

Opera, Oratorios and Art Songs

George Benjamin – Lessons in Love and Violence

Lessons in Love and Violence

Julia Wolfe – Fire In My Mouth

Fire In My Mouth

Folk Music

Pete Seeger – Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection

Pete Seeger Smithsonian Folkways

Jazz & Gospel Music

The Blind Boys of Alabama – Down in New Orleans

Blind Boys of Alabama - Down In New Orleans

New CDs added in November!

New CDs for November 2015

Classical

Eighth Blackbird – Filament
Antonio Vivaldi – Complete Viola D’Amore Concertos
Franz Schubert – The Unauthorised Piano Duos
Pablo Villegas – Americano
Kontras Quartet – Origins

Eighth Blackbird - Filament

Pablo Villegas - Americano

Vivaldi - Complete Viola D'Amore Concertos

Early Music

Blue Heron Renaissance Choir – Music From The Peterhouse Partbooks, Vol. 4

Blue Heron Renaissance Choir

Vocal/Opera

Joyce DiDonato & Antonio Pappano – Joyce & Tony: Live At Wigmore Hall

Joyce & Tony:  Live at Wigmore Hall

Musicals

Lin-Manuel Miranda – Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording

Hamilton Cast Recording

Pop/Rock/Country/Blues

Juan Diego Florez – Sentimiento Latino
Shemekia Copeland – Talking To Strangers
Shemekia Copeland – Outskirts of Love
Janelle Monae – The Archandroid
Janelle Monae – Metropolis: The Chase Suite

Sentimiento Latino

Metropolis

Outskirts of Love

Jazz

John Scofield – Past Present
Sun Ra – Four Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles
Sun Ra – Soundtrack to the Film Space Is The Place
Kenny Clarke – Kind of Clarke
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra – Dee Dee’s Feathers

Dee Dee's Feathers

Sun Ra - Space Is The Place