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MYSTERIOUS: Labi siffre - You Need To See This

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Euronews

British folk icon Labi Siffre, 80, announces first new album in 28 years

Kanye West, Eminem and Jay-Z are just a few of the artists who have sampled Siffre’s songs over the years

The Independent UK

After being sampled by Eminem and Kanye West and seeing 1971 song Bless the Telephone going viral on TikTok, Labi Siffre is returning with Unfinished Business, his first new album this century

First single Far Away is out now

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Paranoia, pop-dubstep and perfectly odd gems: the best old music we discovered this year

Strange folk, lost pop, disco oddities and, um, Dido – here are the forgotten tracks that became this year’s most replayed revelations

The Guardian - UK

Labi Siffre Hits Back: Blocks Tommy Robinson from Hijacking His Anthem – Here's Why

A Black gay artist who wrote anthems of resistance makes clear: his music won't soundtrack intolerance.

International Business Times UK

“One evening, late, I found myself in my studio sat down at the keyboard. I played a C chord, put my head back, and immediately, without thinking, I sang the first two lines of the song”: Labi Siffre on the origins of (Something Inside) So Strong

Siffre has issued a cease and desist order to far-right activist Tommy Robinson in a bid to stop him using the song

MusicRadar

Labi Siffre issues cease-and-desist order to Tommy Robinson over use of song in UK rally

Labi Siffre has issued a cease-and-desist order to far-right activist Tommy Robinson over the use of his anti-apartheid song in an anti-immigration rally earlier this month.

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Anti-apartheid singer demands Tommy Robinson cease and desist after using anthem at rally

Singer-songwriter Labi Siffre says he has sent cease and desist letter to Tommy Robinson over use of song (Something Inside) So Strong

The Independent UK

Something inside so wrong: Labi Siffre tells Tommy Robinson to stop using anti-apartheid anthem

Exclusive: UK singer, 80, says it is ‘absurd’ as a ‘positive atheist, homosexual black artist’ for far right to claim his work

The Guardian - UK

‘I had the perfect life – then both my husbands died’: singer Labi Siffre on love, loss – and happiness

The man behind Something Inside So Strong and It Must Be Love talks about his half-century in music, coming out in the 70s – and his menage a trois on a Welsh mountain

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