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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 ...
1991 "Silence" and "Warm Doorway" <backing vocals> on the album It's About Time by Manu Katché. 1994 "I Met a Man" on the album The Woman's Boat by Toni Childs. 1994 "Quelquer Coisa A Haver Com O Paraíso on the album Angelus by Milton Nascimento. 1994 "Biko" <backing vocals> on the album Wakafrika by Manu Dibango.
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter and human rights activist. He was the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. [ 1] After leaving the band in 1975, he launched a solo career with "Solsbury Hill" as his first single.
“Freedom Flight” is soundtracked by a remastered version of “Biko” by Peter Gabriel (pictured above in 1986), himself an Amnesty International Ambassador. ... The video aims to celebrate ...
One of those is Peter Gabriel, who is enlisting Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma for a performance of his 1980 song "Biko." You can see a preview… Peter Gabriel Teases Performance of ‘Biko ...
Peter Gabriel is the third solo studio album by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, released on 30 May 1980 [10] by Charisma Records. The album, produced by Steve Lillywhite, has been acclaimed as Gabriel's artistic breakthrough as a solo artist. AllMusic wrote that it established him as "one of rock's most ambitious, innovative musicians".
Games Without Frontiers (song) " Games Without Frontiers " is a song written and recorded by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released on his 1980 self-titled third studio album, where it included backing vocals by Kate Bush. [ 5]
Release. "Sledgehammer" is Gabriel's only US No. 1. It replaced "Invisible Touch" by his former band Genesis; coincidentally, that group's only US No. 1. Genesis lead singer Phil Collins later jested about the occurrence in a 2014 interview, stating, "I read recently that Peter Gabriel knocked us off the No. 1 spot with 'Sledgehammer'.