David Rovics & Kamala Emanuel

David Rovics & Kamala Emanuel perform as The Ministry of Culture on their Northeast tour. David comes from the activist tradition of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, though he’s even more raw. His guitar playing is plain and direct; the vocals strong, clear and incisive.

Since the 1990’s, David has been touring regularly throughout North America, Europe, and occasionally elsewhere, playing on stages large and small, at protests and festivals as well as in squatted social centers and folk clubs. He is known for writing songs about the history of popular struggles and social movements, and for participating musically in contemporary social movements in many countries. He has recorded dozens of albums and has millions of his songs streamed every year. His writing and podcasting can be found on Substack and other platforms. David often performs solo, and even more often as a duo with Kamala Emanuel, from Brisbane, Australia. Together they call themselves the Ministry of Culture