South African Musicians' Alliance Explained
| South African Musicians' Alliance |
| Abbreviation: | SAMA |
| Region: | South Africa |
The South African Musicians' Alliance (SAMA) is a union, artist collective, and resistance movement formed by musicians in South Africa who opposed the censorship and suppression of the apartheid regime.[1] The alliance was formed sometime before 1983.[2] SAMA musicians flouted the government's imposed racial segregation and restrictions on music content.[1] Three of SAMA's priorities were freedom of speech, freedom of movement, and freedom of association.[1]
One prominent spokesperson of the organisation was pianist Rashid Lanie.[3] [4]
See also
Further reading
- Book: Drewett, Michael . Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today . Korpe . Marie . Remembering Subversion: Resisting Censorship in Apartheid South Africa . Zed Books . 2004 . 88–93 . 978-1-84277-505-9 . 53940612.
- Web site: Simon's Tour Backed in South Africa . 4 January 1992 . . The New York Times.
Notes and References
- Book: The Oxford Handbook of Music Censorship . Hall . Patricia . Censorship from Apartheid to Post-Apartheid South Africa . 2018 . 597 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-973316-3 . https://books.google.com/books?id=eYc0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA597 . 2017-11-26.
- Book: Soweto Blues: Jazz, Popular Music, and Politics in South Africa . Ansell . Gwen . 190 . Jazz for the Struggle, and the Struggle for Jazz . 2005 . A&C Black . https://books.google.com/books?id=_fwkCIKoTpgC&pg=PA190 . 978-0-8264-1753-4 . 2017-11-26.
- Book: Martin, Denis-Constant . Sounding the Cape: Music, Identity and Politics in South Africa . Two Decades of Freedom . https://books.google.com/books?id=2MU1vxkY16EC&pg=PA269 . 269 . 2013 . African Minds . 978-1-920489-82-3 . 855547885 . 2017-11-26.
- Book: Garofalo, Reebee . Rockin' the Boat: Mass Music and Mass Movements . registration . 1992 . South End Press . 196.
