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quinta-feira, setembro 12, 2024

Biko...



Biko - Peter Gabriel


Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi!
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi!
Bakhala uVorster!
Bakhala uVorster!
Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi!
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi!



September '77
Port Elizabeth weather fine
It was business as usual
In police room 619



Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla moja, yihla moja
The man is dead
The man is dead



When I try and sleep at night
I can only dream in red

The outside world is black and white
With only one colour dead



Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla moja, yihla moja
The man is dead
The man is dead



You can blow out a candle
But you can't blow out a fire

Once the flames begin to catch
The wind will blow it higher



Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla moja, yihla moja
The man is dead
The man is dead

And the eyes of the world
Are watching now
Watching now



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domingo, maio 19, 2024

O álbum So, de Peter Gabriel, foi lançado há 38 anos


So is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released on 19 May 1986 by Charisma Records and Virgin Records. After working on the soundtrack to the film Birdy (1984), producer Daniel Lanois was invited to remain at Gabriel's Somerset home during 1985 to work on his next solo project. Initial sessions for So consisted of Gabriel, Lanois and guitarist David Rhodes, although these grew to include a number of percussionists.

Although Gabriel continued to use the pioneering Fairlight CMI digital sampling synthesizer, songs from these sessions were less experimental than his previous material. Nevertheless, Gabriel drew on various musical influences, fusing pop, soul, and art rock with elements of traditional world music, particularly African and Brazilian styles. It is Gabriel's first non-eponymous album, So representing an "anti-title" that resulted from label pressure to "properly" market his music. Gabriel toured So on the This Way Up tour (1986–1987), with some songs performed at human rights and charity concerts during this period.

Often considered his best and most accessible album, So was an immediate commercial success and transformed Gabriel from a cult artist into a mainstream star, becoming his best-selling solo release. It has been certified fivefold platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. The album's lead single, "Sledgehammer", was promoted with an innovative animated music video and achieved particular success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and subsequently winning a record of nine MTV Video Music Awards. It was followed by four further singles, "Don't Give Up" (a duet with Kate Bush), "Big Time", "In Your Eyes", and "Red Rain".

The album received positive reviews from most critics, who praised its songwriting, melodies and fusion of genres, although some retrospective reviews have criticised its overt commercialism and 1980s production sounds. So was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1987 but lost to Paul Simon's Graceland. It has appeared in lists of the best albums of the 1980s, and Rolling Stone included the album in their 2003 and 2020 editions of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2000 it was voted number 82 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. So was remastered in 2002, partially re-recorded for Gabriel's 2011 orchestral project New Blood and issued as a box set in 2012. 

 

 


terça-feira, fevereiro 13, 2024

Shock The Monkey...!

Peter Gabriel celebra hoje 74 anos

    
Peter Brian Gabriel (Chobham, 13 de fevereiro de 1950) é um músico inglês, um dos maiores representantes da World Music desde o final dos anos 70. Começou como vocalista, flautista e líder da banda de rock progressivo Genesis, mas, posteriormente, lançou-se numa bem-sucedida carreira a solo. Peter também é um famoso e importante ativista dos direitos humanos.
    

 


segunda-feira, dezembro 18, 2023

Steve Biko nasceu há 77 anos...

      
Stephen Bantu Biko
(Ginsberg Township, 18 de dezembro de 1946 - Pretoria, 12 de setembro de 1977) foi um ativista anti-apartheid da África do Sul na década de 60 e 70.

Líder estudantil, fundou o Movimento da Consciência Negra (Black Consciousness Movement), que capacitava e mobilizava grande parte da população negra urbana. Desde a sua morte, sob custódia da polícia, ele foi chamado de mártir do movimento anti-apartheid. Enquanto vivia, os seus textos e ativismo tentou capacitar as pessoas negras, e era famoso pelo seu slogan "Black is beautiful", que o próprio descreveu como: "você está bem como você é, comece a olhar para si mesmo como um ser humano".
Embora Biko nunca tenha sido membro do Congresso Nacional Africano (ANC), foi incluído no panteão dos heróis de luta, com a utilização de sua imagem para cartazes de campanha nas primeiras eleições não-raciais da África do Sul em 1994. Nelson Mandela disse a respeito de Biko: "Tiveram que matá-lo para prolongar o apartheid".
    
