Labi Siffre is a singer, songwriter, musician and poet. He was born in 1945 in London to a British mother of English and Barbadian descent and a Nigerian father. His real name is Claudius Afolabi Siffre. He released six albums between 1970 and 1975, and four between 1988 and 1998. He is best known for composing the songs It Must Be Love in 1971 (famously covered by the band Madness), Crying Laughing Loving Lying, and Something Inside So Strong, which became an anthem for the anti-apartheid movement. Siffre performed the song in Trafalgar Square for Nelson Mandela’s birthday. The song won him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in 1987. The song has been used in numerous Amnesty International campaigns.
Refs: Labi Siffre – Wikipedia
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