30th Anniversary of Steve Biko's Murder

Biko

September '77
Port Elizabeth weather fine
It was business as usual
In police room 619
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
-The man is dead

When I try to sleep at night
I can only dream in red
The outside world is black and white
With only one colour dead
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
-The man is dead


You can blow out a candle
But you can't blow out a fire
Once the flames begin to catch
The wind will blow it higher
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
-The man is dead

And the eyes of the world are
watching now
watching now
(Peter Gabriel)

From Ridwan's awesome blog
Soweto riots of 2007
http://ridwanlaher.blogspot.com/2007/09/soweto-riots-of-2007.html

> Today is the 30th anniversary of Steve Biko's death at the hands of
> police in apartheid South Africa. As the radio talk back remembers
> the apartheid regime of South Africa and we a subjected to the
> endless bleating of non-Indigenous liberals about the state of South
> Africa then, I cannot help but recall that whenever Australia was
> asked to vote at the UN regarding apartheid, they dissented.
>
> I also cannot help but hope that one day Australia's oppressive
> covert state of apartheid will be recognised for what it is and that
> our Koori, Noonga, Nunga and Murri brothers and sisters are still
> dying in disproportionate numbers at the hands of police.....whilst
> the rest of suburbia kid themselves that this is the 'lucky country'
> and we are all about a 'fair go'.
>
> History will judge this country and it will be found wanting.
>
> Jo


Apartheid in Strayaliea will be brought down by International pressure,
how many Steve Biko's do we need we have had at least 400 state
murders in custody since 1990.

http://uriohau.blogspot.com/2007/05/life-death-of-steve-biko.html

http://uriohau.blogspot.com/2007/07/robert-sobukwe.html
http://zar.co.za/biko.htm

MERGER Biko (Live on Revolver 1978)