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The singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman made her voice heard in 1988 when she performed her song “Fast Car” for 90,000 people at a Free Nelson Mandela concert at Wembley Stadium. That song was off her self-titled debut album, which went on to win three Grammys and solidify her as an important American voice. Now, 35 years later, it's still making an impact and it's just been re-issued on vinyl. Tracy joins guest host Garvia Bailey to share her memories of making that record, why she thinks “Fast Car” means so much to so many, and how the years she spent busking on street corners taught her how to hold a crowd's attention with just her voice and a guitar.

Tomorrow's heartwarming Electronically Yours episode features legendary artist and musician Rhoda Dakar, best known as the lead singer of The Bodysnatchers (‘Do The Rock Steady'), who were signed to the 2 Tone record label. She also worked with The Specials/Special AKA, and many other 2-Tone artists. Rhoda performed on the protest single ‘Free Nelson Mandela' , and worked with Madness on their album The Liberty of Norton Folgate. Her highly-distinctive voice is still thrilling audiences live to the current day. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the inimitable Rhoda Dakar... If you can, please support the Electronically Yours podcast via my Patreon: patreon.com/electronicallyours

Vor 30 Jahren: Ende der Apartheid in der Republik Südafrika:„Free Nelson Mandela!” (5) „Free Nelson Mandela“ war der Titel eines 1984 veröffentlichen Protestliedes und zugleich das Leitmotiv der internationalen Anti-Apartheid-Bewegungen: die Freilassung Nelson Mandelas und aller anderen politischen Gefangenen. Dass es 1990 schließlich dazu kam – dazu hatte auch der internationale Druck beigetragen. Über Hoffnungen und Hindernisse - Mit: Walter Sauer, Historiker, ehemaliger Vorsitzender der österreichischen Anti-Apartheid-Bewegung und Vorsitzender des Kooperations- und Dokumentationszentrums Südliches Afrika SADOCC - Sendung vom 20.9.2024

Vor 30 Jahren: Ende der Apartheid in der Republik Südafrika:„Free Nelson Mandela!” (4) Die Anti-Apartheid-Bewegung hatte zwei Stoßrichtungen: einerseits die weiße Apartheidregierung in Südafrika zu boykottieren und zu isolieren, und andererseits, Solidarität mit der unterdrückten schwarzen und farbigen Bevölkerung zu zeigen. Das geschah auf entwicklungspolitischer, aber auch auf kultureller Ebene, um die es in diesem Teil der Reihe geht - Mit: Margit Niederhuber, Aktivistin, Kulturmanagerin und Dramaturgin - Sendung vom 19.9.2024

Vor 30 Jahren: Ende der Apartheid in der Republik Südafrika:„Free Nelson Mandela!” (3) Internationale Antiapartheid-Bewegungen hatten dazu beigetragen, Druck auf die weiße Apartheidregierung in Südafrika aufzubauen. Unter anderem mithilfe von wirtschaftlichen Sanktionen. Eine davon ist wahrscheinlich vielen Österreicher:innen noch in Erinnerung: der Aufruf zum Boykott südafrikanischer Früchte - Mit: Evelyn Martin, ehemalige Aktivistin der Anti-Apartheid-Bewegung und Walter Sauer, Historiker und ehemalige Vorsitzende der Anti-Apartheid-Bewegung - Sendung vom 18.9.2024

Vor 30 Jahren: Ende der Apartheid in der Republik Südafrika:„Free Nelson Mandela!” (2) In Österreich war 1976 der blutig niedergeschlagene Schüleraufstand von Soweto Auslöser zur Gründung einer „Anti-Apartheid-Bewegung“ - Mit: Adalbert Krims, ehemaliger Redakteur bei der Religionsabteilung des ORF und Herausgeber der Zeitschrift „Kritisches Christentum“ - Sendung vom 17.9.2024

Vor 30 Jahren: Ende der Apartheid in der Republik Südafrika:„Free Nelson Mandela!” (1) Die Ausgangssituation - Mit: Walter Sauer , ehemaliger Vorsitzender der österreichischen Anti-Apartheid-Bewegung und Vorsitzender des Kooperations- und Dokumentationszentrums Südliches Afrika SADOCC - Sendung vom 16.9.2024

