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Amandla--Festival of Unity—was a world music festival held at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 21, 1979. The goals of the concert were to support and celebrate the liberation of Southern Africa as well as the ongoing efforts of people in Boston to end racism in their families, schools, workplaces and communities. Wikisource has original speeches held at the:'''Amandla Festival''' Among the Festival's key organizers were Janet Axelrod, Reebee Garofalo, Janine Fay, Shelley Neill, George Pillsbury and Kazi Toure.

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  • Amandla--Festival of Unity—was a world music festival held at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 21, 1979. The goals of the concert were to support and celebrate the liberation of Southern Africa as well as the ongoing efforts of people in Boston to end racism in their families, schools, workplaces and communities. Wikisource has original speeches held at the:'''Amandla Festival''' Among the Festival's key organizers were Janet Axelrod, Reebee Garofalo, Janine Fay, Shelley Neill, George Pillsbury and Kazi Toure. (en)
  • Das Amandla-Festival war ein Weltmusik-Festival, das am 21. Juli 1979 im Harvard Stadium in Cambridge bei Boston (Massachusetts) stattfand. Das Festival war ein Protest gegen das Apartheid-Regime in Südafrika und gleichzeitig ein Benefizkonzert. Dem Festival wohnten 30.000 Zuschauer bei. (de)
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  • Amandla--Festival of Unity—was a world music festival held at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 21, 1979. The goals of the concert were to support and celebrate the liberation of Southern Africa as well as the ongoing efforts of people in Boston to end racism in their families, schools, workplaces and communities. Wikisource has original speeches held at the:'''Amandla Festival''' The word "Amandla" is from the South-African Zulu language and means "power", "strength" or "energy". The headline performance was reggae superstar Bob Marley and his band The Wailers. Marley made several short speeches during his encore when he powerfully blamed the system and urgently claimed Africa's unity and freedom. Those onstage speeches were unusual for Marley, as he normally was threatened with censorship when speaking openly about the system's failure and marijuana smoking, as he did at the Amandla Festival. Among the Festival's key organizers were Janet Axelrod, Reebee Garofalo, Janine Fay, Shelley Neill, George Pillsbury and Kazi Toure. Other performers were soul legend Patti LaBelle, jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri, drummer Babatunde Olatunji, drummer Yaya Diallo, the South African band Jabula, the Art of Black Dance and comedian Dick Gregory who gave a speech before Marley's performance. Mel King, a long-time Boston community activist and outspoken opponent of apartheid, was the emcee. Bob Marley and the Wailers were the last musical act to be signed. They signed on to perform a mere 3 weeks before the scheduled festival. The performance almost did not happen because Al Anderson broke the neck of his guitar during rehearsal. The band, just minutes before their scheduled performance, refused to go on. One of the festival organizers drove into Harvard Square to "The Instrument Exchange" and purchased a guitar for $600. An interesting note: no municipal police were allowed within the stadium during the festival. The concert organizers had Boston residents trained in crowd security over a period of six months. (en)
  • Das Amandla-Festival war ein Weltmusik-Festival, das am 21. Juli 1979 im Harvard Stadium in Cambridge bei Boston (Massachusetts) stattfand. Das Festival war ein Protest gegen das Apartheid-Regime in Südafrika und gleichzeitig ein Benefizkonzert. Dem Festival wohnten 30.000 Zuschauer bei. Das Wort „Amandla“ stammt aus der südafrikanischen Zulu-Sprache und bedeutet „Kraft“, „Stärke“ oder „Energie“. Einer der Headliner des Festivals waren Bob Marley & The Wailers. Marley hielt während seines Auftritts kontroverse Reden über das Scheitern des westlichen Babylon-Systems und forderte die Vereinigung der afrikanischen Völker. Diese Reden auf der Konzertbühne waren ungewöhnlich für Marley, da ihm normalerweise Zensur drohte, wenn er so offen über das Unvermögen des Systems und das Rauchen von Marihuana sprach. Andere Musiker, die am Festival auftraten, waren R&B-/Soul-Legende Patti LaBelle, Jazzpianist Eddie Palmieri, der nigerianische Trommler Babatunde Olatunji, die südafrikanische Band und der Komiker Dick Gregory, der vor Marleys Auftritt ebenfalls eine politisch kontroverse Rede hielt. (de)
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