Question: What type of music did the politically conscious songwriter that worked with The Impressions perform?
Context: Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?  is the second studio album and major label debut by the American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on September 19, 1986 by Capitol Records.  The project was originally handled by Combat Records, resulting in the first mix of the album being co-produced by Randy Burns.  Capitol Records then bought the rights to the album and hired another producer, Paul Lani, to mix it himself.  The recording of the album was difficult for the band, because of the ongoing drug issues the members had at the time.  This was the last Megadeth album to feature drummer Gar Samuelson and guitarist Chris Poland, who were fired shortly after the album's promotional tour for drug abuse.  The title track, noted for its politically conscious lyrics, was released as the album's lead single. Rebecca Belmore (born 1960) is an inter-disciplinary Anishinaabe-Canadian artist who is particularly notable for politically conscious and socially aware performance and installation work.  Belmore currently lives in Montreal, Quebec. Amy Lippman is an American television producer and writer.  She is perhaps best known as the co-creator of "Party of Five" with her writing partner, Christopher Keyser.  She is politically conscious as a donor to Democratic candidates and causes.  She also worked on the television series "Sisters", "In Treatment" and the "Party of Five" spin-off "Time of Your Life". Savannah Schroll Guz is an American fiction writer, art critic, and mixed-media artist.  She is author of the politically conscious fiction anthology "American Soma". Jagtar (23 March 1935 – 30 March 2010) was a Punjabi poet.  He was widely credited for being a stickler for meter and rhyme.  He was very popular among the politically conscious Punjabi readers having left-wing leanings.  In the early period of his popularity he was known by his pen name Jagtar “Papiha” which he later dropped. The Max Levine Ensemble is a DIY punk band from the Washington, DC metropolitan area.  They play punk rock with various pop influences, and often have politically conscious lyrics.  They used to have a rotating band roster that changed from tour to tour depending upon who could go.  Though at one point they played regularly with 5-7 members, they generally play now as a three piece power trio consisting of David Combs, Ben Epstein, and Nick Popovici. The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was a committee appointed by the Government of India in January 1957 to examine the working of the Community Development Programme(1952) and the National Extension Service(1953) and to suggest measures for their better working.  The Chairman of this committee was Balwantrai G Mehta.  The committee submitted its report in November 1957 and recommended the establishment of the scheme of 'democratic decentralisation' which finally came to be known as Panchayati Raj. The main aim of Panchayat raj system is to settle the local problems locally and to make the people politically conscious. "Note:" For the solo discography of Impressions member "Curtis Mayfield", see "Curtis Mayfield discography". Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.  He first achieved success and recognition with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the late 1950s and 1960s, and later worked as a solo artist. Mightier Than Sword Records was an independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York, owned and operated by RJ Crowder-Schaefer.  Its releases are not confined to any particular genre, though most fall within the punk/hardcore genre and also socially/politically conscious bands.  A majority of releases are on vinyl.  Most notably, Mightier Than Sword has released two Blink 182 records on vinyl, along with The Ataris, The Juliana Theory, and more.
Answer: African-American music