Ende der 70er Jahre entstand in England unter dem Einfluss von Punk die zweite Ska-Welle - auch 2 Tone genannt. 2 Tone ist der Name des Labels, auf dem Bands wie The Specials, Madness, The Beat oder The Selecter einen modernen Mix aus altem jamaikanischem Ska und Punkrock entwickelten. Viele der tanzbaren Songs der Ska-Bands wurden zwischen 1979 und 1981 in England zu Hits, aber so schnell wie sie gekommen war, ebbte die zweite Ska-Welle auch wieder ab. The Specials und The Beat lösten sich auf, Madness wurden zum Pop-Act. Nicht unterschlagen wollen wir die Bad Manners als wichtige Ska-Band der 80er. Für den Aha-Effekt dieser Folge sorgt der Song "Free Nelson Mandela" von The Specials AKA, den Lars bislang nur aus der DDR-Friedens-Lieder-Szene kannte. Bier: Mooser Liesl Helles Abonniert diesen Podcast und folgt uns auf ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und / oder ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kontakt: prost-punk(@)web.de

Daniel Rachel's new book Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation (Akashic, 2024) presents the definitive history of 2 Tone Records. In 1979, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain, the US, and beyond, as albums by the Specials, the Selecter, Madness, the English Beat, and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white: a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues, racism, class, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against rightwing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic: white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae, crossed with a punk attitude, to create an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry, England, and masterminded by a middle-class art student, Jerry Dammers, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years, Dammers built the label back up again, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” Told in three parts, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief, bright burning moment shaped British, American, and world culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Daniel Rachel's new book Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation (Akashic, 2024) presents the definitive history of 2 Tone Records. In 1979, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain, the US, and beyond, as albums by the Specials, the Selecter, Madness, the English Beat, and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white: a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues, racism, class, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against rightwing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic: white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae, crossed with a punk attitude, to create an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry, England, and masterminded by a middle-class art student, Jerry Dammers, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years, Dammers built the label back up again, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” Told in three parts, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief, bright burning moment shaped British, American, and world culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Daniel Rachel's new book Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation (Akashic, 2024) presents the definitive history of 2 Tone Records. In 1979, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain, the US, and beyond, as albums by the Specials, the Selecter, Madness, the English Beat, and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white: a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues, racism, class, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against rightwing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic: white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae, crossed with a punk attitude, to create an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry, England, and masterminded by a middle-class art student, Jerry Dammers, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years, Dammers built the label back up again, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” Told in three parts, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief, bright burning moment shaped British, American, and world culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/music

Daniel Rachel's new book Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation (Akashic, 2024) presents the definitive history of 2 Tone Records. In 1979, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain, the US, and beyond, as albums by the Specials, the Selecter, Madness, the English Beat, and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white: a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues, racism, class, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against rightwing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic: white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae, crossed with a punk attitude, to create an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry, England, and masterminded by a middle-class art student, Jerry Dammers, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years, Dammers built the label back up again, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” Told in three parts, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief, bright burning moment shaped British, American, and world culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel Rachel's new book Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation (Akashic, 2024) presents the definitive history of 2 Tone Records. In 1979, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain, the US, and beyond, as albums by the Specials, the Selecter, Madness, the English Beat, and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white: a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues, racism, class, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against rightwing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic: white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae, crossed with a punk attitude, to create an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry, England, and masterminded by a middle-class art student, Jerry Dammers, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years, Dammers built the label back up again, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” Told in three parts, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief, bright burning moment shaped British, American, and world culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

Daniel Rachel's new book Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation (Akashic, 2024) presents the definitive history of 2 Tone Records. In 1979, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain, the US, and beyond, as albums by the Specials, the Selecter, Madness, the English Beat, and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white: a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues, racism, class, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against rightwing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic: white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae, crossed with a punk attitude, to create an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry, England, and masterminded by a middle-class art student, Jerry Dammers, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years, Dammers built the label back up again, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” Told in three parts, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief, bright burning moment shaped British, American, and world culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

