Biko | Peter Gabriel | Playing For Change | Song Around The World
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- “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.” - Peter Gabriel, Biko
In honor of Black History Month, we are proud to bring the message of Peter Gabriel’s “Biko” back to the forefront, 40 years after its initial release. Inspired by the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko while in police custody, this song’s relevance still holds true with the unfortunate police brutality that continues to take place in the USA, Nigeria and many places around the world. More than 25 musicians from seven countries join Gabriel for this global rendition to share a message of unity, peace, and hope, including Beninese vocalist and activist Angélique Kidjo, Silkroad’s Yo-Yo Ma, and bass legend Meshell Ndegeocello.
The eyes of the world are watching… Let each of us lead with love and let that love ripple throughout the universe.
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I'm from Brazil and no matter where on planet Earth you are from, if you are against racism, social injustice and slavery, then you are my brother!
I wish more people understood how profound that is. It's so simple and logical. It's a part of the human condition that I see more and more people just tossing aside.
Yes! And vote Trump as he's the only prez in 25 years not to start a war!
These videos are about peace and love not war, hate, or politics.
Jamaica...🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
@@katemccrew go away
I listened to Peter Gabriel’s music while expecting my second child, it cut so deep. I. Couldn’t explain it. The Album was us. My Son is now An amazing Adult. He is named after him. Gabriel
Peter Gabriel deserves to be a recipient of Kennedy Honors. Give this man his due.
Totally agree.
Almost 50 years later and the power of this song still gets me. And what a great rendition!
And at 7 years old, I asked my immigrant Grandma "Where is God"? "God," she replied "Is in the music. ALWAYS in the music". I never forgot that advice.
Dammit, my only options are like or dislike. I want to LOVE this comment.
your gran sounds like a very wise lady
Songs of magic and manifestation. TAke those masks off and sing!
I will pass that advice along. Thank you.
If you aren't moved by this, you have no soul... Simple as that...
You will never be forgotten brother
STEPHEN BANTU BIKO !!
A Moroccan Amazigh.
In my opinion Peter Gabriel is one of the most important artists on the planet.
Peter Gabriel's Voice has a Spiritual healing power ❤
Made me cry, but in a good way through remembering my wife she loved the original and Peter's work, I miss you so much Carolyn.
❤💔❤
Much love my brother
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I know your pain. Lost my wife of 39 years to cancer in 2019. Remember the good times brother.
Playing For Change just casually dropping a Yo-Yo Ma in the mix
The Silk Road project was all about music breaking down barriers :)
...and Angelique Kidjo.
His playing was so passionate. Like he was channeling rage (evident on his face) through the bow.
Like I needed another reason to love Yo-Yo Ma.
As a New Englander, it gives me great pride to see a Bostonian in this group of brilliant artists. Yo Yo Ma has amazing talent.
Gods...so many tears.
Freaking Ma, the a capella group, the pipes, the Taiko drummers...
I love this. I have always loved this. Me and my (slightly older) sister Jenny loved PG. Whenever he came to Birmingham (UK) we would go and see him. He was always brilliant and there was no question that we would definitely go. My beloved Dad died the day before PG's Birmingham gig in 2003, and we were heartbroken, but we still went. Dad knew how much we'd been looking forward to it - we sang through our broken hearts with Peter and the Blind Boys of Alabama. I would always cry when PG played "In your eyes" and she would cry at "Secret World" - We'd both cry at "Biko" We would dance and sing our hearts out and always had a great time. I got to see Youssou N'Dour and Papa Wemba (may he rest in peace) Paula Cole and the fabulous Manu Katche, Tony Levin, David Sancious.
Manu is my favourite percussionist in the world. This is made even more remarkable by the fact that I have RELATIVES who are percussionists - and I mean for MONEY.
Every tour. Every single tour. Peter never disappointed us, he was always brilliant.
Jen died suddenly and without saying goodbye in 2005, waiting bravely for a kidney transplant that never came, and took a bit more of my heart.
If PG tours again, I will be right there. It will hurt me to be there without her, but if there is any way she can be there, she'll be standing right next to me.
❤
Forty years later and still can’t hear this without crying.
@Peter Gabriel Because of you and Amnesty International I was writing letters to the Chinese and South African Presidents in the 1980s asking them to release political prisoners. I am grateful to you for making me aware!
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You can say that again. Almost anything this project puts out there but Peter's contribution especially. Lovely and heartbreaking.
Beaultiful!
Me too Kathy
speechless as tears roll down my face
You and me and hopefully a million others too.
Empathy
Me 2
So it's not just me.