 

terça-feira, setembro 12, 2023

Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko...

 

Biko - Peter Gabriel


Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi!
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi!
Bakhala uVorster!
Bakhala uVorster!
Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi!
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi!



September '77
Port Elizabeth weather fine
It was business as usual
In police room 619



Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla moja, yihla moja
The man is dead
The man is dead



When I try and sleep at night
I can only dream in red

The outside world is black and white
With only one colour dead



Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla moja, yihla moja
The man is dead
The man is dead



You can blow out a candle
But you can't blow out a fire

Once the flames begin to catch
The wind will blow it higher



Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla moja, yihla moja
The man is dead
The man is dead

And the eyes of the world
Are watching now
Watching now



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Senzeni na? Senzeni na?
Senzeni na? Senzeni na?
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domingo, julho 30, 2023

sexta-feira, maio 19, 2023

O fantástico álbum So de Peter Gabriel foi lançado há 37 anos


So is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released on 19 May 1986 by Charisma Records and Virgin Records. After working on the soundtrack to the film Birdy (1984), producer Daniel Lanois was invited to remain at Gabriel's Somerset home during 1985 to work on his next solo project. Initial sessions for So consisted of Gabriel, Lanois and guitarist David Rhodes, although these grew to include a number of percussionists.

Although Gabriel continued to use the pioneering Fairlight CMI digital sampling synthesizer, songs from these sessions were less experimental than his previous material. Nevertheless, Gabriel drew on various musical influences, fusing pop, soul, and art rock with elements of traditional world music, particularly African and Brazilian styles. It is Gabriel's first non-eponymous album, So representing an "anti-title" that resulted from label pressure to "properly" market his music. Gabriel toured So on the This Way Up tour (1986–1987), with some songs performed at human rights and charity concerts during this period.

Often considered his best and most accessible album, So was an immediate commercial success and transformed Gabriel from a cult artist into a mainstream star, becoming his best-selling solo release. It has been certified fivefold platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. The album's lead single, "Sledgehammer", was promoted with an innovative animated music video and achieved particular success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and subsequently winning a record of nine MTV Video Music Awards. It was followed by four further singles, "Don't Give Up" (a duet with Kate Bush), "Big Time", "In Your Eyes", and "Red Rain".

The album received positive reviews from most critics, who praised its songwriting, melodies and fusion of genres, although some retrospective reviews have criticised its overt commercialism and 1980s production sounds. So was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1987 but lost to Paul Simon's Graceland. It has appeared in lists of the best albums of the 1980s, and Rolling Stone included the album in their 2003 and 2020 editions of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2000 it was voted number 82 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. So was remastered in 2002, partially re-recorded for Gabriel's 2011 orchestral project New Blood and issued as a box set in 2012. 

 

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segunda-feira, fevereiro 13, 2023

Come talk to me, Peter Gabriel...

Peter Gabriel faz hoje 73 anos

    
Peter Brian Gabriel (Chobham, 13 de fevereiro de 1950) é um músico inglês, um dos maiores representantes da World Music desde o final dos anos 70. Começou como vocalista, flautista e líder da banda de rock progressivo Genesis, mas, posteriormente, lançou-se numa bem-sucedida carreira a solo. Peter também é um famoso e importante ativista dos direitos humanos.
    

 


domingo, dezembro 18, 2022

Steve Biko nasceu há 76 anos...

