Sousaphone as Instrument of Protest

[Ace]

I've seen Sousaphones in many different settings, but not in an angry protest group.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/2 ... 2%7C214520" target="_blank

[Kevin Hendrick]

I've seen Sousaphones in many different settings, but not in an angry protest group.

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As instruments go, they can be very blunt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a8Wy0Y-fbk

[Donn]

http://www.radioproject.org/2010/09/mar ... n-the-u-s/

I personally have appeared on sousaphone at a number of protest events, including the Seattle WTO. The band on that occasion has been around for decades but isn't mentioned in the above article, and I'm sure there are more out there.

Among the bands that were mentioned - for anyone who would care to listen to "Heavy Brass" by the Italian group "Pink Puffers" ... it's something of a sousaphone feature!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=284T7B7Ht9o

[David Richoux]

There are many "Political Action" bands all over the world and many of them have Sousaphones - it is a long tradition, especially in union parades and protests. Many of the current bands that function for protests (among other activities) have been seen at HonkFests in Boston, Seattle, and Austin. Links to many band websites can be found here.

There is also a brass band "Bay Area Progressive Musicians Association" (you can listen to them in this radio archive. ) I have seen them at a few protest rallies and marches since the 1970s in San Francisco and Berkeley. They now have the name Musicians Action Group.