The Country Soul Songbook Summit takes. --BY ARTISTS, FOR EVERYONE--
All humans, extraterrestrials and sentient beings who share our love for Country & Americana music-- how it’s inspired and created, who it’s for, where it's going, and how our communities can be more equitable and inclusive, are invited to attend.
CSSB SUMMIT 2022/23:
DREAM WEAVING
CSSB SUMMIT 2021:
ALL ABOARD THE SEA CHANGE!
CSSB SUMMIT 2020:
I AM YOUR MAMA’S COUNTRY MUSIC
Y’all aboard?!
“We need BIPOC and LGBTQIA creatives to lead the conversation, instead of waiting around for the “invitation to exploitation” at the hands of a profit-driven music industry that has no incentive to do anything but tokenize us, water us down, keep us in line, and homogenize our art and our viewpoints.”
-Kamara Thomas
Country Soul Songbook Founder
This is the future of roots music.
We know in our bones that the music and culture we have come to know as Country, Soul, and Americana, are truly for EVERYONE. We’re coming together to celebrate what we know they can be: equitable, integrated, truth-telling, and future-minded.
Our mission is to spotlight marginalized voices in Country & Americana music, and to position artists as instigators of transformation in the spaces and hierarchies that have historically worked against their best interests.
Brought to you by a colorful array of creatives and cultural activists, The CSSB Summit is a call for gathering and engaging in vital conversations and accountability practices within our community and the music industry at-large. Summit happenings include performances, curated conversations, interactive workshops, and joyful re-imaginings of the Country-Americana canon.
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