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It's a sad reminder that freedom still cannot be taken for granted and at the same time a beautiful reminder that freedom is the food of amazing human diversity.
indeed and of how often mankind is an ironic label not one lived up to
Such an honour to be part of this wonderful song of our icon 🦾 amandla🔥
This may be Peter Gabriel’s crowning achievement in a long and profoundly accomplished career.
Up there
It's very touching and great, but I think "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" is (and always will be) his crowning achievement ...
@@krotart I agree that's a great song. But this is a global collaboration that showcases so many other wonderful talents... rich with culture and stark with a message. I just don't think I've seen anything this powerful from him before.
@@krotart that is a powerful record! His vocals and lyrics on that album are incredibly intense and moving. What a fascinating and wonderfully varied musical career he has had!
@@Guardup Just the title track? Yeah nah, mate. The whole bloody double album is a tour de force.
I pray anyone that sees this find success in his/her life time
Amen
Peter Gabriel es un tremendo músico, compositor y activista. Esta canción en concreto te alerta de que la lucha por la libertad de los pueblos oprimidos no termina jamás
Peter looked out from the stage in 1987, after leading the crowd in several rounds of the "Biko" chorus, said "the rest is up to you," then left the stage without another word. I was a 23-year-old numbnuts, but that cut through young callowness (and more than my share of cheap beer) to send an electric shiver from my neck down my spine. I have the same reaction every time I hear this song, but this treatment notched it up several volts. Wow.
exactly this. 💪🏾
Part of the set. I still remember it (and the falling on crowd's hands during Lay Your Hands on Me) from the '87 Helsinki gig VERY strongly!
it was something else on shrooms
I was at the Earls Court concert in 87. No one creates as emotive a concert experience like Peter, and I will treasure all the Gabriel concerts I've been to. The sound quality was amazing as well. I was at Pink Floyd doing The Wall at Earls Court and the sound was terrible. Peter bought the stage out into the hall which made all the difference. I still cry a little bit hearing and watching performances like this. It is sad, but in a good way because that much power is unstoppable, and you underlined that with your comment. I live in New Zealand now, which I love, but I so miss the live performances I loved in the UK.
What an experience! I wish, the world would stand together again this weird war in the Ukraine. Without delivering weapons. It results a never ending spiral of violence and pain, I think.
Certain music just talks straight to the soul. And without knowing why you find yourself on the edge of tears.
In this modern world, music like this has never been more welcome.
The tears came.
craig, I, for one, was not "on the edge of tears"; I fucking cried my eyes out, from the VERY beginning. The choir was singing straight from their hearts and souls.
@@Elpuma1374 something always powerful about cultures from around the world uniting as one. ❤️
100% I feel that also..To me it's as if the foreboding darkness that was Trump and his kind , that is the murderers of Steven Biko are/were his kind ,were taking the world to a place where this was to be normalised. This song feels like a reset in a way , if that makes sense...Powerful ,uplifting , positive and just basic decency to mark the life of a good murdered man and what he stood for.
@@MrTele57 It definitely feels like we've emerged from a shadow.
oh dear God.......chills and tears...
Better than the original....
Likewise
@@williamrogalski2077 i agree
So many tears.
Simply beautiful
Biko one of us forever
I just wish ... ... the world would listen.
this is precisely the meaning of music ... lost in these times, but recovered by these maestros.
There's plenty of amazing music out there. Saying it's lost is unfair to all those great musicians.
"the greatest weapon in the hands of the oppressor are the minds of the oppressed"
- Stephen Biko.
What a mind, what a hero.
May those minds become freer and freer, and many the oppressors crumble to dust.
And there are oppressors in all corners of the world.
Absotively ! ! ! Great rendition of a great song about grave sadness . . .
Amen.
i read the book about BIKO and he was so clever.. prob even more so than other great men like Mandela, MLK and Malcolm X and the so called men that killed him were MONSTERS.. pure and simple , ignorant, dumb, horrific and unforgiveable
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Luv the World and all the Beautiful Music We Make
Sometimes the simplest, most direct lyrics are the most impactful. "Biko"... John Lennon's "Imagine"... This song continues to inspire. Thank you, Peter.
Couldn't agree more. This is a powerful and moving piece of music from master songwriter. But, if I may make so bold, check out Tom Paxton's 'The Death of Steven Biko'; if anything the lyrics are even more direct and really pull no punches.'
my HEART ...
"But you can't blow out a fire
Once the flames begin to catch
The wind will blow it higher"
May we be the fire.
Yes! ❤
YES! ALWAYS! ♥️🙏🕉️
Thank you for finding female musicians and singers. This video shines.
if we want change in this blue marble we call earth WE MUST BE THAT CHANGE. & not leave it up to our children & our children's children
this song changed my lift as a child. the is a chilling remake of this classic. thank you.
