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"Johannesburg" is a song by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, with music provided by the Midnight Band. It is the first track on Scott-Heron and Jackson's collaborative album From South Africa to South Carolina , released in November 1975 through Arista Records .
Johannesburg is the tenth extended play by British folk rock band Mumford & Sons, which was recorded during the band's tour in South Africa in early 2016. It is a collaboration with Senegalese singer Baaba Maal , South African pop group Beatenberg , [ 6 ] and Malawian-British singer-producer combo the Very Best . [ 5 ]
Collaboration with Baaba Maal recorded in summer 2014. The song was first released exclusively in South Africa in January 2016 after its live premiere in Cape Town, and become the band's first ever Number 1 single. The song was released worldwide on 7" vinyl for Record Store Day in April 2016 and later as lead single from Johannesburg.
We Insist! is an avant-garde jazz album and a vocal-instrumental suite on themes related to the Civil Rights Movement. [8] It incorporates aspects of avant-garde trends during the 1960s, including the use of a pianoless ensemble, screaming vocals on "Protest", and moments of collective improvisation, such as at the end of "Tears for Johannesburg". [9]
"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 nonetheless. [2]
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The following is a list of songs about cities. It is not exhaustive. Cities are a major topic for popular songs. [1] [2] Music journalist Nick Coleman said that apart from love, "pop is better on cities than anything else." [1] Popular music often treats cities positively, though sometimes they are portrayed as places of danger and temptation.
Battery 9, industrial music project from Johannesburg; Beatenberg; Amanda Black (born 1993), Afro-soul singer-songwriter; BlackByrd, pop trio; BLK JKS, rock band; Elvis Blue, musician and songwriter; Bongo Maffin, kwaito music group; Boo!, band; Boom Shaka, kwaito music group; Stef Bos (born 1961), singer; Cristina Boshoff (born 1980), folk pop ...