Tears for Johannesburg
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"Tears for Johannesburg" is a powerful, politically charged jazz composition by Max Roach that mourns the victims of the Sharpeville massacre and condemns apartheid in South Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tears for Johannesburg canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tears for Johannesburg Context triple: [We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, hasPart, Tears for Johannesburg]
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A.
Soweto Blues
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.
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B.
A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season is a 1989 anti-apartheid drama film set in South Africa, based on André Brink’s novel, that explores racial injustice through the story of a white teacher who investigates the death of a Black friend in police custody.
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C.
The Call of South Africa
The Call of South Africa is the English version of "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika," the former national anthem of South Africa that celebrated the country’s landscape, heritage, and Afrikaner nationalism.
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D.
Private: The Johannesburg Story
Private: The Johannesburg Story is a spin-off installment in the "Private" crime-thriller book series, focusing on investigations set in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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E.
Goapele
Goapele is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter known for her socially conscious lyrics and smooth, jazz-inflected vocal style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tears for Johannesburg Target entity description: "Tears for Johannesburg" is a powerful, politically charged jazz composition by Max Roach that mourns the victims of the Sharpeville massacre and condemns apartheid in South Africa.
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A.
Soweto Blues
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.
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B.
A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season is a 1989 anti-apartheid drama film set in South Africa, based on André Brink’s novel, that explores racial injustice through the story of a white teacher who investigates the death of a Black friend in police custody.
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C.
The Call of South Africa
The Call of South Africa is the English version of "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika," the former national anthem of South Africa that celebrated the country’s landscape, heritage, and Afrikaner nationalism.
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D.
Private: The Johannesburg Story
Private: The Johannesburg Story is a spin-off installment in the "Private" crime-thriller book series, focusing on investigations set in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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E.
Goapele
Goapele is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter known for her socially conscious lyrics and smooth, jazz-inflected vocal style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz composition
ⓘ
musical work ⓘ |
| about |
Sharpeville massacre
NERFINISHED
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apartheid in South Africa ⓘ |
| composer | Max Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| hasEmotion |
mourning
ⓘ
protest ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ trombone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ voice ⓘ |
| hasPerformer |
Abbey Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Art Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Booker Little NERFINISHED ⓘ Clifford Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric Dolphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Priester NERFINISHED ⓘ Mal Waldron NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalTheme |
anti-apartheid
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civil rights ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
avant-garde jazz
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post-bop ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
South African politics
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racial injustice ⓘ state violence ⓘ |
| includedOn | album Percussion Bitter Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Sharpeville massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movement |
Black Arts Movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil rights era jazz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
condemnation of apartheid
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politically charged content ⓘ tribute to victims of Sharpeville massacre ⓘ |
| partOf | Percussion Bitter Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Thiele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Max Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Impulse! Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1961 ⓘ |
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Subject: Tears for Johannesburg Description of subject: "Tears for Johannesburg" is a powerful, politically charged jazz composition by Max Roach that mourns the victims of the Sharpeville massacre and condemns apartheid in South Africa.
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