Déclenchée dans un contexte de ruée vers l’or et le diamant, la guerre anglo-boer est singulière à bien des égards. Aux origines de l’Apartheid, elle oppose le puissant Empire britannique aux deux petites républiques boers. Ce conflit asymétrique, largement médiatisé, évolue très vite en guérilla. Camps de concentration, déplacements de population, terreur contre les civils, usage du gaz, famine : aucun moyen n’est épargné pour soumettre les descendants des premiers colons néerlandais d’Afrique du Sud. …
Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished for their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows, and became a leading band of the progressive rock genre.
Pink Floyd were founded by students Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals), and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals). Under Barrett's leadership, they released two charting singles and a successful debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). Guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour joined in December 1967; Barrett left in April 1968 due to deteriorating mental health. Waters became the primary lyricist and thematic leader, devising the concepts behind the band's peak of critical and commercial success with the albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977), and The Wall (1979). The Waters-written musical film based on The Wall album, Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982), won two BAFTA Awards.