I was about to write a similar comment. This song, and this album changed my life.
Me too... And it gave me chills
Peter Gabriel is awesome.
Biko’s life changed my life. Gabriel’s telling is wonderful.
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So beautiful, so powerful
And the eyes of the world are watching now...
"you nee light to be seen, but sound to be heard!"
If ever there was a song for Playing For Change…😢
"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." - Steve Biko
Never forget, never stop fighting for the oppressed ❤️🙌🏼🙏🏽✝️♾
Very true quote.... But his death may have been in vain. South Africa is in a dark place. Corruption and murder is ruling our once beautiful country.
@@louisevanderlinde8590
There is much to work on, and and I tried to remember that there is immense power in even a single virtuous life, a single virtuous thought, a single virtuous song.
never give up the fight
@@louisevanderlinde8590 The fact that his sacrifice is remembered is evidence of his legacy. He continues to inspire, decades after his death.
❤️
Wow....simply wow... moved me to tears... again.
If people could only understand that we are all connected. Whatever you do to someone else you do to your self and the ones you love.
quando voglio la pelle d'oca, mi ascolto questo!!!
The eyes of the world are watching now. Timeless.
This is so beautiful and intense... Peter Gabriel voice never aged it's incredible
WE Never forgotten the martyr of Steve biko . Long life toi south Africa free !
Powerful take me back a few years
No more excuses! Resist! 💙💙💙💙
Beautiful. Peter can still hit those high notes!
Peter IS a high note.
Thank you Playing for Change for supporting himan rights through music across the globe!
I'm so proud to share both a planet and English County with Peter. He's a brilliant human by any metric that you care to choose.
one of the few songs that has accompanied me for several decades and always fascinates me.
no matter how many times I have heard it
thank you Peter and all the best to the 71st
I thought I was tired of this song....until I saw this, wow...... speechless
Life of a just and good man snuffed out then because of his stance against great injustices of that time - evil now still perpetuated by the rest of the world against the earth's most wreched people - makes you want cry forever.
Another 👍 great world performance...🌏
I love to cry with joy. I am doing it right this second. Towards infinity.
His birthday, but we are the recipients of this gift!
Peter Gabriel's birthday is today, February 13🎂
This is what the world should look like❤
A Song can make a difference. This helped to end Apartheid.
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Happy 71st birthday Peter Gabriel ❤
Thank you Peter.
There a soul in Yo-Yo-Ma's Cello, it comes out whenever He touches it!!
Speechless, just speechless.
I'M A GROWN MAN AND THIS SONG JUST REDUCES ME TO TEARS, GOD BLESS YOU ALL FOR THIS COLABARATION. CAN'T WE ALL GET ALONG A LOVE ONE ANOTHER ...
Yes, tears for a world that is not as it should be: and tears of hope from a song that offers vision and hope.
you are not alone brother
@@goldbluetears totally agree with you!
This song is as powerful as when I heard it 40 years ago for the first time, and the times over those years I saw him perform it live. Happy 71st Peter Gabriel. Lovely to see contributions from around the world.
Yo-Yo Ma is feeling it!
i love his passion, i always wanted to play violin
Has the power to change you, your world, our world. One of the most powerful weapons we have is music and each other.
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No Justice No Peace, it still a strong text....Dear Peter and all your good Friends...Great Moment. Merci
Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Shine On!
I love such a muse. It is timeless. Peter is great. It will always be me. Thanks.
Rest In Love
Beautiful
Mr Biko
From Aotearoa New Zealand
Thanks PG & Playing For Change For This Absolutely
Brilliant Version Of An Excellent & Inspiring Song. 🎶
You can jump into the most complex music there is on this planet and get interested ... but in the end 2 chords is all you need to burn your heart down.
Wow, that was powerful. Thank you.
Das beste song Gabriela .
Each of us has a voice - what good is it - if so many choose silence?!
@Peter Gabriel If this is Peter, I'll share a personal story. I heard your song when I was 18. Along with several others songs and political experiences of the era it contributed enormously to shaping my view of the world and my place in it. Not long after, I went to work for a peace and social justice organization. We were paid next to nothing, worked long hours, lived in group houses in rough neighborhoods. Forty years later, I still work full-time combating racism and advancing policies toward a more peaceful world. Over the course of that career, nothing - absolutely nothing - has been more spiritually important than the renewing and inspiring power of music. I cannot begin to recount how many times I have been exhausted physically and emotionally, only to put on the music of the movement, often have a good cry, and then rekindle my fire to return to the struggle. And for all of that, let me say that I am profoundly grateful. And tomorrow, after listening to this powerful version, I will go to work.
