je) SONGLINES Ten Days That Shook The World was the title of John Reed's vivid, eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution of Tee ees eee rs ee Ca ee eae it would probably be “The Internationale’ the socialist anthem composed in France at the end of the 19th century. To mark our 10th anniversary, we decided to pick Ten Songs That Shook The World. Some of them are political — Bob Marley’s ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ or The Special AKAS ‘Free Nelson Mandela’ are powerful anthems that may have See eRe eee sn vat ace ee eee eee There are plenty more where these came from — we look forward to hearing your suggestions. er5 artist Kev Carmody wrote this WY) Pager the story of Vincent Lingiti, Grind man who led a wallout of stockmen in the mid-60s and sparked the indigenous Australian land rights movement, the song everyone singing slong on Live Earth's Australian leg. 2008 remix samples prime Jerry Dammers and The Special AKA Kev Carmody & Paul Kelly ‘minster Kevin Rud’ historic apology to the This upbest and celebratory protest song written by Dammers J Australian troubadour Paul Kelly and Stolen Genestions and performed by British ka legends The Special AKA (who later renamed themsches The Special) drew on msi inflae faom South Aftca and demanded the great man's lease fom em reached suber nein the the globe, A 1988 lo and Ranking Roger on backing prison, Hugely popular in UK charts and became an anthem remake featured Eis ‘vocal, whl the anthem was recently performed tthe Mande 90 b hay tribute in Londons Hyde Park in Jane African choi, plas Amy Winehouse on ead Bob Marley Though Bob Marley and Peter Tosh penned this Dsasa paean sof Eipl, Halle Sass | (Ras Tafa), and originally released it (in mote asin he eal militant form) on The Wallets’ 1973 album, Buri, has since become a alin eal for sed peoples everywhere. No wondet, really 'So mow ese the light intoned Markey a examination ofthe hs, however that Selassie should be praised as God on earth stanzas that also set a precedent for the appearance of rap and hip-hop in mainstream rusia culture Watcha lip of Get tp, Stand Upon 26 | Songtines March 2009Mercedes Sosa ‘Gracias a Vii has been covered by fan Baez, On Yasmin Levy, Richard Clayderman and Portuondo, Elis Regina, most famously by Mercedes Sosa and Vita Parr, Iwas also sng in 1586 by A Sajna a the funeral of murdered Swedish Socal Democrat president Olof Palme sho had links with Salvador Alende's Chie This moving hymn to ie was composed by the diminutive mother of Latin Americas muna cain (new song) movement, Chilean singer-songuwriter ‘Violta Para, just before she commited sullen 1967. Hear er sing on her ia disc Las Ui Com Songs); its a gentle, wistful, hunting yon me lage: ich give shape my song. he song ofall pope tears. the themes w Merch 2009 s 5 (um Kalthoum The epic (60 minute) song Al Aa by Oum Kalthoum (01-1975) was not only an attic peak in her 55 yearlong cae: bu aoa sociopolitical landmark in the history of Egypt andthe Arsb work. The tie meaning The Ruins refers to the aftermath ofa doomed lve ae But when twas released in 1966, tls coincided with afelng of dilusion in Egypt about the decline ofthe high pris ofthe Naser «a. AMer det in the 1957 war aginst nl it cwen became a symbol ofthe hamilton the Arab word had cllectvely experienced, Meanwhile ‘Al Ata’ also led to Kalthoum’s breakthrough in the ‘West In her only European concert, the Paris Olympia 1967 performance, she sang thiee ex sided songs: “Al Adal “Enea Une and ‘Amal Hayat in an concert tha laste six hours, Bat ‘A Atal went farthest in alin the most complex Arab scales with modern lance yt eters cies Price Gipsy Kings An infectious love song that celebrates ving in the moment, based on the Veneauelan fo classic ‘Caballo Vico t would be hard to claim that Bamboleo! helped to bring down pt governments orsoundtracked noble freedom movements. But when it ‘became an international hit in 1988, the songs flamenco ecked,rumba-refeencing ‘hythms not ony became ubigious onthe planets dance floors, but elevated Gyles feom parish status to romantic heroes. It the world to the extent thatthe Gipsy Kings ray wel now be the only weld music act with thir very wn tribute band, calle course, Bamboleo! Khaled he theme was the same a always: hopeless love, But in 1952 Dia traveled further and higher than any other North Afcan op Song before or since. The big bucks, big production and big-name producer (Don Was), tat French label Bary heaped behind Khaled Hadj Brshim, aka Cheb Khaled, a tesraway agamulin singer fom Oran in northern Agel, represented a aig gamble, Racism was fe nthe French msi indstry and ‘Khaled seemed like along shot to many Inthe end, tal paid of handsomely, puting ra onthe world map and making Khaled a houschold name from Boston to Bangalore and beyond, Iscndsns none Songines | 27Available at amazonco.uk’ der:ee Shakin’ it about cece POC en ood Composed as a Methodist hymn by Enoch ai. Sontonga in 1897 and translating as ‘God Bless Affe’ in Xhoss, ‘Nkos Sie iA’ was fst recorded in 1923 by Sot Plate, « |. ea eee founding memberofthe ANC, which adopted [hoe ert ees the song as ts oll anthem two years tee Et Cc ac ey TE 50s oxably China, where Chairman Pe RESET M20 made the lm compulsory viewing hassenedastheanthemofTaania, Zambia [et ands sung in Zimbabwe and Namibia. Verses were ncoporsted into South Africas nations! nels lection in 1994 and A OO versions have been recorded by Misi |e ata eae anthem upon M Makeba, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Boom Ja hate eran Cert ae Shaka, Oliver Meukudzi ond the Mahotels [ooo hace een Queens among cous others ete! ce od Per vara Peasy nen Aksu wrote it, Tarkan bre &3 proce ad eer eee eee eres Dlem Dicer ike Bae the mous song aaa ee from the ln Tine Gres saspleot end the Balkan Gypsies. The Romani words wre eee ar ac ed writen by ZatkoJovanovi, and was made [crt the official Romani atm tthe fist Would Fela Kuti Romani Congressin 197, been recorded by During the violence of 1970s Nigeria, withthe country inthe fF countess Gypsy singers and bands, induding ‘midst of both an oil boom and a series of vicious military [Saban Bojramovd, Kotani Orkesta, Kal and dictatorships, one voice shouted above the di carmoil J) Paro Grae butt probably mort asocited i a ey Fela Kutissong’Zombie became a smash he with themillons of | with Macedonian singer Esma Redicpoa, and (ae aL ae a Nigerians living under political repression. With ts marching best heard on the compilation Road ofthe imi king. ‘hythms, the 12-minute song criticised the mindless [) Gypnes. Her yearning vocal on the chorus‘, authoritarianism ofthe army (Zombies), and it was to have A, Chava seem to sir up al the ‘major consequences, infuriating the government who sent [pain and soulfulness of Gypsy music > TO soldiers a Kis corarune and del hie a serious beating, His ‘mother, «feminist activist, was throw ftom a window and later You can hear aseection of Merch 2009 Ssongines | 29