A mix of moods and messages is produced by the Music Action Collective, consisting of an international team of Sevana Tchakerian/voc-acc-fl-key, Rona Nishliu/voc, James Brandon Lewis/ts-voc, Avery Waite/cel, Kauzeni Lyambi/fl-perc-voc, Erika Oba-p-key-fl, Chris Bastian/b, Kasiva Mutua/perc-voc and Ernesto Lopez/dr-perc. The songs such as the title track mix earthy vocals, rap and sounds of social protest with a lilty bass line. Afro Cuban percussion and Lewis’ tenor sax make for an exciting “Kesaule” and some bluesy keyboards dig deep with French hip hop voices on “Right Again.” Some festive Caribbean flute by Tchakerian teams with a peppy beat on “Utamaduni” while assertive vocals get dhttp://giantstepsmusic.org/efiant on “Overlooked.” Progressive politics and jazz?