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"Weeping" is an anti-apartheid protest song written by Dan Heymann in the mid-1980s, and first recorded by Heymann and the South African group Bright Blue in 1987. The song was a pointed response to the 1985 State of Emergency declared by President P.W. Botha, which resulted in "large-scale killings of unarmed and peaceful demonstrators against racial discrimination and segregation in South Africa." Defiantly, the song incorporated part of the melody to Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, the anthem of the anti-apartheid African National Congress. "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" was banned at the time, and inclusion of even the melody violated the law. Today, "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" is part of the national anthem of South Africa. The formerly illegal lyrics—"Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo"—are now ofte

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rdfs:label	Weeping (song) (en)
rdfs:comment	"Weeping" is an anti-apartheid protest song written by Dan Heymann in the mid-1980s, and first recorded by Heymann and the South African group Bright Blue in 1987. The song was a pointed response to the 1985 State of Emergency declared by President P.W. Botha, which resulted in "large-scale killings of unarmed and peaceful demonstrators against racial discrimination and segregation in South Africa." Defiantly, the song incorporated part of the melody to Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, the anthem of the anti-apartheid African National Congress. "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" was banned at the time, and inclusion of even the melody violated the law. Today, "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" is part of the national anthem of South Africa. The formerly illegal lyrics—"Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo"—are now ofte (en)
foaf:name	Weeping (en)
name	Weeping (en)
dcterms:subject	1987 singles 1987 songs Anti-apartheid songs Protest songs Songs against racism and xenophobia Year of song missing South African songs Songs about South Africa
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Wikipage revision ID	1122367896 (xsd:integer)
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Qkumba Zoo Bright Blue Josh Groban Soweto String Quartet 1987 singles 1987 songs Anti-apartheid songs Protest songs Songs against racism and xenophobia Year of song missing Coenie de Villiers Ladysmith Black Mambazo Louise Carver (South African singer) Mango Groove Music in the movement against apartheid Awake (Josh Groban album) Vusi Mahlasela African National Congress Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika Protest song South African songs Kearsney College Songs about South Africa South Africa Soweto Gospel Choir National anthem of South Africa Drakensberg Boys Choir P.W. Botha dbr:Choni_G dbr:James_Stewart_(singer) dbr:Jinny_Sagorin dbr:Karen_Zoid_&_Vusi_Mahlasela
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	http://www.weeping.info/index.html https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv=qdyu_jcLYW8
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artist	Bright Blue
genre	Protest song
type	single (en)
writer	Dan Heymann (en)
has abstract	"Weeping" is an anti-apartheid protest song written by Dan Heymann in the mid-1980s, and first recorded by Heymann and the South African group Bright Blue in 1987. The song was a pointed response to the 1985 State of Emergency declared by President P.W. Botha, which resulted in "large-scale killings of unarmed and peaceful demonstrators against racial discrimination and segregation in South Africa." Defiantly, the song incorporated part of the melody to Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, the anthem of the anti-apartheid African National Congress. "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" was banned at the time, and inclusion of even the melody violated the law. Today, "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" is part of the national anthem of South Africa. The formerly illegal lyrics—"Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo"—are now often sung when "Weeping" is recorded or performed. In 1999, "Weeping" was voted "All-time favorite South African Song" by the readers of the South African Rock Encyclopedia. (en)
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performer	Bright Blue
genre	Protest song
foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf	wikipedia-en:Weeping_(song)
is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Qkumba Zoo Bright Blue Josh Groban Mango Groove (album) Straight to You Tour Music in the movement against apartheid Awake (Josh Groban album) Awake Live A Collection (Josh Groban album) Faces to the Sun List of South African musicians Weeping Idols South Africa (season 2) Idols South Africa (season 5) Idols South Africa (season 6) Weeping (Song)
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