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The following is a partial list of songs, ordered chronologically, that have been described by scholars and commentators as significant examples of music in the movement against apartheid. "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika", 1897, Enoch Sontonga. [4] " iLand Act, year unknown, R. T. Caluza.
Radio Freedom. Radio Freedom also called Radio Zambia was a South African radio arm of the African National Congress (ANC) and its fighting wing Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) (Spear of the Nation) during the anti- Apartheid struggle from the 1970s through the 1990s. [1] It was the oldest liberation radio station in Africa. [2]
Meadowlands (song) " Meadowlands " is an anti-apartheid song composed in 1956 by Strike Vilakazi. [1] It was written in reaction to the forced relocation of black South Africans from Sophiatown, to the new township of Meadowlands. The song was popularised by a number of musicians, including Dorothy Masuka and Miriam Makeba, and became an anthem ...
History. First air date. 1960. Ukhozi FM is a South African national radio station & owned by SABC, based in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal that caters to the needs of the Zulu -speaking community. [2] Founded in 1960, [2] it is the largest radio station in South Africa and Africa (by listenership). [3] The station has a broadcasting licence from ICASA.
26 December 1979. ( 1979-12-26) Last air date. 29 November 1996. ( 1996-11-29) Capital Radio 604 was a radio station that broadcast to listeners in South Africa from transmitters located in the Transkei using Medium Wave (AM) on 603 kHz. Founded by Martin Rattle, the station started transmitting on 26 December 1979 and was shut down in 1996, as ...
Radio Hargeisa: 2012 Yes South Africa Radio RSA: 1966 1992 No No Apartheid-era international service of SABC. Replaced by Channel Africa as a result of the end of apartheid. Channel Africa: 1992 2019 No Yes International service of the state-owned SABC. Remains available via satellite and online. South African Radio League: 1925 Yes No
The collection of authentic South African "Freedom Songs" was executive produced by Dave Matthews and his label ATO Records. Synopsis [ edit ] South African musicians, playwrights , poets and activists recall the struggle against apartheid from the 1940s to the 1990s that stripped black citizens of South Africa of basic human rights, and the ...
Rating. Number One. [1] " Gimme Hope Jo'anna " is a British anti-apartheid song written and originally released by Guyanese-British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Eddy Grant in 1988, during the apartheid era in South Africa. The song was banned by the South African government when it was released, but was widely played there ...