Elana Levin from Graphic Policy Radio returns to the show for a deep dive into the second wave of Ska music, a brief but influential era when black and white UK musicians fused Jamaican dance music of the sixties into punk and new wave music of the seventies to create a sound that would further revolutionize American popular music in the nineties. The modern ska genre gets made fun of a lot (mozzarella sticks, anyone?) but Elana will have you know that ska music is not a joke. In an 18-month period, 2 Tone Records, an indie label founded by the keyboardist from The Specials, Jerry Dammers, took over the UK pop charts with major distribution support from Chrysalis Records. In the wake of the election of Margaret Thatcher and the rise of white nationalists taking advantage of national economic malaise, a musical rebuke of these trends came from bands in the town of Coventry, offering alternative visions of racial harmony and anti-fascist songs you could dance to. The 1981 concert documentary Dance Craze, recently restored, captures the 2 Tone bands performing in their prime. We discuss the evolution of ska, pay tribute to some of the top groups of the Second Wave Ska era including The Selecter, Madness, Bad Manners and The Specials and bid farewell to their lead singer the late great Terry Hall, whose passing last year inspired this episode. Become a patron of the podcast to access to exclusive episodes every month. Over 30% of Junk Filter episodes are exclusively available to patrons. To support this show directly for only $5.00 a month (U.S.) please subscribe at  ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/junkfilter Follow Elana Levin on Twitter and check out their podcasts Graphic Policy Radio and Deep Space Dive! Elana's “2nd Wave Ska” Spotify playlist  BBC Arena segment from 1980 on 2 Tone Records and the new ska scene coming out of Coventry. Madness-inspired Colgate advert from the UK, 1982 Re-release trailer for Dance Craze (Joe Massot, 1981) The Selecter - On My Radio, from BBC's Top of the Pops, 1979 The Beat - Stand Down Margaret, from ITV's O.T.T., 1982 The Specials music videos Gangsters (1979) Ghost Town (1981) Free Nelson Mandela (1984)

Dat er in zeventig jaar veel kan gebeuren is evident, maar dat iemand in diens mensenleven zowel model, fotograaf, oorlogscorrespondent, moeder en surrealistisch kok is, geeft blijk aan een op zijn zachts gezegd bijzonder leven. De Amerikaanse Lee Miller was dit allemaal: ze fotografeerde voor Vogue en Harper's Bazaar, trok na D-Day achter de geallieerden aan om de operaties en bevrijdingen vast te leggen en kon haar oorlogstrauma's na de bevrijding pas verwerken dankzij haar surrealistische gerechten waar ze gasten blauwe vis en gifgroene mayonaise voorgeschotelde. Conservator Moderne en Hedendaagse Kunst van Boijmans van Beuningen, Saskia van Kampen-Prein, spreekt met Lara Billie Rense over haar onderzoek naar Lee Miller. Verder in Wat blijft: hotelier Arie van der Valk, muzikant Bob Marley, en de jonge Rembrandt van Rijn. In het tweede uur en de podcast van Wat blijft aandacht voor het leven en werk van activist Klaas de Jonge: Klaas de Jonge had lak aan gezag en conventies. Hij sloot zich in de jaren ‘80 aan bij de anti-apartheidsbeweging in Mozambique en werd opgepakt tijdens het smokkelen van wapens voor het ANC. Toen hij de politie na zijn arrestatie moest laten zien waar een aanslag ophanden zou zijn, leidde hij hen listig naar de Nederlandse ambassade in Pretoria waar hij veilig was. Daar bleef hij maanden zitten, met open raam en op luid volume draaide hij er de hit Free Nelson Mandela. Hoewel hij ontegenzeggelijk aan de ‘goeie' kant van de geschiedenis stond, is zijn deelname aan een gewapende vrijheidsstrijd in Nederland toch altijd controversieel gebleven. Peter Blom volgt zijn spoor terug met biograaf Jenne Jan Holtland, Conny Braam (oprichter van de Nederlandse anti-apartheidsbeweging)  en zijn zoon Arjen de Jonge. ---- Redactie radio: Laura Iwuchukwu, Nina Ramkisoen, Nienke Spaan, Jessica Zoghary. Eindredactie: Bram Vollaers

Klaas de Jonge had lak aan gezag en conventies. Hij sloot zich in de jaren ‘80 aan bij de anti-apartheidsbeweging in Mozambique en werd opgepakt tijdens het smokkelen van wapens voor het ANC. Toen hij de politie na zijn arrestatie moest laten zien waar een aanslag ophanden zou zijn, leidde hij hen listig naar de Nederlandse ambassade in Pretoria waar hij veilig was. Daar bleef hij maanden zitten, met open raam en op luid volume draaide hij er de hit Free Nelson Mandela. Peter Blom volgt zijn spoor terug met biograaf Jenne Jan Holtland, Conny Braam (oprichter van de Nederlandse anti-apartheidsbeweging)  en zijn zoon Arjen de Jonge.

