Editing Soweto (section)

==In popular culture==
===Films===
The 1976 uprising is depicted in the film ''[[A Dry White Season]]'' (1989), starring [[Donald Sutherland]], [[Marlon Brando]], and [[Susan Sarandon]], who portray white South Africans pursuing justice for the deaths of black Soweto residents which followed the demonstrations.

The American film ''[[Stander (film)|Stander]]'' (2003) portrays the story of [[Andre Stander]], a rogue South African police Captain who rebelled against the corruption of [[South African under apartheid]] by becoming a bank robber. The [[Soweto uprising]] are depicted as Stander's breaking point in the film.

[[Sara Blecher]] and Rimi Raphoto's popular documentary, ''[[Surfing Soweto]]'' (2006), addresses the phenomenon of young kids "[[Train surfing|surfing]]" on the roofs of Soweto trains and the social problem this represents.

The film ''[[District 9]]'' (2009) was shot in Tshiawelo, Soweto.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-09-05-the-real-district-9|title=The real District 9|date=5 September 2009|newspaper=[[Mail & Guardian]]|access-date=10 March 2011}}</ref> The plot involves a species of aliens who arrive on Earth in a starving and helpless condition, seeking aid. The originally benign attempts to aid them turn increasingly oppressive due to the overwhelming numbers of aliens and the cost of maintaining them, and to increasing [[xenophobia]] on the part of humans who treat the intelligent and sophisticated aliens like animals while taking advantage of them for personal and corporate gain. The aliens are housed in shacks in a slum-like concentration camp called "District 9", which is in fact modern-day Soweto; an attempt to relocate the aliens to another camp leads to violence and a wholesale slaughter by South African mercenary security forces (a reference to historical events in [[District Six, Cape Town|"District Six", Cape Town]], a mostly Coloured neighborhood subjected to forced segregation during the apartheid years). The parallels to South Africa under apartheid are both deliberate and obvious, but are not explicitly remarked upon in the film.

Films that include Soweto scenes:

*''Tau ya Soweto'' (2005)
*''[[Sarafina! (film)|Sarafina]]'' (1992)
*''[[Hijack Stories]]'' (2000)

===Literature===
The marches by students in Soweto are briefly mentioned in Linzi Glass' novel, ''Ruby Red'', which was nominated for the [[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie Medal]] in 2008.

Soweto is also mentioned in [[Sheila Gordon]]'s novel, ''[[Waiting for the Rain (novel)|Waiting for the Rain]]'' (1987).

The main protagonist from the [[Jonas Jonasson]] novel ''[[The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden]]'' (2013), Nombeko Mayeki was born in 1961 in Soweto.
In his first Anthology of Poems titled "In Quiet Realm" South African Soweto Born poet Lawrence Mduduzi Ndlovu dedicated a poem called "Soweto My Everything" to honour the place of his birth.<ref>Lawrence Mduduzi Ndlovu, "In Quiet Realm" South Africa: Write-On Publishing, 2018 {{ISBN|978-0-6399359-5-9}}</ref>

[[Trevor Noah]], in his autobiographical comedy ''[[Born a Crime]]'' (2016), describes his early childhood and growing up in Soweto.<ref>{{cite web |title=Born a Crime: Trevor Noah charts his rise from South Africa's townships |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/25/born-a-crime-trevor-noah-south-africa-townships-daily-show |website=The Guardian |date=25 November 2016 |access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref>

===Music===
[[Clarence Carter]] has a song called "The Girl From Soweto" or "Where did the girl go, from Soweto".

Soweto is mentioned in the song "Burden of Shame" by the British band [[UB40]], on their album ''[[Signing Off]]'' (1980).

Singer–songwriter [[Joe Strummer]], formerly of [[the Clash]], referenced Soweto in his solo album ''Streetcore'' on the song "Arms Aloft", as well as in The Clash's track, "Where You Gonna Go (Soweto)", found on the album ''London Calling'' ''(Legacy Edition)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001DQIU2A|title=London Calling (Legacy Edition) |website=Amazon |access-date=16 November 2009}}</ref>

The UK music duo [[Mattafix]] have a song called "Memories Of Soweto" on their album ''[[Rhythm & Hymns]]'' (2007).

Soweto is mentioned in the anti-apartheid song "[[Gimme Hope Jo'anna]]" by [[Eddy Grant]]. The line, "While every mother in a black Soweto fears the killing of another son", refers to [[police brutality]] during apartheid.

[[Miriam Makeba]] has the song: "Soweto Blues".

[[Dr. Alban]]'s song "Free Up Soweto" was included in the album ''Look Who's Talking'' (1994).

The Mexican group [[Tijuana No!]] recorded the song "Soweto" for their first album ''No'', in reference to the city and the movements.

"Soweto" is the name of a song by the rap group [[Hieroglyphics (band)|Hieroglyphics]].

The American band [[Vampire Weekend]] refers to its own musical style, a blend of indie rock and pop with African influences, as "Upper West Side Soweto", based on the same description of [[Paul Simon]]'s album ''[[Graceland (album)|Graceland]].''

"Soweto" is the title of the opening track of the album ''Joined at the Hip'', by [[Bob James (musician)|Bob James]] and [[Kirk Whalum]].

Brazilian singer-songwriter [[Djavan]], in his 1987 album ''Não É Azul, mas É Mar'', recorded a song called ''Soweto''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.letras.mus.br/djavan/85914/|title=Soweto – Djavan|website=Letras.mus.br|access-date=14 January 2019}}</ref> Also this song inspired the naming of Brazilian [[pagode]] group ''Soweto''.

The American group [[the Magnetic Fields]] mentions Soweto in their song "World Love" on the album ''[[69 Love Songs]]'' (1999).