Gimme Hope Jo'anna

Eddy Grant

About Gimme Hope Jo'anna

"Gimme Hope Jo'anna" is an anti-apartheid song written and originally released by Eddy Grant in 1988, during the apartheid era in South Africa. The song was banned by the South African government when it was released, but was widely played in South Africa nonetheless. It reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Grant's first top 10 hit for more than five years.


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