A Luta Continua

This article is about the album by Big Youth. For the political rallying cry, see A luta continua. For the Italian extra-parliamentary organization, see Lotta Continua.
A Luta Continua
Studio album by
Big Youth
Released1985
Recorded1984, Music Mountain, Stony Hill, Jamaica
GenreReggae
Length43:07
LabelHeartbeat
ProducerHerbie Miller
Big Youth chronology
Live at Reggae Sunsplash
(1984) 		A Luta Continua
(1985) 		Manifestation
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

A Luta Continua (Portuguese for The Struggle Continues) is a studio album by the Jamaican musician Big Youth, released in 1985.[4][5] The title track is about the fight to end apartheid.[6] Jonathan Demme was inspired to use the phrase in the credits of his movies Something Wild and Married to the Mob.[7]

  1. ^ "A Luta Continua Review by Roger Steffens". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  4. ^ Thompson, Dave (2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Backbeat Books. pp. 36–37.
  5. ^ Morse, Steve (9 Feb 1986). "Does Reggae Have a Future After Marley?". Arts and Film. The Boston Globe. p. 83.
  6. ^ Wartofsky, Alona (21 June 1988). "Big Youth, Having Fun with Reggae". The Washington Post. p. D9.
  7. ^ Hinson, Hal (20 Aug 1988). "Demme, Picturing the Possibilities". The Washington Post. p. C1.