List of Artists – “Sun City” Video – Artists United Against Apartheid
List of Artists – “Sun City” Video – Artists United Against Apartheid – Bruce Springsteen, David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks Photo: 30daysout
It’s a day after the passing of the great Nelson Mandela and my mind is going back in time to when apartheid was brought to the attention of the world, and most importantly, youth such as myself, through music.
One thing that came to mind was this 80’s video. I’d seen it many times as a kid growing up in Boston on the awesome V66; a progressive, local music video channel that made MTV look like the joke we all learned it to be later.
While MTV balked at playing videos featuring black artists (Michael Jackson was the first in heavy rotation), V66 routinely played this political video which featured a new music called rap as well as legends of the industry such as Miles Davis. The video featured an exciting cross-section of genres, nationalities and generations; everyone from Ringo Star to Jimmy Cliff to a young-ish Bruce Springsteen to what was left of the original Temptations (David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks).
Below is a list of all the music artists, personalities and celebrities that appeared in the video. If I have missed anybody, please leave a comment and I’ll add after verification.
RIP Nelson Mandela!
| Afrika Bambaataa |
| Big Youth |
| Bob Dylan |
| Bob Geldof |
| Bobby Womack |
| Bonnie Raitt |
| Bono |
| Bruce Springsteen |
| Charlie Wilson |
| Clarence Clemons |
| Darlene Love |
| Daryl Hall |
| Daryl Hannah |
| David Ruffin |
| Duke Bootee |
| Dumisani Kumalo |
| Eddie Kendricks |
| George Clinton |
| Gil Scott-Heron |
| Hart Perry |
| Herbie Hancock |
| Iqbal Akhund |
| Jackson Browne |
| Jennifer Davis |
| Jesse Jackson |
| Jimmy Cliff |
| Joey Ramone |
| John Oates |
| Jonathan Demme |
| Kashif |
| Keith Richards |
| Kurtis Blow |
| Linton Kwesi Johnson |
| Lotti Golden |
| Lou Reed |
| Malopoets |
| Mark Morales |
| Melle Mel |
| Michael Monroe |
| Miles Davis |
| Nona Hendryx |
| Pat Benatar |
| Pete Townshend |
| Peter Gabriel |
| Peter Garrett |
| Peter Wolf |
| Ray Barretto |
| Rene Gezan |
| Ringo Starr |
| Ron Carter |
| Ron Wood |
| Rubén Blades |
| Run-D.M.C. |
| Scorpio |
| Shenkar |
| Sonny Okosuns |
| Stanley Jordan |
| Steven Van Zandt |
| Stiv Bators |
| Tina B. |
| Tony Williams |
| Via Afrika |
| Will Downing |
| Winnie Mandela |
| Zak Starkey |
Also see: Artists United Against Apartheid
Source: IMDB.com, Wikipedia
