Tribute to the Martyrs explained

Tribute to the Martyrs
Type:	studio
Artist:	Steel Pulse
Cover:	Tributetothemartyrs.jpg
Released:	July 1979
Recorded:	19781979
Genre:	Reggae
Length:	43:08
Producer:	Karl Pitterson
Prev Title:	Handsworth Revolution
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Caught You
Next Year:	1980

Tribute to the Martyrs is the second studio album by the English reggae band Steel Pulse, released in July 1979.^{[1] [2]} "Biko's Kindred Lament" is a tribute to the South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko.^[3] "Jah Pickney – R.A.R." is about Rock Against Racism.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by David Hinds, except where noted.

1. "Unseen Guest" 5:40
2. "Sound System" 3:15
3. "Jah Pickney – R.A.R." 4:10
4. "Tribute to the Martyrs" 6:40
5. "Babylon Makes the Rules" (Selwyn Brown) 4:20
6. "Uncle George" 4:40
7. "Biko's Kindred Lament" 5:00
8. "Blasphemy (Selah)" 7:00

Personnel

Steel Pulsewith:

• Godfrey Maduro - saxophone
• Dick "Dickage" Cuthell - flugelhorn, cornet
• Rico - trombone
• Satch Dixon

Technical

• Godwin Logie - engineer
• Pete King - executive producer, management
• Jene Hawkins - cover illustration

Notes and References

1. Book: Rachel . Daniel . Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge . 2016 . Pan Macmillan . 537.
2. Book: Owusu . Kwesi . Black British Culture and Society: A Text Reader . 2000 . Routledge . 10.
3. Book: Sound, Society and the Geography of Popular Music . 2016 . Taylor & Francis . 100.
4. Book: Walker . Klive . Dubwise Reasoning from the Reggae Underground . 2005 . Insomniac Press . 190.