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Sun City (version II) by Artists United Against Apartheid

First released: 07 Dec 1985, Length: 5:42

Creators (59)

Instruments

  1. Clarence Clemons saxophone
  2. DJ Cheese turntable
  3. Doug Wimbish bass guitar
  4. Herbie Hancock keyboard
  5. Jam Master Jay turntable
  6. Keith LeBlanc drums (drum set)
  7. Little Steven guitar
  8. Miles Davis trumpet
  9. Pete Townshend guitar
  10. Ray Barretto congas
  11. Richard Scher keyboard
  12. Ringo Starr drums (drum set)
  13. Robbie Kilgore keyboard
  14. Ron Carter double bass
  15. Shankar violin
  16. Sonny Okosun talking drum
  17. Stanley Jordan guitar
  18. Tony Williams drums (drum set)
  19. Zak Starkey drums (drum set)
  20. Zoë Yanakas additional, keyboard

Vocals

  1. Afrika Bambaataa (Jul 1985)
  2. B.J. Nelson background vocals
  3. Big Youth (Jul 1985)
  4. Bob Dylan (Jul 1985)
  5. Bobby Womack (Jul 1985)
  6. Bonnie Raitt (Jul 1985)
  7. Bono (Jul 1985)
  8. Bruce Springsteen (Jul 1985)
  9. Darlene Love (Jul 1985)
  10. Daryl Hall (Jul 1985)
  11. Daryl Hannah additional, background vocals
  12. David Ruffin (Jul 1985)
  13. Duke Bootee (Jul 1985)
  14. Eddie Kendricks (Jul 1985)
  15. George Clinton (Jul 1985)
  16. Gil Scott‐Heron additional, background vocals
  17. Grandmaster Melle Mel (Jul 1985)
  18. Jackson Browne (Jul 1985)
  19. Jimmy Cliff (Jul 1985)
  20. Joey Ramone (Jul 1985)
  21. John Oates (Jul 1985)
  22. Kashif (Jul 1985)
  23. Kurtis Blow (Jul 1985)
  24. Linton Kwesi Johnson (Jul 1985)
  25. Lottie Golden background vocals
  26. Lou Reed (Jul 1985)
  27. Nona Hendryx (Jul 1985)
  28. Pat Benatar (Jul 1985)
  29. Peter Garrett (Jul 1985)
  30. Robert Gordon additional, background vocals
  31. Rubén Blades (Jul 1985)
  32. Run‐D.M.C. (Jul 1985)
  33. Steve Walker additional, background vocals
  34. The Dunnes Stores Strikers additional, background vocals
  35. Tina B. background vocals

Programming

  1. Benjamin Newberry drums (drum set)
  2. Keith LeBlanc drums (drum set)
  3. Little Steven drums (drum set)

Locations

Recorded At

  1. Shakedown Studios (Jul 1985)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Sun City (Jul 1985)

    Composer

    1. Little Steven

    Lyricist

    1. Little Steven

Releases containing this recording (5)

Official

Album

  1. Sun City 07 Dec 1985 Artists United Against Apartheid
  2. Sun City 1985 Artists United Against Apartheid
  3. Sun City 1985 Artists United Against Apartheid
  4. Sun City 1993 Artists United Against Apartheid
  5. Sun City 06 Dec 2019 Artists United Against Apartheid