The London-born music photographer came up in the thick of the ’77 punk explosion, shooting bands like the Clash, the Specials, the Damned, and the Jam, and developing close friendships with the musicians along the way. A recent move to New Orleans and the opening of his Mostly Rock ’n’ Roll Gallery, which exhibited many pieces at the recent International Clash Day celebration, have accompanied a creative renaissance where Steve is capturing images of the city’s thriving music scene. The way things are going around here, this town can use all the rebirth it can get. Topics include a recovery, a recording session, a tribute show, Carnival season, the mayoral recall, Super Blow weekend, CTI, a rigorous pat-down, RIP Burt Bacharach, a last name, a first camera, a gambler, trunk gifts/stolen goods, early shows, Joe Strummer, the Hollywood Palladium shows, a Polaroid photo, “Taxi Driver” NYC, Jerry Dammers, “Free Nelson Mandela,” Terry Hall, Two Tone bands, “Ghost Town,” Coventry, Fun Boy 3, Robert Plant photos, a first job, KROQ, a Stray Cats gig, Brian Setzer, Jeff Beck, a marathon, the Pogues, Spider Stacey, Louie Michot, Poguetry in Motion, Ben Jaffe, the Preservation Hall Band, and much more. Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break Music: "Ghost Town" by The Specials Outro Music: "Janie Jones" by The Clash Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here. Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook GR8 ESCAPE BAKING COMPANY Promo Code:TROUBLED15 Steve Rapport Homepage Steve Rapport Facebook Steve Rapport Photography Facebook

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Free Nelson Mandela might be the song that finally demonstrated the power of 2 Tone. The song was originally released as a single in March of 1984 by The Special AKA from their In The Studio album to protest the imprisonment of Mandela by the apartheid regime in South Africa. The song soon became the unofficial anthem for the international anti-apartheid movement that put pressure on the then white minority regime in South Africa. It took 27 years but Mandela was finally freed in 1990 and then elected President in 1994. While the song had a world changing impact in helping to draw attention to apartheid and Mandela's situation, the origins of the song – written by Jerry Dammers -- are fascinating and quite dramatic, not only because of the impact of the song, but also the strange and surreal circumstances under which it was recorded. The In The Studio album on which it appears took 2 years and cost half a million pounds to produce making it one of the most expensive albums ever made.Ska Boom is hosted/produced by Marc Wasserman and co-produced/engineered by Rob George and appears on Pantheon Podcasts. Ska Boom is the audio companion to my book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History available from DiWulf Publishing and Amazon.  This episode of the Ska Boom podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp.com. For more information visit https://betterhelp.com/skaboomPlease note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the “Fair Use Doctrine” as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reporting.

