Soweto Blues
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Soweto Blues is a politically charged anti-apartheid protest song, famously performed by South African singer Miriam Makeba and associated with the 1976 Soweto uprising.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soweto Blues canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-apartheid song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| aboutCountry | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aboutEvent | Soweto uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aboutPlace | Soweto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerformer | Hugh Masekela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hugh Masekela
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miriam Makeba NERFINISHED ⓘ Soweto uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Hugh Masekela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of South African struggle against apartheid ⓘ |
| describes |
killing of schoolchildren
ⓘ
repression of black South Africans ⓘ |
| firstPerformer | Miriam Makeba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Afro-jazz
ⓘ
protest music ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContent | true ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
black South African youth
ⓘ
state oppression ⓘ |
| hasType | politically charged song ⓘ |
| historicalContext | apartheid era in South Africa ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
police shootings of students
ⓘ
student protests in Soweto ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Hugh Masekela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Soweto uprising
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
apartheid in South Africa ⓘ political resistance ⓘ state violence ⓘ |
| medium | recorded music ⓘ |
| movementAssociatedWith | anti-apartheid movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with anti-apartheid movement
ⓘ
connection to Soweto uprising ⓘ political lyrics ⓘ |
| performedAt | anti-apartheid rallies ⓘ |
| performer | Miriam Makeba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-apartheid ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Miriam Makeba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedInExile | true ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| title | Soweto Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
defiant
ⓘ
mournful ⓘ |
| usedAs | anthem of resistance to apartheid ⓘ |
| vocalist | Miriam Makeba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Hugh Masekela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfContext | 1976 ⓘ |
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