ujamaa . kwanzaa playlist
Playlist No. 4: Ujamaa — Sounding Out Shared Wealth + Collective Power [Available on Youtube & Spotify]
We’re continuing our journey through the seven principles of Kwanzaa with our fourth playlist, this time honoring Ujamaa, Cooperative Economics.
Ujamaa reminds us that we thrive when we invest in one another, circulate resources within our communities, and build futures that nourish all of us. It’s about rooting our economic power in care, culture, and collective success, not exploitation or extraction.
This month’s playlist is community-curated, as always a sonic celebration of shared abundance, reciprocal giving, and wealth as wellness. These tracks uplift legacy, self-sufficiency, mutual aid, and Black brilliance. Whether it’s songs that make you dream of building your own or celebrate what’s already blooming in our neighborhoods, this is music to fuel the movement.
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This series isn’t just about good playlists (though we’ve got those too), it’s about embodying Kwanzaa all year long. These seven principles weren’t made to live in one holiday week. They are blueprints. They are medicine. They are liberation in motion.
These playlists are also part of the celebration leading up to the release of our new children’s book, Once Upon a Kwanzaa, coming this September! Co-authored by me (Nyasha Williams) and Sidney Rose McCall, this book invites young readers into the magic and meaning of each principle, centering joy, imagination, and cultural pride.
Next month we’ll be sharing our fifth playlist around Nia (Purpose).
With rhythm and reciprocity,
Nyasha & Sidney
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