Stop the white genocide in South Africa.
@@ptf62, thank-you so much for the work that you do. Thank-you Peter Gabriel for helping to inspire him to do the work he does.
Sweet tears... Such beautiful power. Thank you each and every one. For your deep Humanity.
Stop the white genocide in South Africa.
Wow! Speechless.
Tears in my eyes. Moved to the bone. My God Peter, what a memorable update in 2021 of your magnificent "BIKO"song (1980).
Thank you Peter! Beautiful! Love it!!
Thank You Peter❤️it's a great music 🙏🌠❤️
Peter Gabriel's original was moving to say the least, this version brought a tear to my eye remembering Steve Biko.
Beauty makes me cry!
Thank you!
Maybe in another life we can sing together!
The world is crying with these wonderful musicians. - time for change :(
Stop the white genocide in South Africa.
And the eyes of the world...thank you!
Stop the white genocide in South Africa.
Il mondo è la mia casa,le persone che lo abitano sono i miei fratelli, le mie sorelle.
Viva la libertà!🇮🇹✌️
This song, this version is brilliant on EVERY level. It has soul, it has beauty, it has greatness. This is truly an outstanding work to be remembered for generations.
absolutely
👍
Outstanding editing to pull this together if everyone was in their home location.
I hope it never goes away 😔😔😔😔
Peter is the best music progressivman
Statements + Voices never get Old; yet, with time, they get Wider + Louder.
This has become my favorite version
Awesome tune, the Cello is OutStanding
Still so meaningful so many years later. Always brings me to tears.....
Hard to put into words. I found Playing For Change almost 15 years ago. The music they produce and the message they send is both profound and powerful. But this...I have no words.
A truly wonderful organization
This version actually transcends the original. It’s not enough to call this a cover. It’s one of the most amazing pieces of art I know of. So heart felt.
Still gets me, after all these decades.
Thank you for your gift to humanity.
This song stops me every time. Thank you for this current version.
One of the most powerful moments I have ever experienced at a music concert was when Peter Gabriel played Ottawa, Ontario Canada, and his final song was Biko. The crowd chanted the final part of the song for it seemed like ten minutes after the band had left the stage. This new version, to me, is just as powerful.
and at Montreal's Forum the Secret World tour .. a complete artist and creator well surrounded with talents like Francois Girard and Lepage. A Gabriel performance is no ordinary performance! Hope he will live to 110! ah!
Same here; I saw him in '86 in Chicago on the "Conspiracy of Hope" tour. It was a very moving performance, made even more special by the fact that I'd never heard the song or knew anything about Steven Biko. Great memories!
@@lorivought886 for those of us who dont get told what's going on outside of our own neighbourhood then this is the service compassionate musicians like Peter Gabriel can do. Bet your glad you went to that concert and had your eyes opened...
Between "Biko" and "In Your Eyes" every Peter Gabriel concert has been like church.
Had the same experience in Philadelphia in 1993. Marvelous!
steve biko and nelson mandela were two of my heros growing up. When I traveled to South Africa, I made sure to visit as many sites dedicated to them and the struggle as possible.
He still got it better than ever. Been a fan since the Genesis days....
In 1977 I was a naive American girl going to an all girl Catholic High School in rural Pennsylvania and knew nothing about Steve Biko and all the struggles in South Africa with
That broke open a wound that will never fully heal. And it shouldn't. Apartheid is alive and well in other places under different names. It's called racism.
I think many people didn't know in those years anything about those struggles. This is why this song is so important. Also to prevent the loss of memory of those times.
In 1977 I was graduating from a Catholic girls school in Canada-- without knowing that apartheid existed---and still exists-- in Canada and the USA in the name of Indigenous reserves/reservations under colonial law. South Africa learned about apartheid from North America.
@George Elmasry @Mary Anne Clarke
It is not relevant who learned to hate from whom. We can all learn to hate from each other because of fear. But we can also learn to love each other. Because love is the true essence of our souls.
Also alive and well in Israel, who really should know better
Brilliant. At its best e.g. Playing for Change this is what the internet can bring to the world.
SPEAK ON IT !! MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS!! MAY HE REST IN POWER AND PEACE !!
Bob Lefsetz brought me here. The power of songs that many play is incredible.
So emotional and moving, can't stop crying... Thank you all for this great, touching performance. Thank you, thank you...
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@@foobarmaximus3506 indeed! Regards from Argentina!
Half way into the song , I know what you mean about cant stop crying , such joy to the soul to hear wonderful music , the instant goosebumps, I love the power of Music !!