A 1979 Bob Marley and the Wailers track from the album "Survival," a reggae anthem calling for pan-African political unity and shared identity.
Composition
Africa Unite was written by Bob Marley for the album “Survival,” recorded at Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston in 1979. The song’s lyric calls for political unity across the African continent and draws on Marley’s longstanding interest in Pan-Africanism.
Reception
The track was a centerpiece of the “Survival” album, which presented a deliberately Pan-African theme through cover art featuring African national flags. The album was performed across Marley’s 1979 and 1980 world tours.
Legacy
Africa Unite has been performed at numerous African political events and concerts. UNESCO and the Marley family produced an Africa Unite concert series in Ethiopia in 2005 to mark the 60th anniversary of Marley’s birth.