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“Tomorrow” – a new record from Hugh Masekela
“Bring back Nelson Mandela. Bring him back home Soweto I want to see him walking down The streets of South Africa. “Bring back Nelson...
On the street
One lunchtime I went out to buy some food and to see what was happening in the streets of Johannesburg. Nothing much. Then I heard the...
The Story of Ladysmith Black Mambazo
It is ten o’clock in the morning. Clermont, just outside Durban, is quiet. Most people have gone to work. But some people are singing...
The hottest stix in town
About twenty years ago, Orlando West High School needed money. The principal told the students to give a concert. But the school had no...
Saxophone in chains
The time is twenty years ago. The place is Robben Island. There is a man walking alone, along the sand next to the sea. This man is...
The most beautiful song in the world
The hall was full like a tin of sardines. Inside the people were hot and stuffy. Some people were getting excited,— some were losing...
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