    
Stephen Bantu Biko
(Ginsberg Township, 18 de dezembro de 1946 - Pretoria, 12 de setembro de 1977) foi um ativista anti-apartheid da África do Sul na década de 60 e 70.
Líder estudantil, fundou o Movimento da Consciência Negra (Black Consciousness Movement), que capacitava e mobilizava grande parte da população negra urbana. Desde a sua morte, sob custódia da polícia, ele foi chamado de mártir do movimento anti-apartheid. Enquanto vivia, os seus textos e ativismo tentou capacitar as pessoas negras, e era famoso pelo seu slogan "Black is beautiful", que o próprio descreveu como: "você está bem como você é, comece a olhar para si mesmo como um ser humano".
Embora Biko nunca tenha sido membro do Congresso Nacional Africano (ANC), foi incluído no panteão dos heróis de luta, com a utilização de sua imagem para cartazes de campanha nas primeiras eleições não-raciais da África do Sul em 1994. Nelson Mandela disse a respeito de Biko: "Tiveram que matá-lo para prolongar o apartheid".
    

 


segunda-feira, setembro 12, 2022

sábado, julho 30, 2022

domingo, março 06, 2022

Don't Give Up Україна...!

  

Estamos com a Ucrânia - mas nada temos contra a Rússia e os russos. Porque sabemos distinguir um ditador genocida de um povo sofredor, com passado e com futuro...



domingo, fevereiro 13, 2022

Música adequada à data!

Peter Gabriel faz hoje 72 anos

    
Peter Brian Gabriel (Chobham, 13 de fevereiro de 1950) é um músico inglês, um dos maiores representantes da World Music desde o final dos anos 70. Começou como vocalista, flautista e líder da banda de rock progressivo Genesis, mas, posteriormente, lançou-se numa bem-sucedida carreira a solo. Peter também é um notório ativista dos direitos humanos.
    

 


sábado, dezembro 18, 2021

Steve Biko nasceu há 75 anos...

    
Stephen Bantu Biko
(Ginsberg Township, 18 de dezembro de 1946 - Pretoria, 12 de setembro de 1977) foi um ativista anti-apartheid da África do Sul na década de 60 e 70.
Líder estudantil, fundou o Movimento da Consciência Negra (Black Consciousness Movement), que capacitava e mobilizava grande parte da população negra urbana. Desde a sua morte, sob custódia da polícia, ele foi chamado de mártir do movimento anti-apartheid. Enquanto vivia, os seus textos e ativismo tentou capacitar as pessoas negras, e era famoso pelo seu slogan "black is beautiful", que o próprio descreveu como: "você está bem como você é, comece a olhar para si mesmo como um ser humano".
Embora Biko nunca tenha sido membro do Congresso Nacional Africano (ANC), foi incluído no panteão dos heróis de luta, com a utilização de sua imagem para cartazes de campanha nas primeiras eleições não-raciais da África do Sul em 1994. Nelson Mandela disse a respeito de Biko: "Tiveram que matá-lo para prolongar o apartheid".
    

 


domingo, setembro 12, 2021

Steve Biko foi assassinado há 44 anos...

     
Stephen Bantu Biko (Ginsberg, 18 de dezembro de 1946 - Pretoria, 12 de setembro de 1977) foi um ativista anti-apartheid da África do Sul na década de 60 e 70.
Líder estudantil, fundou o Movimento da Consciência Negra (Black Consciousness Movement), que capacitava e mobilizava grande parte da população negra urbana. Desde sua morte sob custódia da polícia, ele foi chamado de mártir de um movimento anti-apartheid. Enquanto vivia, os seus escritos e ativismo tentaram capacitar as pessoas negras, e era famoso pelo seu slogan "Black is Beautiful", que o próprio descreveu como: "você está bem como você é, comece a olhar para si mesmo como um ser humano".
Mesmo que Biko nunca tenha sido um membro do Congresso Nacional Africano (ANC), foi incluído no seu panteão dos heróis de luta, indo tão longe como a utilização da sua imagem para cartazes de campanha nas primeiras eleições não-raciais da África do Sul, em 1994. Nelson Mandela disse a respeito de Biko: "Tiveram que matá-lo para prolongar a vida do apartheid".
   
