Survival (album)

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Survival is a roots reggae album by Bob Marley & The Wailers released in 1979.

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Roots reggae - Album - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 1979

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In the song "Africa Unite" Marley claims the panafrican solidarity. The song "Zimbabwe" is a hymn dedicated to later-independent Rhodesia. The song has been performed at Zimbabwe's Independence Celebration in 1980, just after the official declaration of Zimbabwe's independence. "Zimbabwe" is recognized as inofficial national hymn.

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Rhodesia - Zimbabwe - 1980

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Survival was primarily called Black Survival to underscore the urgency of the African unity, but the name was shortened to prevent misinterpretations of the album's theme. Marley originally planned to publish Survival as the first part of a trilogy, followed by Uprising in 1980 and Confrontation in 1983.

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Trilogy - Uprising - 1980 - Confrontation - 1983

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In Africa the album has been partly censured (scratched with measurers on arrangement of the local governments). The colonial powers like UK and France wanted to prevent tempting of the black native population to revolt and rebellion because of the partially martial lyrics.

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Africa - UK - France

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