{"id":102958,"date":"2020-06-24T07:10:21","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T07:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/?p=102958"},"modified":"2025-05-14T10:32:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T14:32:20","slug":"a-soundtrack-to-the-queer-black-revolution15-trans-queer-black-musicians-you-should-add-to-your-playlists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/en\/a-soundtrack-to-the-queer-black-revolution15-trans-queer-black-musicians-you-should-add-to-your-playlists\/","title":{"rendered":"A soundtrack to the queer black revolution: 15 trans &#038; queer black musicians you should add to your playlists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">These past few weeks, the streets of the United States have borne witness to a spark that has ignited the entire world. The passion of Black people in defending their community\u2019s right to life, safety and freedom has fed a movement of historical proportions. With great pain comes great potential for transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">However, while we undertake this fight, we must remember to find ways to heal, ways to center Black resilience and joy. One way to do so is to celebrate and learn from Black art. As June is LGBTQ Pride Month, we would like to introduce (or reintroduce) you to trans and queer Black creatives who are revolutionizing the music industry by breaking thematic, lyrical and sonic barriers. After all, the most marginalized voices are often the ones authoring revolutionary movements and leading change.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here are a handful of those voices.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Dua Saleh<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in Kassala, Sudan and now based in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis\u2013Saint-Paul), Dua Saleh is a non-binary poet, singer-songwriter, and activist. Their alt-R&amp;B tracks are an exploration of gender, sexuality, and religion, among other themes. Last year, Saleh released their debut EP titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N\u016br <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2019) \u2013 \u201clight\u201d in their native Arabic, and a common gender-neutral name. Earlier this month, they released \u201cbody cast\u201d, a song on police brutality.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Janelle Mon\u00e1e<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kansas-City native Janelle Mon\u00e1e has spent the past fifteen years crafting an entire sci-fi universe through her music and accompanying visual material, along with establishing an acting career. Her funky, soulful, R&amp;B and hip hop-inspired sound, coupled with her electrifying performances, led Mon\u00e1e to become Prince\u2019s prot\u00e9g\u00e9e. In 2018, she released <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dirty Computer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an ode to the marginalized, with a personal touch. She came out as queer soon after the release.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_104594\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104594\" class=\"wp-image-104594 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article5.jpg\" alt=\"Spectacle queer black revolution\" width=\"512\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article5-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article5-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article5-400x209.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article5.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-104594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janelle Mon\u00e1e at Primavera Music Festival 2019 \/ Source: Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Keiynan Lonsdale<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in Sydney to a Nigerian father and an Australian mother, Keiynan Lonsdale is a singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer. When he is not busy filming for The CW\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Flash<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Lonsdale creates genre-bending, infectiously-cheerful music. He blends R&amp;B, pop, Afrobeat, and jazz, among others, to celebrate queer love in all its forms \u2013 romantic love, platonic love, and self-love. Last month, Lonsdale released his debut album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rainbow Boy.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Big Freedia<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Orleans-based Big Freedia \u2013 rapper, reality TV star, and interior designer \u2013 is known as the &#8220;Queen of Bounce&#8221;. Indeed, she has helped popularize the hip hop genre of bounce music, native from her hometown. Freedia is also known for her features on Beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s &#8220;Formation&#8221; and Drake&#8217;s &#8220;Nice For What&#8221;. Her latest release is the EP\u00a0<i>Louder<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_104593\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104593\" class=\"wp-image-104593 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article4.jpg\" alt=\"Spectacle queer black revolution\" width=\"512\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article4-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article4-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article4-400x209.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article4.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-104593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Freedia at New Orleans Jazz Fest 2014 \/ Source: Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Syd<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Formerly known as Syd tha Kyd, Syd is a Los Angeles-born singer-songwriter. She is a past member of the alt-hip hop collective Odd Future, which currently includes fellow creatives Tyler, the Creator and Frank Ocean. Syd is also a founding member of the R&amp;B group The Internet. As for her solo career, it features her smooth meld of R&amp;B, hip hop, pop and electronica. In 2017, she released her debut album <i>Fin<\/i>, which explores themes of gay love and sensuality, as well as her EP <i>Always Never Home<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Lil Nas X<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How could we forget one of the rising stars of 2019? Lil Nas X, of \u201cOld Town Road&#8221; fame, is a Grammy-winning, chart-conquering, record-breaking rapper credited for popularizing the genre of &#8220;country trap&#8221;. The same year, he released his debut, hip hop EP <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which features the staple track. Having grown up in a conservative community right outside of Atlanta, Georgia, Nas spent most of his life convinced that he would perpetually remain in the closet. That changed soon after his musical career skyrocketed and the digging made by some internet users pressured him to publicly come out as gay. Now that he has reclaimed his narrative, Nas speaks of his sexuality proudly and, according to <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2020\/apr\/04\/lil-nas-x-i-100-want-to-represent-the-lgbt-community\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an interview he did with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Guardian<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, he intends on exploring his queer identity in his upcoming album.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Shea Diamond<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little Rock, Arkansas-born and Flint, Michigan-raised, Shea Diamond is a singer-songwriter and trans rights activist. She wrote her song \u201cI Am Her\u201d, an anthem for trans women, while serving a 10-year sentence in an all-men correctional facility after having robbed a convenience store at age 20, in an attempt to fund her gender-affirmation surgery. That incredibly personal and empowering tone permeates Diamond\u2019s entire discography, and so does her soul and R&amp;B sound. She released her debut EP <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seen It All<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2018.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_104590\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104590\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104590\" src=\"https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article3.jpg\" alt=\"Spectacle queer black revolution\" width=\"512\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article3-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article3-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article3-400x209.