Amandla Festival
amandla—festival unity—was world music festival held harvard stadium boston massachusetts july goal concert support celebrate liberation southern africa well ongoing effort people boston end racism family school workplace community word amandla southafrican zulu language mean power strength energy headline performance reggae superstar bob marley band wailer marley made several short speech encore powerfully blamed system urgently claimed africa unity freedom onstage speech unusual marley normally threatened censorship speaking openly system failure marijuana smoking amandla festival among festival key organizer janet axelrod reebee garofalo janine fay shelley neill george pillsbury kazi toure performer soul legend patti labelle jazz pianist eddie palmieri drummer babatunde olatunji drummer yaya diallo south african band jabula art black dance comedian dick gregory gave speech marley performance mel king longtime boston community activist outspoken opponent apartheid emcee bob marley wailer last musical act signed signed perform mere week scheduled festival performance almost happen al anderson broke neck guitar rehearsal band minute scheduled performance refused go one festival organizer drove harvard square instrument exchange purchased guitar interesting note municipal police allowed within stadium festival concert organizer boston resident trained crowd security period six month