Benjamin Zephaniah with The Liberators Rainbow Fair 1986

The closing act of the 1986 Earlham Park Rainbow fair in Norwich, the last of the "Green fairs" held in the park. Benjamin Zephaniah jamming with The Liberators. This is "Nelson Mandela must be free" - this was some three years before the fall of apartheid in South Africa.

This set was original recorded for a video of the fair.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Reggae
• free
• festival
• norwich

[BenjaminZephaniah]

Wow, I remember that gig so well. The Atmosphere was amazing, and the true festival spirit was alive then. No corporates, just a park, people, and music. That would constitute a riot nowaday.

Nice one Liberators, I really thought the revolution was going to start in Norwich.

[NR23derek]

Hi Benjamin - can you PM me please?

[sunshineglasses2009]

how did you get that video!!...its about 22 years old..anyway just wanted to say my dad used to play guitar with the Liberators

...claim to fame

cheers bye

[NR23derek]

I recorded it! I balanced on the edge of the stage with a huge old camera connected to my home VHS machine via a long cable, the sound came from a mix of the PA deask and live mics.

I was very close to the edge actually!

[ameliadawm]

no shit the only footage from the fayre organized by the people of norwich long live the peaceful green collective we did three fayres and then hit the road in various forms the foolhardy clowns etc

[fidziek]

Wow! You won't belive folks - B.Z. visited Poland at that time, sang the same songs... Nowadays I sell his books - here in Norwich!

[fidziek]

Wow! You won't belive folks - B.Z. visited Poland at that time, played same songs... Nowadays I'm selling his books, here in Norwich!

[yassmat]

it's look like LKJ nice one

[rbw152]

Hi

this is brilliant. Thanks soooo much for posting it. I was the bass player (scruffy guy on the left) and I remember that night well. Ohmigod how times have changed. We will never see this sort of stuff again. It would be shut down 'for security reasons' within five minutes, unless it was sponsored by coca cola or summink. Happy daze....!