Good Trouble by Kian Ravaei

Kian Ravaei's debut single Good Trouble pays tribute to civil rights activist and Congressman John Lewis, who dedicated his life to stirring up “good trouble” in order to create world-shaking social change.

The piece commemorates Lewis after his death in 2020, inspired by his message to “get in good trouble, necessary trouble” for the sake of pursuing social justice.

The album cover depicts a handful of the 250,000 protestors who gathered outside the Lincoln Memorial to protest racial discrimination during the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech.

“I wanted the music to have a feeling of triumph, but also a sense of urgency,” said Ravaei. “It’s about celebrating the social change that John Lewis accomplished, but also remembering that there’s still plenty of good trouble left to make.”

Through the end of September 2022, 100% of Bandcamp proceeds will be donated to the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation.

Whether composing piano preludes inspired by mythical creatures, flute melodies that mimic the songs of endangered birds, or a string quartet that draws from the Iranian music of his ancestral heritage, composer Kian Ravaei takes listeners on a spellbinding tour of humanity’s most deeply-felt emotions.

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