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"Biko" is an anti-apartheid protest song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released by Charisma Records as a single from Gabriel's eponymous third album in 1980. The song is a musical eulogy, inspired by the death of the black South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in police custody on 12 September 1977. Gabriel wrote the song after hearing of Biko's death on the news. Influenced by Gabriel's growing interest in African musical styles, the song carried a sparse two-tone beat played on Brazilian drum and vocal percussion, in addition to a distorted guitar, and a synthesised bagpipe sound. The lyrics, which included phrases in Xhosa, describe Biko's death and the violence under the apartheid government. The song is book-ended with recordings of songs sung at Biko's fun

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  • "Biko" is an anti-apartheid protest song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released by Charisma Records as a single from Gabriel's eponymous third album in 1980. The song is a musical eulogy, inspired by the death of the black South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in police custody on 12 September 1977. Gabriel wrote the song after hearing of Biko's death on the news. Influenced by Gabriel's growing interest in African musical styles, the song carried a sparse two-tone beat played on Brazilian drum and vocal percussion, in addition to a distorted guitar, and a synthesised bagpipe sound. The lyrics, which included phrases in Xhosa, describe Biko's death and the violence under the apartheid government. The song is book-ended with recordings of songs sung at Biko's funeral: the album version begins with "Ngomhla sibuyayo" and ends with "Senzeni Na?", while the single versions end with "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika". "Biko" reached No. 38 on the British charts, and was positively received, with critics praising the instrumentation, the lyrics, and Gabriel's vocals. A 2013 commentary called it a "hauntingly powerful" song, while review website AllMusic described it as a "stunning achievement for its time". It was banned in South Africa, where the government saw it as a threat to security. "Biko" was a personal landmark for Gabriel, becoming one of his most popular songs and sparking his involvement in human rights activism. It also had a huge political impact, and along with other contemporary music critical of apartheid, is credited with making resistance to apartheid part of western popular culture. It inspired musical projects such as Sun City, and has been called "arguably the most significant non-South African anti-apartheid protest song". (en)
  • Biko Peter Gabriel ingeles musikariaren protesta abesti bat da. Abestia torturatu ostean erail egin zuten Hego Afrikako Apartheid sistemaren aurkako Steve Biko (1946-1977) ekintzailearen omenez idatzi zuen. 1980. urtean diskoaren barnean kaleratua izan zen. (eu)
  • Biko est une chanson écrite, composée et interprétée par Peter Gabriel paru en 1980 sur son troisième album éponyme.Biko est une chanson de protestation anti-apartheid par le chanteur anglais Peter Gabriel. La chanson est un panégyrique musical, inspiré par la mort de l'activiste anti-apartheid sud-africain noir Steve Biko lors de sa garde à vue le 12 septembre 1977. Gabriel a écrit la chanson après avoir entendu parler de la mort de Biko dans les journaux. Influencée par l'intérêt croissant de Gabriel pour les styles musicaux africains, la chanson a porté un clairsemé bicolore battu[pas clair] joué sur le tambour brésilien et la percussion vocale, en plus d'une guitare déformée et un son de cornemuse synthétisé. Les paroles, qui ont inclus des expressions xhosa, décrivent la mort de Biko et la violence sous le gouvernement d'apartheid. Biko a été positivement reçue, avec des critiques concernant l'instrumentation, les paroles et les chants de Gabriel. Un commentaire de 2013 a qualifié d'« puissamment obsédante » la chanson, tandis que le site Web d'examen AllMusic l'a décrite comme « un accomplissement stupéfiant pour son temps ». Elle a été interdite en Afrique du Sud, où le gouvernement l'a vue comme une menace à la sécurité. Biko était un point de repère personnel pour Gabriel[pas clair], devenant une de ses chansons les plus populaires et suscitant sa participation dans l'activisme des droits de l'homme. Elle avait aussi un impact politique énorme avec d'autres musiques contemporaines qui critiquent l'apartheid. Elle a inspiré des projets musicaux comme la Ville Solaire et a été appelée « sans doute la chanson de protestation anti-apartheid non-sud-africaine la plus significative »[réf. nécessaire]. (fr)
  • "Biko" is een nummer van de Britse muzikant Peter Gabriel. Het nummer werd uitgebracht op zijn derde titelloze album uit 1980. In juli van dat jaar werd het nummer uitgebracht als de derde single van het album. (nl)
  • Biko è un singolo del musicista britannico Peter Gabriel pubblicato nel 1980 ed estratto dall'album Peter Gabriel III. Il brano parla di Stephen Biko, noto attivista anti-apartheid sudafricano. (it)
  • Biko – ballada rockowa będąca protest songiem brytyjskiego muzyka Petera Gabriela. Piosenka poświęcona jest Stephenovi Biko z RPA, działającymu na rzecz zniesienia apartheidu – zamordowanym przez południowoafrykańską policję w 1977 roku. Piosenka była zamieszczona na trzecim solowym albumie Gabriela – Peter Gabriel. Sformułowanie „Yihla Moja”, występujące w piosence znaczy w języku xhosa „duchu przyjdź”. (pl)
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  • "Jetzt kommt die Flut" (en)
  • "Shosholoza" (en)
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  • Biko Peter Gabriel ingeles musikariaren protesta abesti bat da. Abestia torturatu ostean erail egin zuten Hego Afrikako Apartheid sistemaren aurkako Steve Biko (1946-1977) ekintzailearen omenez idatzi zuen. 1980. urtean diskoaren barnean kaleratua izan zen. (eu)
  • "Biko" is een nummer van de Britse muzikant Peter Gabriel. Het nummer werd uitgebracht op zijn derde titelloze album uit 1980. In juli van dat jaar werd het nummer uitgebracht als de derde single van het album. (nl)
  • Biko è un singolo del musicista britannico Peter Gabriel pubblicato nel 1980 ed estratto dall'album Peter Gabriel III. Il brano parla di Stephen Biko, noto attivista anti-apartheid sudafricano. (it)
  • Biko – ballada rockowa będąca protest songiem brytyjskiego muzyka Petera Gabriela. Piosenka poświęcona jest Stephenovi Biko z RPA, działającymu na rzecz zniesienia apartheidu – zamordowanym przez południowoafrykańską policję w 1977 roku. Piosenka była zamieszczona na trzecim solowym albumie Gabriela – Peter Gabriel. Sformułowanie „Yihla Moja”, występujące w piosence znaczy w języku xhosa „duchu przyjdź”. (pl)
  • "Biko" is an anti-apartheid protest song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released by Charisma Records as a single from Gabriel's eponymous third album in 1980. The song is a musical eulogy, inspired by the death of the black South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in police custody on 12 September 1977. Gabriel wrote the song after hearing of Biko's death on the news. Influenced by Gabriel's growing interest in African musical styles, the song carried a sparse two-tone beat played on Brazilian drum and vocal percussion, in addition to a distorted guitar, and a synthesised bagpipe sound. The lyrics, which included phrases in Xhosa, describe Biko's death and the violence under the apartheid government. The song is book-ended with recordings of songs sung at Biko's fun (en)
  • Biko est une chanson écrite, composée et interprétée par Peter Gabriel paru en 1980 sur son troisième album éponyme.Biko est une chanson de protestation anti-apartheid par le chanteur anglais Peter Gabriel. (fr)
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  • Biko (song) (en)
  • Biko (abestia) (eu)
  • Biko (chanson) (fr)
  • Biko (singolo) (it)
  • Biko (piosenka) (pl)
  • Biko (nl)
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