Watts, California, the little town bordering "Compton", has a powerful recent Black history. It became a magnet for Blacks (mostly from Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas), looking for a better standard of living in the 1930's, and 40's and had a strong do-for-self Black owned business ideal. The early 1950's and 60's showed integration becoming popular with upper middle class Blacks and they took with them a lot of inspiration and business out of the community. Police containment and reppression took its place.
One hot summer day in August, 1965, police abuse and injustice came to a head, and turned common people, just regular folks,overnight into a community of self-defense fytahs and unity makers, who in turn, shook the world.
All Black slums represent Watts.
There's a "WATTS" (reppression,outrage, anger,fear)in all of us.
So, with proper respect to recent Black history, and to all freedomfytahs who sacrifice themselves for freedom in all aspects of existence. Be it art, politics,spiritual development,etc., I humbly use the moniker "WATTS 1965" instead of my personal name, because on this particular project, the information on these songs is" bigger" than me personally as an "entertainer", and more about me being one of the pebbles in this stone wall of necessary solidarity...
Active Music Works is proud to present this project .
Thank You.
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