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Dorian Lynskey, author, journalist and podcaster, said another element of protest songs that span generations is a sense of vagueness or opacity that allows for the song to be applicable to many ...

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"I work in construction. I don't deserve to be deported." Luxor, a 23-year-old artist who just moved to Orlando, is the creator of the song. He tells me "Donaltron" is the product of his side hustle.

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Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves has been at the forefront of the campaign to ban police guns in Indigenous communities, and a new song with his grandson is spreading the message.

VALENTINE: For many of the artists and fans at Megaport, they'll use the festival to celebrate and protest for as long as they can. For NPR News, this is Ashish Valentine in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.