Free Nelson Mandela

"Nelson Mandela" (known in some versions as "Free Nelson Mandela") is a song written by British musician Jerry Dammers^[1] and performed by band The Special A.K.A.^[1] - with lead vocal by Stan Campbell. It was released on the single Nelson Mandela / Break Down The Door in 1984. It was created as a protest against the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela by the apartheid South African government.^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nelson Mandela by The Special A.K.A.Songfacts. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
↑ Jerry Dammers: how I made Free Nelson MandelaThe Guardian. Retrieved June 23, 2019.

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[sf-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Nelson Mandela by The Special A.K.A.Songfacts. Retrieved June 23, 2019.

[2] Jerry Dammers: how I made Free Nelson MandelaThe Guardian. Retrieved June 23, 2019.

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