Free Nelson Mandela might be the song that finally demonstrated the power of 2 Tone. The song was originally released as a single in March of 1984 by The Special AKA from their In The Studio album to protest the imprisonment of Mandela by the apartheid regime in South Africa. The song soon became the unofficial anthem for the international anti-apartheid movement that put pressure on the then white minority regime in South Africa. It took 27 years but Mandela was finally freed in 1990 and then elected President in 1994.  While the song had a world changing impact in helping to draw attention to apartheid and Mandela's situation, the origins of the song – written by Jerry Dammers -- are fascinating and quite dramatic, not only because of the impact of the song, but also the strange and surreal circumstances under which it was recorded. The In The Studio album on which it appears took 2 years and cost half a million pounds to produce making it one of the most expensive albums ever made. Ska Boom is hosted/produced by Marc Wasserman and co-produced/engineered by Rob George and appears on Pantheon Podcasts. Ska Boom is the audio companion to my book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History available from DiWulf Publishing and Amazon.   This episode of the Ska Boom podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp.com. For more information visit https://betterhelp.com/skaboom Please note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the “Fair Use Doctrine” as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reporting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to 2 Tone Legacy a special 10-part audio documentary series of the Ska Boom podcast that focuses on the stories behind the songs that contribute to the enduring legacy of 2 Tone music and its ongoing impact on popular culture. In each episode, I'll be joined by Paul Williams, author of "You're Wondering Now: The Specials from Conception to Reunion" and lead singer of UK 2-Tone band The Skapones. Paul is a noted 2 Tone expert and he'll be sharing his memories and insights on all the songs covered in this series. Free Nelson Mandela might be the song that finally demonstrated the power of 2 Tone. The song was originally released as a single in March of 1984 by The Special AKA from their In The Studio album to protest the imprisonment of Mandela by the apartheid regime in South Africa. The song soon became the unofficial anthem for the international anti-apartheid movement that put pressure on the then white minority regime in South Africa. It took 27 years but Mandela was finally freed in 1990 and then elected President in 1994.  While the song had a world changing impact in helping to draw attention to apartheid and Mandela's situation, the origins of the song – written by Jerry Dammers -- are fascinating and quite dramatic, not only because of the impact of the song, but also the strange and surreal circumstances under which it was recorded. The In The Studio album on which it appears took 2 years and cost half a million pounds to produce making it one of the most expensive albums ever made. Ska Boom is hosted/produced by Marc Wasserman and co-produced/engineered by Rob George and appears on Pantheon Podcasts. Ska Boom is the audio companion to my book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History available from DiWulf Publishing and Amazon.   This episode of the Ska Boom podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp.com. For more information visit https://betterhelp.com/skaboom Please note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the “Fair Use Doctrine” as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reporting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to 2 Tone Legacy a special 10-part audio documentary series of the Ska Boom podcast that focuses on the stories behind the songs that contribute to the enduring legacy of 2 Tone music and its ongoing impact on popular culture. In each episode, I'll be joined by Paul Williams, author of "You're Wondering Now: The Specials from Conception to Reunion" and lead singer of UK 2-Tone band The Skapones. Paul is a noted 2 Tone expert and he'll be sharing his memories and insights on all the songs covered in this series.Free Nelson Mandela might be the song that finally demonstrated the power of 2 Tone. The song was originally released as a single in March of 1984 by The Special AKA from their In The Studio album to protest the imprisonment of Mandela by the apartheid regime in South Africa. The song soon became the unofficial anthem for the international anti-apartheid movement that put pressure on the then white minority regime in South Africa. It took 27 years but Mandela was finally freed in 1990 and then elected President in 1994. While the song had a world changing impact in helping to draw attention to apartheid and Mandela's situation, the origins of the song – written by Jerry Dammers -- are fascinating and quite dramatic, not only because of the impact of the song, but also the strange and surreal circumstances under which it was recorded. The In The Studio album on which it appears took 2 years and cost half a million pounds to produce making it one of the most expensive albums ever made.Ska Boom is hosted/produced by Marc Wasserman and co-produced/engineered by Rob George and appears on the Pantheon Podcasts. Ska Boom is the audio companion to my book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History now available from DiWulf Publishing and Amazon.  This episode of the Ska Boom podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp.com. For more information visit https://betterhelp.com/skaboomPlease note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the “Fair Use Doctrine” as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reporting.

Welcome to 2 Tone Legacy a special 10-part audio documentary series of the Ska Boom podcast that focuses on the stories behind the songs that contribute to the enduring legacy of 2 Tone music and its ongoing impact on popular culture. In each episode, I'll be joined by Paul Williams, author of "You're Wondering Now: The Specials from Conception to Reunion" and lead singer of UK 2-Tone band The Skapones. Paul is a noted 2 Tone expert and he'll be sharing his memories and insights on all the songs covered in this series. Free Nelson Mandela might be the song that finally demonstrated the power of 2 Tone. The song was originally released as a single in March of 1984 by The Special AKA from their In The Studio album to protest the imprisonment of Mandela by the apartheid regime in South Africa. The song soon became the unofficial anthem for the international anti-apartheid movement that put pressure on the then white minority regime in South Africa. It took 27 years but Mandela was finally freed in 1990 and then elected President in 1994.  While the song had a world changing impact in helping to draw attention to apartheid and Mandela's situation, the origins of the song – written by Jerry Dammers -- are fascinating and quite dramatic, not only because of the impact of the song, but also the strange and surreal circumstances under which it was recorded. The In The Studio album on which it appears took 2 years and cost half a million pounds to produce making it one of the most expensive albums ever made. Ska Boom is hosted/produced by Marc Wasserman and co-produced/engineered by Rob George and appears on the Pantheon Podcasts. Ska Boom is the audio companion to my book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History now available from DiWulf Publishing and Amazon.   This episode of the Ska Boom podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp.com. For more information visit https://betterhelp.com/skaboom Please note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the “Fair Use Doctrine” as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reporting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This viewpoint explains why Nelson Mandela has a bust on the South Bank and the large-scale protests and festivals held in his name.

