South African Musicians' Alliance

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hall, Patricia (ed.). "Censorship from Apartheid to Post-Apartheid South Africa". The Oxford Handbook of Music Censorship. Oxford University Press. p. 597. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  2. ↑ Ansell, Gwen, ed. (2005). "Jazz for the Struggle, and the Struggle for Jazz". Soweto Blues: Jazz, Popular Music, and Politics in South Africa. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-8264-1753-4. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  3. ↑ Martin, Denis-Constant (2013). "Two Decades of Freedom". Sounding the Cape: Music, Identity and Politics in South Africa. African Minds. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-920489-82-3. OCLC 855547885. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  4. ↑ Garofalo, Reebee (1992). Rockin' the Boat: Mass Music and Mass Movements. South End Press. p. 196.

Further reading

  • Drewett, Michael (2004). "Remembering Subversion: Resisting Censorship in Apartheid South Africa". In Korpe, Marie. Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today. Zed Books. pp. 88–93. ISBN 978-1-84277-505-9. OCLC 53940612.
  • "Simon's Tour Backed in South Africa". The New York Times. 4 January 1992.


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