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POLITICS IN SONGS – THE MUSIC OF POLITICS!

POLITICS IN SONGS – THE MUSIC OF POLITICS!

From The Jamaica Gleaner Published: Sunday | December 25, 2011   Popular Songs Campaign Hits ’70s Peak Over the years, political parties have used popular Jamaican hit recordings to help bolster their election campaigns. As early as 1960, Clancy Eccles’ Freedom was used for political purposes, when Sir Alexander Bustamante, founder of the Jamaica Labour Party and Chief Minister at the time, adopted it for his fight against the Federation of the West Indies. The song disclosed the concept of repatriation to Africa, … Read entire article »

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