"The first white anti-Apartheid movement derived [inspiration] from a few rock bands," Bendjelloul explains. "Rodriguez was the first artist that actually had political content that was anti-establishment that got heard. ... By remote control, Rodriguez was actually changing a society."
You can hear about plenty of artists uniting or representing a movement in the USA esp 60s.
The story of Rodriguez is one of my favorites. He literally had no idea he had been the root of music for social change in Apartheid South Africa.
https://www.npr.org/2012/07/28/157478577/rodriguez-forgotten...
"The first white anti-Apartheid movement derived [inspiration] from a few rock bands," Bendjelloul explains. "Rodriguez was the first artist that actually had political content that was anti-establishment that got heard. ... By remote control, Rodriguez was actually changing a society."