Zimbabwe (song)

"Zimbabwe" is a song by Bob Marley & The Wailers. The song had been released on the 1979 album Survival, and premiered at the Amandla Festival.

Marley wrote the song in order to support those fighting against white minority rule in Rhodesia, which was a British colony until 1980. During the independence celebrations in (now Harare) Marley was invited to play at the ceremony. Due to riots the celebrations had to be cancelled, and Marley eventually played a free concert one day later.

"Zimbabwe" was the only song from the Survival album that was regularly performed by Marley on his last Uprising Tour in 1980, other Survival songs having been dropped.

The 2006 deluxe edition of the eponymous album Sublime contains an acoustic cover of Zimbabwe played by Brad Nowell.

Bob Marley & The Wailers
  • Bob Marley
  • Peter Tosh
  • Bunny Wailer
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Studio albums
  • The Wailing Wailers (1965)
  • Soul Rebels (1970)
  • Soul Revolution (1971)
  • The Best of The Wailers (1971)
  • Catch a Fire (1973)
  • Burnin' (1973)
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  • Rastaman Vibration (1976)
  • Exodus (1977)
  • Kaya (1978)
  • Survival (1979)
  • Uprising (1980)
  • Confrontation (1983)
Live albums
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  • Live Forever
Compilations
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  • Natural Mystic
  • 21 Winners
  • Rock to the Rock
  • Chant Down Babylon
  • One Love
  • Gold
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  • Africa Unite
Soundtracks
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Songs
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  • "Get Up, Stand Up"
  • "No Woman, No Cry"
  • "So Jah Seh"
  • "Jah Live"
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  • "Could You Be Loved"
  • "Redemption Song"
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  • "Natural Mystic"
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  • "I Shot the Sheriff"
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  • "Stand Up Jamrock"
  • "Mr Brown"
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Related articles
  • Discography
  • The Upsetters
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  • Tuff Gong
  • Bob Marley Museum
  • Smile Jamaica Concert
  • Tribute to the Legend: Bob Marley
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  • The Wailers Band
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