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Artists United Against Apartheid was a 1985 protest group founded by activist and performer Steven Van Zandt and record producer Arthur Baker to protest against apartheid in South Africa. The group produced the song "Sun City" and the album Sun City that year, which is considered a notable anti-apartheid song. [1] [2]
Sun City is the first and only album by Artists United Against Apartheid, released on October 25, 1985, [1] [6] by EMI Manhattan Records.The Little Steven-led project features contributions from more than 50 artists from the rock, hip hop, soul, funk, jazz, reggae, latin, and world music genres.
"Sun City" is a 1985 protest song written by Steven Van Zandt, produced by Van Zandt and Arthur Baker and recorded by Artists United Against Apartheid to convey opposition to the South African policy of apartheid.
Van Zandt’s subsequent plan was to release the Artists United Against Apartheid benefit album and “Sun City” single, which protested the South African policy of apartheid and supported ...
Examples included "Biko" by Peter Gabriel, "Sun City" by Artists United Against Apartheid and a concert in honour of Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday. Prominent South African musicians such as Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela , forced into exile, also released music critical of apartheid, and this music had a significant impact on Western popular ...
[1] [2] The set also includes the 1985 album Sun City by Van Zandt's protest supergroup Artists United Against Apartheid. The initial release of the set contains seven vinyl LPs of the studio albums along with four CDs containing the 51 bonus tracks. [ 3 ]
He also joined Artists United Against Apartheid, providing vocals for their single "Sun City". [215] On July 13, 1985, he appeared at the Live Aid concert at JFK Stadium , Philadelphia.
Steven Van Zandt, the driving force behind the 1985 track "Sun City" and the Artists United Against Apartheid initiative, stated that hearing "Biko" inspired him to begin those projects; [26] on the cover of the album, he thanked Gabriel "for the profound inspiration of his song ‘Biko’ which is where my journey to Africa began". [39]