As the truth about the inhuman conditions in South Africa became common knowledge the repression and subjugation of the black majority inspired countless Jamaican artists to voice their concern for the injustice of the apartheid system and to extol the praises of the nation’s most prominent freedom fighter… Nelson Mandela.
The musical support for Nelson Mandela and dissent and disgust of the apartheid system from Jamaica was not only confined to culturally inclined artists who had fought long and hard to assert their “declarations of rights” but also from each and every one of the myriad, multi-faceted aspects of reggae.
From the unequivocal ‘Gunshot For Botha’ to the haunting, thought provoking ‘Can You’, from songs of succour to cries for help, from velvet voiced vocalists renowned for their romantically inclined love songs to the “rockstone” delivery of dance hall deejays, from established veterans to youthful newcomers, from smooth, sophisticated creations to raw, rough and rugged productions… all came together in one common cause.
Track Listing
Disc One
1. South Africa – Mighty Travellers
2. Free South Africa – Frankie Jones
3. Freedom Fighters – Half Pint
4. Wipe Out Apartheid – Johnny Osbourne
5. Nah Go To South Africa – Sugar Minott
6. Mash Down Apartheid - Mystic Revealers
7. Free Mandela – Yami Bolo
8. Black Heroes - Snowman
9. Apartheid – Junior Murvin
10. Winnie Mandela – Carlene Davis
11. Mr Botha – The Mighty Diamonds
12. Free Africa – Charlie Chaplin
13. A Letter To Nelson Mandela – Sugar Minott
14. Crying In Soweto – Harold Butler & The Four Corners
15. Apartheid Is Nazism – Alpha Blondy
16. Set Them Free - Aswad
17. Sing Our Own Song - UB40
18. Pressure On Botha – Jimmy Cliff & Josey Wales
Disc Two
1. Hanging Tree – Junior Delgado
2. Real Enemy – The Mighty Diamonds
3. Get Up Stand Up – Cultural Roots
4. President Botha – Cocoa Tea
5. Bawling For Mandela – Admiral Bailey
6. Gun Shot Fi Botha – Danny Dread
7. Africa Don’t Worry – Flourgon
8. Mandela Free – Shabba Ranks
9. Mandela You’re Free – Barrington Levy
10. Mandela Story – Tony Rebel
11. Shepherd Be Careful – Dennis Brown & Cocoa Tea
12. The Word – Hopeton Lindo
13. Can You – Brian & Tony Gold
14. Prophecy Fulfil – Bounty Killer
15. Rise Up President Mandela – Carlene Davis
16. Steve Biko – Beenie Man
17. Mr Mandela African Hero – Clive Hylton
18. Thank You Mr Mandela – Carlene Davis
