Editing Soweto (section)

===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).