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"Biko" is an anti-apartheid protest song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released by Charisma Records as a single from Gabriel's eponymous third album in 1980. The song is a musical eulogy , inspired by the death of the black South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in police custody on 12 September 1977.
Peter Gabriel is the third solo studio album by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, released on 30 May 1980 [10] by Charisma Records. The album, produced by Steve Lillywhite, has been acclaimed as Gabriel's artistic breakthrough as a solo artist. AllMusic wrote that it established him as "one of rock's most ambitious, innovative musicians ...
"Biko" (song), 1980 song about Steve Biko written by Peter Gabriel "Mr. Biko" (song), a 1980 song by Chet Baker and Wolfgang Lackerschmid off the self-titled eponymous album Chet Baker / Wolfgang Lackerschmid
“Freedom Flight” is soundtracked by a remastered version of “Biko” by Peter Gabriel (pictured above in 1986), himself an Amnesty International Ambassador. ... song as a means of reclaiming ...
One of those is Peter Gabriel, who is enlisting Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma for a performance of his 1980 song "Biko." You can see a preview… Peter Gabriel Teases Performance of ‘Biko ...
1987 "Biko (Live)" by Habib Faye, Lou Reed, Papa Oumar N'Gom, Peter Gabriel, Rick Bell, & Youssou N'Dour (The Secret Policeman's Third Ball) 1990 "Drone" on the album One World One Voice 1993 "Be Still" with Sinéad O'Connor , Feargal Sharkey , and others as Peace Together, on the album Peace Together
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The first South African activist to receive widespread attention outside South Africa was Steve Biko when he died in police custody in 1977. [21] His death inspired a number of songs from artists outside the country, including from Tom Paxton and Peter Hammill. [21] The most famous of these was the song "Biko" by Peter Gabriel.