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#mandela6music - a tribute to Nelson Mandela

Tom Robinson hosts a musical tribute to Nelson Mandela curated by 6 Music listeners.

Tom Robinson hosts a musical tribute to Nelson Mandela, following the news that he passed away on Thursday 5th December 2013, aged 95.
Mandela's integral role in bringing about the end of apartheid has inspired musicians all over the globe, with artists including Beyonce taking to social media to pay tribute as soon as news of his death broke. U2's frontman Bono also penned an article for Time magazine in honour of what he called a "forceful presence" in his life.
Simple Minds, Joe Strummer, Santana and Tracy Chapman are among those who have written tracks inspired by South Africa's first black president and Nobel Peace Prize winner - with U2 most recently writing 'Ordinary Life' for the forthcoming Idris Elba-fronted biopic 'Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom'.
Tom hosts a two-hour playlist featuring many of those tracks and also reflecting on Mandela's life that has influenced so many musicians.

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Sun 8 Dec 2013 18:00
大象传媒 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Bobby Womack

    The Bravest Man In The Universe

    • XL.

  • U2

    Ordinary Love

    • Mercury.

  • Peter Gabriel

    Biko

    • Virgin.

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Dance To The Music

    • Dino.

  • Bob Dylan

    I Shall Be Released

  • Robert Wyatt

    The Wind Of Change

  • Simple Minds

    Mandela Day

  • Gil Scott鈥怘eron

    Johannesburg

    • Ariola Express.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Blowin' in the Wind

    • Stevie Wonder - The Definitive Collec.
    • Universal.

  • Hugh Masekela

    Bring Him Back Home

  • Artists United Against Apartheid

    Sun City

  • Marvin Gaye

    What's Going On

    • Tamla Motown.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Redemption Song

    • Tuff Gong.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Kevin Carter

    • Polygram TV.

  • Public Enemy

    Prophets Of Rage

  • Tracy Chapman

    Freedom Road

  • Public Image Ltd

    Rise

    • Public Image Ltd:Greatest Hits So Far.
    • Virgin.

  • Miriam Makeba

    Pata Pata

  • The Specials

    Free Nelson Mandela

    • Now That's What I Call Music 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 4.

  • Neil Young

    Rockin' In The Free World

    • Reprise.

  • Labi Siffre

    (Something Inside) So Strong

  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo

    N'Kosi Sikeleli

Broadcast

  • Sun 8 Dec 2013 18:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music