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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 .
Sun City is the first and only album by Artists United Against Apartheid, released on October 25, 1985, 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.
Oct 21, 2022 · 930. 46K views 1 year ago. In 1985, Steven Van Zandt, along with Arthur Baker, Hart Perry, and Danny Schechter, formed Artists United Against Apartheid and Van Zandt would write “Sun City,” an...
Oct 8, 2023 · In 1985, during the height of the anti-apartheid movement, activist Steven Van Zandt and record producer organised Artists United Against Apartheid, a musical collective of various artists who came together to protest against the system.
The Anti-Apartheid Movement ( AAM) was a British organisation that was at the centre of the international movement opposing the South African apartheid system and supporting South Africa's non-White population who were persecuted by the policies of apartheid. [1]
Created by Steven Van Zandt and Arthur Baker, Artists United Against Apartheid was a group dedicated to protesting apartheid in South Africa. Their first song called “Sun City” featured...
Jul 27, 2012 · Sun City by Artists United Against Apartheid, the struggle for freedom in South Africa : the making of the record. by. Marsh, Dave. Publication date. 1985. Topics. Artists United Against Apartheid, Sun City. Publisher. New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books.
Dec 8, 2015 · Released on Dec. 7, 1985, the Sun City LP was credited to Artists United Against Apartheid, a musical coalition Van Zandt assembled to help raise awareness of the system of racial segregation...
5 days ago · MUSIC. Steve Van Zandt, the nice guy who stood up to apartheid. The HBO documentary ‘Disciple’ profiles an artist who is much more than Bruce Springsteen’s guitarist and the actor immortalized in ‘The Sopranos.’. In the 1980s, he mobilized the music industry to cut ties with South Africa’s racist regime. Steve Van Zandt, on stage at ...
