Slave Driver

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"Slave Driver" is a politically charged reggae song by Bob Marley and the Wailers, known for its powerful critique of slavery and oppression.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
album Catch a Fire
artist Bob Marley and the Wailers
associatedAct The Wailers
associatedWithMovement Rastafari
linked to: Rastafari movement
countryOfOrigin Jamaica
firstReleasedOnFormat vinyl record
genre reggae
hasHistoricalContext Atlantic slavery legacy
post-colonial Caribbean
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
keyboards
percussion
hasLivePerformances yes
hasSubject economic exploitation
freedom struggle
plantation slavery
hasTheme Black liberation
colonialism
oppression
political protest
resistance
slavery
includedIn many Bob Marley compilation albums
influencedBy Jamaican social conditions
Rastafarian ideology
linked to: Rastafari movement
language English
lyricist Bob Marley
medium audio recording
musicalStyle roots reggae
notableFor critique of slavery
critique of systemic oppression
politically charged lyrics
originalReleaseYear 1973
partOf Bob Marley and the Wailers discography
performer Bob Marley and the Wailers
producer Chris Blackwell
The Wailers
recordingArtist Bob Marley
The Wailers
recordLabel Island Records
Tuff Gong
linked to: Tuff Gong Records
releaseType album track
vocalType lead vocals by Bob Marley
writer Bob Marley

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Catch a Fire hasTrack Slave Driver