Music kept black people sane during the apartheid years. The fight was not only kept alive on the streets, but it was kept alive in the songs our people sang as well. The 27th of April marks the day South Africa got its freedom and the day we gave meaning to the songs sung by our forefathers way before our time, in their struggle for emancipation.
Today, music is still a major influence in politics and governance of the rainbow nation. People of all races and genders are free to sing about whatever they wish to sing about without fear of offending any of their listeners. One song that stands out for me is "Should we fight back" by South African rock band, The Parlotones. It talks about how a saviour( Nelson Mandela), was born to help free this nation and lead it. The song reminds us that we should continue to stand together as a nation. www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/t/the-parlotones
Freedom Day is indeed a marking of one of the greatest days in the history of South Africa. South Africans should celebrate the day by remembering what it means to be free in tnis country. AMANDLA!
ReplyDeleteIndeed we are free as South Africans, for the fact that am able to study in a higher institution realy show that am free.
ReplyDeletefreedom day is one of those days where you can just kneel down on your and thank God, South africa won't be the country it is today if didnt recieve freedom.
ReplyDeleteWe should continue to unite asa nation and music is really a good way of maintaining relationships with people of different racial issues.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed my freedom day playing music from diffrent artist.I was listining to Sarafina even watching the movies.The song reminds us that we should continue to stand together as a nation,thats exctly what was happening this freedom day in my life.
ReplyDelete