Sun City

by Artists United Against Apartheid

Type: Album
Released: 7 December 1985
Label: Manhattan
Country: United States
Length: 45:18
Community rating: 3/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Spearheaded by Steven Van Zandt and Arthur Baker, the supergroup assembled 'Sun City' as a direct boycott of the South African luxury resort. The politically charged release united prominent musicians across rock, hip-hop, and jazz to elevate global consciousness regarding institutionalized segregation.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, political, protest

Tracklist

Credits

Artists United Against Apartheid - primary artist
Ron Carter - acoustic bass [accoustic bass], featuring, featuring [features]
Annie Brody Dutka - backing vocals [additional background vocals]
Daryl Hannah - backing vocals [additional background vocals]
Kevin McCormick - backing vocals [additional background vocals]
The Dunnes Stores Strikers - backing vocals [additional background vocals]
Gil Scott-Heron - backing vocals [and the i.d. 3], featuring, featuring [features]
Robbie Gordon - backing vocals [and the i.d. 3]
Little Steven - Words By, Music By
Peter Gabriel - Featuring [Features]
Shankar - Featuring [Features]
Keith LeBlanc - Compiled By, Edited By
The News Dissector - Compiled By, Edited By
Duke Bootee - Featuring [Features]
Grandmaster Melle Mel - Featuring [Features]
Malopoets - Featuring [Features]
Miles Davis - Featuring [Features]
Peter Garrett - Featuring [Features]
Peter Wolf - Featuring [Features]
Ray Barretto - Featuring [Features]
Sonny Okosun - Featuring [Features]
Anthony Williams - Featuring [Features]
Herbie Hancock - Featuring [Features]
Richard Scher - Featuring [Features]
Stanley Jordan - Featuring [Features]