Shona Laing is a New Zealand musician. Laing had several folk hits in her native country and in the 80's became internationally popular for her alternative music, most notably "(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy" and "Soviet Snow" which was based on the Chernobyl disaster. Various alternative radio stations in the US such as WLIR played songs from her "South" album and she became internationally known. Laing contributed to Manfred Mann's Earth Band album Somewhere in Afrika and contributed music to, and appeared in, the 1985 action film Shaker Run.
Laing performing at WOMAD 2009 in New Zealand
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band are an English rock band formed by South African musician Manfred Mann. Their hits include covers of Bruce Springsteen's "For You", "Blinded by the Light" and "Spirit in the Night". After forming in 1971 and with a short hiatus in the late 1980s/early 1990s, the Earth Band continues to perform and tour.
Manfred Mann's Earth Band after a concert in 2018.
Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Zelt-Musik-Festival 2017 in Freiburg, Germany
Manfred Mann's Earth Band live in Gelsenkirchen 11 June 2010
Mick Rogers (left), Peter Cox (middle) and Steve Kinch (right)