In the historic tradition of using music to stimulate collective action, longtime musical collaborators and bandmates Tracy Blackman and Tina “Bean” Blaine (performing together as 2TSpark) have released their world music song “It’s My Body” on September 17, 2022. Featuring Carlos Santana on guitar and Cindy Blackman Santana on drums, the anthem is an impassioned, world fusion rallying call for women’s reproductive rights.
“We all hope that this video and song will help raise awareness around the globe and raise funds for organizations that are dedicated to supporting women’s rights and their reproductive freedom,” says Tracy. “After Bean and I recorded the song, with Vicki Randle on backing vocals, my sister Cindy heard it and said she’d put down drum parts. Then my brother-in-law Carlos heard the song. He loved it, couldn’t stop playing it. Then he said he wanted to play on it, and the project took off from there.”
“We wrote ‘It’s My Body’ during a marimba jam in response to the Texas abortion ban that passed in September 2021,” Bean says. “When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we felt an urgency to share this message.”
Performing on “It’s My Body” is Tracy Blackman (Tracy Blackman & Friends, D’CuCKOO, The Easy Rider Project) on lead vocals, marimba; Tina “Bean” Blaine (D’CuCKOO, Haunted by Waters, Maze Daiko) on marimba, percussion, and backing vocals; Vicki Randle (The Tonight Show, Mavis Staples, Skip the Needle) on backing vocals; Cindy Blackman Santana (Lenny Kravitz, Santana) on drums; Carlos Santana on guitar’ and Angeline Saris (Narada Michael Walden, Zepparella) on bass.
Proceeds from sales of the song, available through Apple Music, Amazon, Spotify, and many other music services will benefit NARAL Pro Choice America, National Network of Abortion Funds, NOW (National Organization of Women), and Planned Parenthood.
(headline image photo credit: Tim Mossholder)
Author: World Music Central News Room
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