"Biko" is a protest song by British rock musician Peter Gabriel. The song was included on Gabriel's third album, Peter Gabriel (1980). It is about Steve Biko, a noted black South African anti-apartheid activist. Biko had been arrested by the South African police in late August 1977. After being held in custody for several days, he was interrogated in room 619 of the Walmer Street prison in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape.
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- "Biko" is a protest song by British rock musician Peter Gabriel. The song was included on Gabriel's third album, Peter Gabriel (1980). It is about Steve Biko, a noted black South African anti-apartheid activist. Biko had been arrested by the South African police in late August 1977. After being held in custody for several days, he was interrogated in room 619 of the Walmer Street prison in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. Following the interrogation, during which he sustained serious head injuries, Biko was transferred to a prison in Pretoria, where he died shortly afterwards, on September 12, 1977. Gabriel often plays the song at the end of concerts, encouraging the audience to join in the singing, and eventually leaving only the drummer on stage. "Biko" was first released as a single in 1980, when it reached #38 on the British charts. A live version, recorded in July 1987 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, was released later that year, reaching #49 in the UK. This version was included on the soundtrack of Cry Freedom, a 1987 film about Steve Biko. Robert Wyatt released his version in 1984 on his E.P. "Work In Progress" (Rough Trade RTT149). Simple Minds released a cover version on their 1989 album Street Fighting Years. It was also covered by Black 47 and Joan Baez on her 1987 album Recently and by Manu Dibango on his 1994 album Wakafrika. Steve Van Zandt stated that he was inspired by this song to write his 1985 anti-apartheid protest song "Sun City", performed by Artists United Against Apartheid. "Biko" was also featured prominently in "Evan", the next-to-last episode of the first season of the American television show Miami Vice. One line of the lyrics reads "Yihla Moja" which in Xhosa means "Come Spirit". The organization Playing for Change did a cover of the song for their album "Songs Around the World"
- Biko est une chanson écrite, composée et interprétée par Peter Gabriel paru en 1980 sur l'album Peter Gabriel [3]. Il s'agit du troisième et dernier extrait de l'album de l'ancien leader de Genesis après Games Without Frontiers et No Self-Control, qui signe là l'une de ses chansons les plus engagées. Cette chanson rend hommage au leader de l'opposition à l'apartheid, Steve Biko, mort en 1977, après s'être fait arrêter et torturer en prison. Cinq ans plus tard, Peter Gabriel participe à Sun City, écrit par Steven Van Zandt, qui dénonce l'apartheid pour le collectif Artists United Against Apartheid. En 1986, il interprètera Biko en cloture de la tournée Amnesty International. En 1987, une version live fut enregistré au Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, en Ohio, qui sera incluse dans la bande originale du film sur Steve Biko, Cry Freedom - Le cri de la liberté.
- Biko er en sang av den britiske musikeren og sangeren Peter Gabriel om den sørafrikanske apartheid-motstanderen Steve Biko som ble drept mens han var i politiets forvaring i 1977. Sangen var med på Gabriels tredje soloalbum fra 1980. «Biko» ble først gitt ut som singel og den solgte til 38. plass i Storbritannia. Simple Minds har en innspilling av sangen på albumet Street Fighting Years fra 1989. Den er også spilt inn av Joan Baez på albumet Recently fra 1987 og av Manu Dibango på albumet Wakafrika fra 1994. Steve Van Zandt har hevdet at han ble inspirert av denne sangen da han i 1985 skrev sin anti-apartheid sang «Sun City», framført av Artists United Against Apartheid. Peter Gabriel avsluttet verdensturneen Conspiracy of Hope for Amnesty International i 1986 men en stemningsfull framføring av «Biko», med avslutningen «The rest is up to you!». Linjen «Yihla Moja» er fra Xhosa og betyr «Kom ånd».
- "Biko" - protest song brytyjskiego muzyka Petera Gabriela, traktujący o Stevenie Biko, południowoafrykańskim anty-apartheidowskim działaczu, zamordowanym przez policję w 1977 roku. Piosenka była zamieszczona na trzecim solowym albumie Gabriela - Peter Gabriel (III). Sformułowanie "Yihla Moja", występujące w piosence znaczy w języku xhosa "duchu przyjdź".
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- "Biko" is a protest song by British rock musician Peter Gabriel. The song was included on Gabriel's third album, Peter Gabriel (1980). It is about Steve Biko, a noted black South African anti-apartheid activist. Biko had been arrested by the South African police in late August 1977. After being held in custody for several days, he was interrogated in room 619 of the Walmer Street prison in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape.
- Biko est une chanson écrite, composée et interprétée par Peter Gabriel paru en 1980 sur l'album Peter Gabriel [3]. Il s'agit du troisième et dernier extrait de l'album de l'ancien leader de Genesis après Games Without Frontiers et No Self-Control, qui signe là l'une de ses chansons les plus engagées. Cette chanson rend hommage au leader de l'opposition à l'apartheid, Steve Biko, mort en 1977, après s'être fait arrêter et torturer en prison.
- Biko er en sang av den britiske musikeren og sangeren Peter Gabriel om den sørafrikanske apartheid-motstanderen Steve Biko som ble drept mens han var i politiets forvaring i 1977. Sangen var med på Gabriels tredje soloalbum fra 1980. «Biko» ble først gitt ut som singel og den solgte til 38. plass i Storbritannia. Simple Minds har en innspilling av sangen på albumet Street Fighting Years fra 1989.
- "Biko" - protest song brytyjskiego muzyka Petera Gabriela, traktujący o Stevenie Biko, południowoafrykańskim anty-apartheidowskim działaczu, zamordowanym przez policję w 1977 roku. Piosenka była zamieszczona na trzecim solowym albumie Gabriela - Peter Gabriel (III). Sformułowanie "Yihla Moja", występujące w piosence znaczy w języku xhosa "duchu przyjdź".
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