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Meadowlands was an anti-apartheid song composed in 1956 by Strike Vilakazi. It was written in reaction to the forced relocation of black South Africans from Sophiatown, to the new township of Meadowlands. The song was popularised by a number of musicians, including Dorothy Masuka and Miriam Makeba, and became an anthem of the movement against apartheid.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=I4WhCgAAQBAJ. Cathy Benedict, Patrick Schmidt, Gary Spruce, Paul Woodford. 2015. ''Oxford University Press''. Retrieved January 21, 2021.</ref>
 
Meadowlands was an anti-apartheid song composed in 1956 by Strike Vilakazi. It was written in reaction to the forced relocation of black South Africans from Sophiatown, to the new township of Meadowlands. The song was popularised by a number of musicians, including Dorothy Masuka and Miriam Makeba, and became an anthem of the movement against apartheid.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=I4WhCgAAQBAJ. Cathy Benedict, Patrick Schmidt, Gary Spruce, Paul Woodford. 2015. ''Oxford University Press''. Retrieved January 21, 2021.</ref>
 
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== Background ==
 
== Background ==

Revision as of 16:23, 21 January 2021

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Meadowlands was an anti-apartheid song composed in 1956 by Strike Vilakazi. It was written in reaction to the forced relocation of black South Africans from Sophiatown, to the new township of Meadowlands. The song was popularised by a number of musicians, including Dorothy Masuka and Miriam Makeba, and became an anthem of the movement against apartheid.[1]

Background

Interpretation

Composition and Performance

Reference

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=I4WhCgAAQBAJ. Cathy Benedict, Patrick Schmidt, Gary Spruce, Paul Woodford. 2015. Oxford University Press. Retrieved January 21, 2021.