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article3.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-104590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shea Diamond in 2016 \/ Source: Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>MNEK<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born Uzo Emenike, MNEK (pronounced em-en-ee-kay) is a singer, songwriter and producer from London, UK. He has written and produced songs for a multitude of artists, including Beyonc\u00e9, H.E.R., Dua Lipa, Zara Larsson, and Madonna. In 2018, MNEK released his debut album <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Language<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a dance-pop and R&amp;B-infused celebration of gay love and Blackness.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Serpentwithfeet<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Josiah Wise goes by the stage name serpentwithfeet. Having grown up in a strictly Christian household, Wise has used music since his young age to explore his identity as a gay man. In church choir, he discovered gospel music which, along with classical music, greatly inspires his sound. Eventually, Wise developed his own experimental style. He released his debut album <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">soil <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in 2018, followed by the EP <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apparition <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">last month. His work is a brilliant combination of carefully-crafted melodies, beautiful harmonies, and thoughtful lyrics on gay love and heartbreak.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_104592\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104592\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104592\" src=\"https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article2.jpg\" alt=\"Spectacle queer black revolution\" width=\"512\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article2-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article2-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article2-400x209.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article2.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-104592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">serpentwithfeet at Icehouse, Minneapolis in 2017 \/ Source: Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Z\u00e9 Taylor<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Soundcloud rapper Z\u00e9 Taylor creates music for the gay youth. When he is not studying Behavioral and Social Science in college, Taylor writes songs about sexuality and religion, among other themes. In 2018, he released his mixtape <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gay Agenda<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, followed by his EP <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fruit<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2019.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Toya Delazy<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Durban, South Africa native Toya Delazy is a singer, pianist, dancer and performer. Born a daughter of the Zulu royal Buthelezi family, she crushed the conventional princess image by being her proud, gender non-conforming, queer self. This proclivity to defeat expectations is also apparent in Delazy\u2019s music. In 2013, she released her debut album <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due Drop<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a fusion of JEHP (Jazz, Electro, Hip hop, and Pop) reminiscent of late-\u201900s-to-early-\u201910s synthpop. She moved to London, UK in 2017 and started her own record label. The same year, Delazy released her latest studio album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uncommodified<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on which she paired Zulu lyrics with English garage to create an entirely new genre: Afro rave.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Lex Allen<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lex Allen is a bisexual and non-binary soul pop singer-songwriter and performer. His sound combines \u201870s pop with modern hip hop and R&amp;B. In 2018, Allen released his debut album <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Table 7: Seven and Saints<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. His mystical, multilayered sound will surely captivate your ears and psyche. Allen\u2019s latest release is his 2019 EP <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I.D.E.N.T.I.T.Y<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in which he pays homage to queer love and the idea of being one\u2019s true self.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Mykki Blanco<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orange County, California-born and North Carolina-raised, Mykki Blanco is a non-binary rapper, spoken word poet and activist. Using a background made up of hip hop and electronica, they\u00a0 paint graphic pictures of sexuality and love. After having released a mixtape and a couple of EPs, Blanco released their debut album <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mykki <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in 2016.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_104591\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104591\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104591\" src=\"https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article.jpg\" alt=\"Spectacle queer black revolution\" width=\"512\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article-400x209.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sayaspora_queer-article.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-104591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mykki Blanco performing at Club Gretchen in Berlin, in 2016 \/ Source: Montecruz Foto on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Princess Nokia<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born Destiny Nicole Frasqueri, Princess Nokia is a rapper, vocalist, and actress of Puerto Rican descent. Born and raised in New York City, she mixes and matches a wide range of genres \u2014 emo, punk, hip hop, R&amp;B, and gospel, to name a few \u2014 to share her most personal feelings and memories. In 2020, Nokia released two albums on the same day: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everything Sucks <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everything Is Beautiful<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With a tinge of nostalgia, she takes the listener on a journey while unapologetically remaining her bisexual, Afro-Latina self.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>KAYTRANADA<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Port-au-Prince-born and Montreal-based, hip hop DJ and producer Louis Kevin Celestin is known professionally as Kaytranada. He has collaborated with various artists, including Syd, Anderson .Paak, Gorillaz, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and Kali Uchis. Kaytranada publicly identified himself as gay <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/2016\/04\/05\/kaytranada-album-interview-99-percent\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in a 2016 interview with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fader<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, he released his second full-length album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bubba<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to get a taste of these musicians\u2019 work? Listen to <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/5mErhgUDYBGLrsQbQgMwE9?si=jILFD-ULTzCQOnYmj0-jiw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this playlist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These past few weeks, the streets of the United States [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":104588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[238],"tags":[241],"couleur":[],"etiquette-darchives":[],"type-de-ressource":[],"class_list":["post-102958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-magazine-en","tag-art-and-culture"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A soundtrack to the queer black revolution: 15 trans &amp; 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