   
  
Biko became a close friend of white liberal activist Donald Woods, who wrote a book about Biko after his death
   
On 18 August 1977, Biko was arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 and interrogated by officers of the Port Elizabeth security police including Harold Snyman and Gideon Nieuwoudt. This interrogation took place in the Police Room 619 of the Sanlam Building in Port Elizabeth. The interrogation lasted twenty-two hours and included torture and beatings resulting in a coma. He suffered a major head injury while in police custody at the Walmer Police Station, in a suburb of Port Elizabeth, and was chained to a window grille for a day.
On 11 September 1977, police loaded him in the back of a Land Rover, naked and restrained in manacles, and began the 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) drive to Pretoria to take him to a prison with hospital facilities. He was nearly dead owing to the previous injuries. He died shortly after arrival at the Pretoria prison, on 12 September. The police claimed his death was the result of an extended hunger strike, but an autopsy revealed multiple bruises and abrasions and that he ultimately succumbed to a brain hemorrhage from the massive injuries to the head, which many saw as strong evidence that he had been brutally clubbed by his captors. Then Donald Woods, a journalist, editor and close friend of Biko's, along with Helen Zille, later leader of the Democratic Alliance political party, exposed the truth behind Biko's death.
Because of his high profile, news of Biko's death spread quickly, publicizing the repressive nature of the apartheid government. His funeral was attended by over 10,000 people, including numerous ambassadors and other diplomats from the United States and Western Europe. Donald Woods, who photographed his injuries in the morgue as proof of police abuse, was later forced to flee South Africa for England. Woods later campaigned against apartheid and further publicised Biko's life and death, writing many newspaper articles and authoring the book, Biko, which was later turned into the film Cry Freedom. Speaking at a National Party conference following the news of Biko's death then–minister of police, Jimmy Kruger said, "I am not glad and I am not sorry about Mr. Biko. It leaves me cold (Dit laat my koud). I can say nothing to you ... Any person who dies ... I shall also be sorry if I die."
After a 15-day inquest in 1978, a magistrate judge found there was not enough evidence to charge the officers with murder because there were no eyewitnesses. On 2 February 1978, based on the evidence given at the inquest, the attorney general of the Eastern Cape stated he would not prosecute. On 28 July 1979, the attorney for Biko's family announced that the South African government would pay them $78,000 in compensation for Biko's death.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was created following the end of minority rule and the apartheid system, reported that five former members of the South African security forces who had admitted to killing Biko were applying for amnesty. Their application was rejected in 1999.
On 7 October 2003, the South African justice ministry announced that the five policemen accused of killing Biko would not be prosecuted because the time limit for prosecution had elapsed and because of insufficient evidence.
A year after his death, some of his writings were collected and released under the title I Write What I Like.
   

 


sexta-feira, julho 30, 2021

domingo, maio 16, 2021

Here comes the flood...

 

Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp - Here comes the flood

When the night shows
the signals grow on radios
All the strange things
they come and go, as early warnings
Stranded starfish have no place to hide
still waiting for the swollen Easter tide
There's no point in direction
we cannot even choose a side.

I took the old track
the hollow shoulder, across the waters
On the tall cliffs
they were getting older, sons and daughters
The jaded underworld was riding high
Waves of steel hurled metal at the sky
and as the nails sunk in the cloud,
the rain was warm and soaked the crowd.

Lord, here comes the flood
We'll say goodbye to flesh and blood
If again the seas are silent
in any still alive
It'll be those who gave their island to survive
Drink up, dreamers, you're running dry.

When the flood calls
You have no home, you have no walls
In the thunder crash
You're a thousand minds, within a flash
Don't be afraid to cry at what you see
The actors gone, there's only you and me
And if we break before the dawn,
they'll use up what we used to be.

Lord, here comes the flood
We'll say goodbye to flesh and blood
If again the seas are silent
in any still alive
It'll be those who gave their island to survive
Drink up, dreamers, you're running dry.