Africa Unite
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"Africa Unite" is a socially conscious reggae song by Bob Marley & The Wailers that calls for pan-African unity and liberation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Africa Unite canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Bob Marley & The Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Bob Marley & The Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Rastafari movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Black liberation movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Bob Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| genre | reggae ⓘ |
| hasChorus | "Africa unite, 'cause the children wanna come home" ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
anthem for pan-African solidarity
ⓘ
influential in political reggae canon ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
backing vocals
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bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ percussion ⓘ |
| hasMessage |
call for African unity
ⓘ
resistance to oppression ⓘ solidarity among people of African descent ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
political reggae
ⓘ
roots reggae ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Survival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
African independence movements
ⓘ
pan-Africanism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
African liberation
ⓘ
anti-colonialism ⓘ pan-African unity ⓘ political consciousness ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
"Africa unite, 'cause we're moving right out of Babylon"
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"How good and how pleasant it would be before God and man, to see the unification of all Africans" ⓘ |
| partOf | Bob Marley & The Wailers discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedLiveBy | Bob Marley & The Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Marley & The Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alex Sadkin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Blackwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Bob Marley & The Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Island Records
ⓘ
Tuff Gong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| tempo | medium tempo ⓘ |
| vocalist | Bob Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Bob Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.