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South African Musicians' Alliance

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South African Musicians' Alliance
Abbreviation	SAMA
Region	South Africa

TheSouth African Musicians' Alliance (SAMA) is a union,artist collective, andresistance movement formed by musicians in South Africa who opposed thecensorship andsuppression of theapartheid regime.^[1] The alliance was formed sometime before 1983.^[2] SAMA musicians flouted the government's imposedracial segregation and restrictions on music content.^[1] Three of SAMA's priorities werefreedom of speech,freedom of movement, andfreedom of association.^[1]

One prominent spokesperson of the organisation was pianist Rashid Lanie.^[3]^[4]

^^a ^b ^cHall, Patricia, ed. (2018)."Censorship from Apartheid to Post-Apartheid South Africa".The Oxford Handbook of Music Censorship. Oxford University Press. p. 597.ISBN 978-0-19-973316-3. Retrieved26 November 2017.
^Ansell, Gwen, ed. (2005)."Jazz for the Struggle, and the Struggle for Jazz".Soweto Blues: Jazz, Popular Music, and Politics in South Africa. A&C Black. p. 190.ISBN 978-0-8264-1753-4. Retrieved26 November 2017.
^Martin, Denis-Constant (2013)."Two Decades of Freedom".Sounding the Cape: Music, Identity and Politics in South Africa. African Minds. p. 269.ISBN 978-1-920489-82-3.OCLC 855547885. Retrieved26 November 2017.
^Garofalo, Reebee (1992).Rockin' the Boat: Mass Music and Mass Movements. South End Press. p. 196.