This is George Mann and Si Kahn’s second album working together following the release of Labor Day: A Tribute to Hardworking People Everywhere in 2024. That album, released to celebrate Kahn’s 80th birthday, was rightly celebrated within the Civil Rights and the music fraternities.
…This latest album, Mayday!, is subtitled Songs to Keep Our Hearts Steady and Strong for the Fight and reflects on life in a darker, less democratic country. The album features 9 Kahn originals, two of which were recorded last century, 3 new songs jointly written by Mann and Kahn, and a track where Kahn shares a writing credit with Beethoven. Mann has clearly been a key facilitator in making this album to celebrate Kahn and takes the lion’s share of the vocals, with Kahn taking…