Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony is a 2002 documentary film depicting the struggles of black South Africans against the injustices of Apartheid through the use of music. The film takes its
Official film poster
The apartheid regime in South Africa began in 1948 and lasted until 1994. It involved a system of institutionalized racial segregation, violence, terror, and white supremacy, and placed all political
South African singer Miriam Makeba popularised a number of songs that protested apartheid.
Singer Dorothy Masuka (pictured here in 2015), who wrote "uDr. Malan Unomthetho Onzima" (Dr. Malan's Government is Harsh)
A painting of the Sharpeville Massacre of March 1960
Jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim (pictured here in 2011) composed "Mannenberg", an instrumental piece that invoked themes of freedom and cultural identity.