Janine Booth interviews musician Rhoda Dakar, who talks about Two-Tone, policing, the centrality of class and much much more! Rhoda Dakar was in The Bodysnatchers and The Special AKA, and performed in "Free Nelson Mandela" Rhoda Dakar's latest single: https://orcd.co/standtogether Workers' Liberty anti-racist resources: https://www.workersliberty.org/anti-racist-resources Rhoda's soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-463087528 The Dub Pistols: https://soundcloud.com/dubpistols The Special AKA: https://soundcloud.com/the-special-aka Video version of this audio: https://youtu.be/L2zRPf-YvPg

It didn't feel right to do a normal episode this week, as we see hundreds of thousands of American's marching for racial justice and against police brutality. As lovers of a music deeply rooted in the fight against racism and rooted in black history and culture from the Caribbean, it would be a disservice to ska to stay silent.So this week, we're breaking down 10 of our favorite anti-racist ska songs. You can find the play list below, along with a YouTube link for one song that isn't on Spotify:Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5q3ZAManmA7xrIUpHQnpZy?si=O6qgUJheSpyLsL62SEjFXg Amy Winehouse sings "Free Nelson Mandela": https://youtu.be/xbYGrew0asQALSO, please consider donating to a bail fund for protestors in your area. You can find place to donate here: https://bailfunds.github.io/

16. Free Nelson Mandela by Jerk & Katja

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Rhoda Dakar is one of the UK Ska scene’s feistiest characters, making her mark originally with the Bodysnatchers and then with Jerry Dammers in the Special AKA. Rhoda’s talent, intelligence, and heartfelt socialist ideals made her stand out from the pack. Like Dammers, she wanted 2-Tone to mean more than a good time…cue songs like The Boiler and Free Nelson Mandela that added real politics to the movement's in-built message of racial tolerance. Rhoda was a teenage glam rocker caught up in the rush of punk. She was working in a South London unemployment exchange when bassist Nicky Summers saw her skanking to The Selecter and asked her to join her band on the spot. The Bodysnatchers, 2-Tone's first all-woman combo, were signed up quickly and burnt out fast, notching up just one Top 30 hit, Let's Do Rocksteady. Their split was not amicable and a reunion will never be on the cards, but Rhoda recently released an album of Bodysnatchers songs funded by her fans via Pledge Music. Here Garry (who was the first to write about the band in Sounds 35 years ago) talks about old times... good times... Rhoda's future plans and her vision of how to improve Britain's Labour Party. >>>>>> Download the show as mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes

Rhoda Dakar is one of the UK Ska scene’s feistiest characters, making her mark originally with the Bodysnatchers and then with Jerry Dammers in the Special AKA. Rhoda’s talent, intelligence, and heartfelt socialist ideals made her stand out from the pack. Like Dammers, she wanted 2-Tone to mean more than a good time…cue songs like The Boiler and Free Nelson Mandela that added real politics to the movement's in-built message of racial tolerance. Rhoda was a teenage glam rocker caught up in the rush of punk. She was working in a South London unemployment exchange when bassist Nicky Summers saw her skanking to The Selecter and asked her to join her band on the spot. The Bodysnatchers, 2-Tone's first all-woman combo, were signed up quickly and burnt out fast, notching up just one Top 30 hit, Let's Do Rocksteady. Their split was not amicable and a reunion will never be on the cards, but Rhoda recently released an album of Bodysnatchers songs funded by her fans via Pledge Music. Here Garry (who was the first to write about the band in Sounds 35 years ago) talks about old times... good times... Rhoda's future plans and her vision of how to improve Britain's Labour Party. >>>>>> Download the show as mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes