Higginson had heard the songs in camps and on marches with colored soldiers. 3 Singing at contraband camps helped former slaves navigate the gray area between slavery and freedom. Members of the ...

Domingos 'Berliku' Gabriel was a guerilla fighter and fought for East Timor's freedom. When he was not fighting, he wrote songs. "As I was always singing, our commander Xanana Gusmão called me ...