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"Africa" is a song by American rock band Toto, the tenth and final track on their fourth studio album Toto IV (1982). It was the second single from the album released in Europe in June 1982 and the third in the United States in October 1982 through Columbia Records .
"Nelson Mandela" (known in some versions as "Free Nelson Mandela") is a song written by British musician Jerry Dammers, and performed by the band the Special A.K.A. with a lead vocal by Stan Campbell. It was first released on the single "Nelson Mandela"/"Break Down the Door" in 1984.
John Edmond (born 18 November 1936) is a Rhodesian folk singer and retired soldier who became popular in the 1970s for his Rhodesian patriotic songs. He reached the height of his fame during the Rhodesian Bush War where he was sometimes known as the "Bush Cat".
Karl Wolf includes three versions of the song on Bite the Bullet: The official single; A club version of Africa; A video release version of Africa; The 2009 version also appears as a bonus track on his 2009 album Nightlife. In 2010, Karl Wolf also released a video version during the 2010 FIFA World Cup entitled "Africa (World Cup Edition)". [10]
The song's music is similar in its structure to Brown's own funk songs of the late 1960s and 1970s, but uses the drum machine and keyboard-generated timbres of electro. The song's rapped lyrics are on the themes of "Peace, unity, love, and having fun". The single charted #87 R&B. [1]
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"The Peat-Bog Soldiers" ("Moorsoldaten": song from a German concentration camp) Sung in English and German 6. "The Four Insurgent Generals" (Spanish loyalist song) Arr. Eisler: Sung in English and Spanish 7. "Native Land" Dunayevsky: Sung in Russian and English 8. "Song of the Plains" Arr. Knipper: Sung in English and Russian ("Polyushko-pole")