Meadowlands (song)

This article is about the South African song. For the Russian Song known as "Meadowlands", see Polyushko Pole.

"Meadowlands" is an anti-apartheid song composed in 1956 by Strike Vilakazi.[1] It was written in reaction to the forced relocation of black South Africans from Sophiatown, to the new township of Meadowlands. The song was popularised by a number of musicians, including Dorothy Masuka and Miriam Makeba, and became an anthem of the movement against apartheid.

  1. ^ Benedict, Cathy; Schmidt, Patrick; Spruce, Gary; Woodford, Paul (2015). The Oxford Handbook of Social Justice in Music Education. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199356164.