'Biko' is a protest song by British rock musician Peter Gabriel. The song was included on Gabriel's third album, Peter Gabriel (1980).It is about Steve Biko, a noted black South African anti-apartheid activist. Biko had been arrested by the South African police in late August 1977. After being held in custody for several days, he was interrogated in room 619 of the Walmer Street prison in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. Following the interrogation, during which he sustained serious head injuries, Biko was transferred to a prison in Pretoria, where he died shortly afterwards, on September 12, 1977. Gabriel often plays the song at the end of concerts, encouraging the audience to join in the singing, and eventually leaving only the drummer on stage.
'Biko' was first released as a single in 1980, when it reached number 38 on the British charts. A live version, recorded in July 1987 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, was released later that year, reaching number 49 in the UK. This version was included on the soundtrack of Cry Freedom, a 1987 film about Steve Biko. 'Biko' was also featured prominently in "Evan", the next-to-last episode of the first season of the American television show Miami Vice.
One line of the lyrics reads "Yihla Moja" which in Xhosa means "Come Spirit".
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