Musicians for Mandela
Description:
Musicians perform at the Charles River Esplanade in honor of Nelson Mandela’s visit to Boston. Livingston Taylor performs “Our Turn to Dance.” Young Nation dance to songs and perform. Johnny Clegg & Savuka perform “Cruel Crazy Beautiful World.” Larry Watson performs “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” this is intercut with lots of footage of the audience listening and waving sticks with yellow and green ribbons attached. The Roxbury Presbyterian Choir performs “Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round.” Jackson Browne performs “World in Motion,” “When The Stone Begins To Turn.” Michelle Shocked performs “The Midnight Special,” “Ballad of Penny Evans,” “Black, Brown and White,” “Graffiti Limbo.” Michelle Shocked performs “The Titanic,” intercut with credits and silent clips of other musicians.
