We'll celebrate the 101st anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth with two hours of music from the South African anti-apartheid freedom movement. We'll hear from South African musicians like Abdullah Ibrahim (including a song from his latest album), Hugh Masakela, and Miriam Makeba, plus anti-apartheid reggae by Alpha Blondy, Peter Tosh, and Tappa Zukie. We'll hear from Mayibuye and Amandla, cultural arms of the ANC (African National Congress), and we'll hear from Nelson Mandela in his own words.
UpFront Soul #2019.28 Playlist
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the vagaries of Spinitron, these songs are listed in reverse order. (i.e., Joan Armatrading Back to the Night is song 1, hour 1.
Sam Cooke "Havin' a Party" from Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963 on RCA
Richard "Groove" Holmes "Flyjack" from Night Glider
The Jo'Burg City Stars "Soweto Bump" from Grooving Jive No. 1 on 1986
The Movers "Soul Crazy"
Joan Armatrading "The Messenger" from The Messenger
The Wackies Rhythm Force "Chant Down Apartheid" from Free South Africa on 1986
Sonny Okosun "Fire in Soweto" from Fire in Soweto
Tappa Zukie "Tribute to Steve Biko" from The Front Line II
Eddy Grant "Gimme Hope Jo'Anna" from This Is Eddie Grant
Peter Tosh "(Fight) Apartheid [Alternate Version]" from Equal Rights (Legacy Edition)
Alpha Blondy "Apartheid is Nazism" from Apartheid is Nazism
Miriam Makeba "Soweto Blues" from Welela
Johnny Dyani "Blame it on the Boers" from Afrika
Hugh Masekela "Mandela Bring Him Home" from Hope
Abdullah Ibrahim "The Balance" from The Balance
Abdullah Ibrahim "Mannenberg" from Essential South African Jazz: The Jo'burg Sessions
The Mighty Sparrow "Invade South Africa" from A Touch of Class
Amandla (ANC Cultural Group) "Soweto by Night" from Amandla on Melodia
Kintone "State of Emergency" from recorded in London by S A'n expatriate jazz guitarist Russell Herman & others
Nelson Mandela "Speech from 1964 terrorism tribunal, Rivonia"
Hamilton Bohannon "South African Man" on Brunswick
Gil Scot-Heron "Johannesburg" from Live!
Tambu w/ Charlies Roots "How Many More Must Die" from Culture on Sire
Steve Biko "Interview on German Television"
Mayibuye "Izakunyathel' I Africa" from The Spear of the Nation on Varagram
South African Freedom Committee "Mandela"
Joan Armatrading "Back to the Night" from Back to the Night on A&M