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Nelson Mandela

original song written and composed by Jerry Dammers and Rhoda Dakar; first recorded by The Special AKA
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Nelson Mandela

Summary

Nelson Mandela is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nelson Mandela's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Nelson Mandela's composer is recorded as Rhoda Dakar[4].
  • Nelson Mandela's composer is recorded as Jerry Dammers[5].
  • Nelson Mandela's genre is ska[6].
  • Nelson Mandela was performed by The Special AKA[7].
  • Nelson Mandela's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Nelson Mandela was published on March 5, 1984[9].
  • Nelson Mandela's lyricist is recorded as Rhoda Dakar[10].
  • Nelson Mandela's lyricist is recorded as Jerry Dammers[11].
  • Nelson Mandela's main subject is Nelson Mandela[12].
  • Nelson Mandela's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Free Nelson Mandela'}[13].
  • Nelson Mandela's different from is recorded as Nelson Mandela[14].
  • Nelson Mandela's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[15].
  • Nelson Mandela's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5a6a974f-864c-4dcd-8211-f69661e44d62[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Nelson Mandela was performed by The Special AKA[7].

Publication

Nelson Mandela was released on March 5, 1984[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is ska[6].

Subject and Themes

Nelson Mandela's main subject is it[12].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Nelson Mandela include Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion[19], an award[20], founded in 2019[21].

Why It Matters

Nelson Mandela ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for it include Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion[19], an award[20], founded in 2019[21].

Related Entities

Nelson Mandela

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Special AKA
    Form of creative work → song
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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