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Biko
For those lost to injustice 🕯️
Who it's for
Peter Gabriel's protest song is a eulogy for Steve Biko, who died in police custody under apartheid.
Mournful and angry→Resolved and hopeful
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Biko" is an anti-apartheid protest song by Peter Gabriel, released in 1980 from his third self-titled album. It is a musical eulogy for Steve Biko, the South African activist who died in police custody in 1977. The recording opens and closes with singers from Biko's funeral.
Where to find it
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Before you start
Heads up: Police violence and death.
Age: Suggested 13+
I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,Paul Laurence Dunbar, “Sympathy”
