Two final protest songs, from South Africa and Eastern Europe Hugh Masekela: Soweto Blues Written by the South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, ‘Soweto Blues’ is about the Soweto uprising: a protest that took place in 1976 against a decision by the apartheid government of South Africa to make...
Abdullah Ibrahim (born Adolph Johannes Brand on 9 October 1934 and formerly known as Dollar Brand) is a South African pianist and composer. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cape Town, ranging from traditional African songs to ...
Solomon Popoli Linda (1909 – 8 September 1962), also known as Solomon Ntsele ("Linda" was his clan name), was a South African musician, singer and composer best known as the composer of the song "Mbube", which later became the popular music success "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", and gav...
His songs protesting the Vietnam War, racial inequality and the abuse of women were banned by the apartheid regime, but inspired liberals horrified by the country's racial segregation system. He became the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary Searching For Sugar Man, which te...
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British singer, Cat Stevens, has released more than 15 studio albums and has churned out many hit songs. He converted to Islam in 1977 and adopted the name Yusuf Islam. He was slammed for reportedly backing the death fatwa on author Salman Rushdie. He has also been accused of allegedly hav...
In addition to his other talents, Robeson had a superbbass-baritonesingingvoice. In 1925 he gave his first vocal recital of African AmericanspiritualsinGreenwich Village, New York City, and he later became world-famous as Joe in themusicalplayShow Boatwith his incomparable performance of “Ol’...
Jean Jacque Goldman(born 1951 in Paris), French singer and songwriter, son of a Polish father and German mother, is known for his own songs as well as the album he produced for Canadian singer Celine Dion. The album 'D'eux' is still the best selling French album in history!
He died aged 56, after being seen collapsing on stage during a performance in Connecticut. Elliott was among those paying tribute, saying his voice and energy had contributed "to many songs that made the people happy and want to dance for over two decades". ...
Kamil Bednarek(born 1991): He is a Polish reggae singer and composer. One of his most famous songs is "Sailing". Famous Polish People Actors | Directors Izabella Scorupco Joanna Kulig(born 1982):Polish actress and singer. In 2018 she received the Best Actress Award at the 31stEuropean Film...