ZESHAN B AND PREET BHARARA APPEAR ON MSNBC MORNING JOE TO DISCUSS MUSIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
First-generation Indian-American singer-songwriter Zeshan B and former US attorney Preet Bharara appeared on MSNBC Morning Joe on Friday to promote their upcoming album O Say, Can You See?, due out July 26th. The 13-song collection of social justice tunes – written and performed by Zeshan and executive produced by Bharara – blends Chicago soul and R&B with gospel music, classical orchestrations and jazz improvisation, plus the Urdu music Zeshan grew up with. Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough called the record “so inspiring… it sounds so beautiful.”
Watch Zeshan B and Preet Bharara’s MSNBC Morning Joe interview HERE.
Each of the songs on the forthcoming album were written in the midst of life-altering “low points” in recent American history, including the murder of George Floyd, the 2020 election, and the January 6th riot. Despite challenging topics, each song is infused with courage and hope for the future. The recently-released single “Mountaintop” was written on June 24, 2022 after Zeshan learned of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. “Some songs take longer to write. But this one? It came out fast,” says Zeshan. “The impetus was too powerful.” Listen to “Mountaintop,” fittingly released on the 2nd anniversary of the Dobbs decision HERE.
O Say, Can You See? follows Zeshan’s Chicago-bred breakthrough Vetted, which hit #1 on the iTunes’ World Music chart, and his latest studio album Melismatic, which NPR praised as “music that champions Brown Power.” He has previously appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, MSNBC Morning Joe, PBS Newshour, and garnered praise from Rolling Stone, NPR Music, NPR Weekend Edition, NBC, Salon, Democracy Now and more. He has performed for two US presidents (Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama) and played festivals and iconic venues including Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, The White House and more. For more information, please visit https://www.zeshanb.com.
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