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The Concert in the Park - 40th Anniversary Special
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Step back into the sweltering heat of January 12, 1985, when South Africa stood on the edge of collapse—townships ablaze, a nation divided by the iron fist of Apartheid.
Yet, from this cauldron of chaos rose a moment of pure, defiant hope: the Concert in the Park. In this heart-wrenching 40th-anniversary special, we relive the day when 120,000 black and white South Africans converged at Ellis Park, their voices merging in a thunderous cry for unity, healing, and hunger relief.
Feel the tears well up as Johnny Clegg, Brenda Fassie, Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse, eVoid, Neil Johnson, Alex Jay, PJ Powers, Tim Parr, Heather Mac, Jarrod Aston, Erik & Lucien Windrich, and others recount the electric jolt of performing to a sea of faces—once segregated, now one.
Hear Hilton Rosenthal’s voice tremble as he recalls the spark of inspiration that defied a nation’s skepticism, and let the raw joy of a peaceful revolution wash over you.
This isn’t just a concert’s story—it’s the heartbeat of a rainbow nation daring to dream, a melody of resilience that still echoes through time.
Prepare to be moved by a day that changed South Africa's future. Vinyl Junkie Website · Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard · Connect with Benjy on LinkedIn · Music Rights Clearances
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Yet, from this cauldron of chaos rose a moment of pure, defiant hope: the Concert in the Park. In this heart-wrenching 40th-anniversary special, we relive the day when 120,000 black and white South Africans converged at Ellis Park, their voices merging in a thunderous cry for unity, healing, and hunger relief.
Feel the tears well up as Johnny Clegg, Brenda Fassie, Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse, eVoid, Neil Johnson, Alex Jay, PJ Powers, Tim Parr, Heather Mac, Jarrod Aston, Erik & Lucien Windrich, and others recount the electric jolt of performing to a sea of faces—once segregated, now one.
Hear Hilton Rosenthal’s voice tremble as he recalls the spark of inspiration that defied a nation’s skepticism, and let the raw joy of a peaceful revolution wash over you.
This isn’t just a concert’s story—it’s the heartbeat of a rainbow nation daring to dream, a melody of resilience that still echoes through time.
Prepare to be moved by a day that changed South Africa's future. Vinyl Junkie Website · Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard · Connect with Benjy on LinkedIn · Music Rights Clearances
Chapters
1. A Nation on the Brink (00:00:00)
2. The Spark of Hope: Concert Origins (00:01:45)
3. Building the Dream: Artists and Logistics (00:04:17)
4. A Crowd Beyond Imagination (00:07:35)
5. Radio 702’s Rebel Voice (00:10:50)
6. SONG Petite Cheval - Taking a Fall (00:14:40)
7. Brenda Fassie’s Breakthrough (00:17:07)
8. SONG Brenda Fasie - Weekend Special (00:18:30)
9. The Working Girls’ Dance Party (00:22:32)
10. SONG Working Girls - Checkmate (00:22:50)
11. Lady Africa’s Triumph (00:27:06)
12. SONG Margaret Singana - Hamba Bekhile (We Are Growing) (00:27:30)
13. A Day of Joy: Tension Fades (00:29:30)
14. SONG Face to Face - Night of the Long Knives (00:30:15)
15. Face-to-Face’s Glam Moment (00:31:51)
16. Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse’s Afro-Funk Legacy (00:37:20)
17. SONG Sipho "Hotstix" Mabuse (00:39:10)
18. SONG Ella Mental - Clowns (00:40:30)
19. EllaMental’s Theatrical Fire (00:40:56)
20. The Rockets Heat Up the Stage (00:44:45)
21. SONG The Rockets - Situation (00:45:00)
22. Via Afrika’s Explosive Fusion (00:46:57)
23. SONG Via Afrika - Hey Boy (00:47:30)
24. Mara Louw’s Afro-Beat Blaze (00:51:03)
25. SONG Mara Louw - Motlalepula (00:51:20)
26. SONG Hotline - Dance Mama (00:53:40)
27. Hotline’s Jabalani Magic (00:55:19)
28. SONG Steve Kekana - Raising My Family (00:58:45)
29. Steve Kekana’s Soulful Raise (00:59:03)
30. SONG eVoid - Junk Jive (01:01:00)
31. ÉVoid’s Jive Rock Revolution (01:02:09)
32. SONG Jaluka - Scaterlings of Africa (01:05:00)
33. Juluka’s Legendary Finale (01:05:22)
34. Johnny Clegg’s Reflection: A Window to the Future (01:07:34)
35. Legacy of a Day That Changed South Africa (01:14:27)
36. Outro: Gratitude and Farewell (01:17:53)
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