American singer-songwriters are taking up the protest torch like their forebears Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, releasing tracks featuring searing criticism of Donald Trump and paying homage to Minneapolis residents killed this month by federal immigration agents. This week, folk and protest singers unveiled scalding musical assaults on the establishment following the fatal shootings of two US citizens living in Minneapolis, in the US state of Minnesota, earlier in January. AdvertisementA musical collective called the Singing Resistance has taken to the streets and churches of Minneapolis, singing about love and community but also about their call to “abolish ICE”, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency at the heart of aggressive operations in the city and elsewhere. A protester attempts to protect themselves as federal agents fire munitions and pepper balls in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 14. Photo: ReutersOther protest singers are embracing today’s most reliable pathway to getting music into young people’s ears: Instagram and TikTok.