South African Freedom Songs
Various Artists
In Africa, musicians compose and sing thousands of songs about contemporary topics. This collection represents a musical protest against apartheid. Pete Seeger, Guy Carawan, and Garrett Morris learned these from a tape recording made by leaders of the African National Congress in 1959 and perform them here in the original Zulu.
RELATED LESSON PLAN
"South Africa, Free At Last: The Freedom Songs of South Africa and the Civil Rights Movement in America"
Track Listing
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101
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Tina Sizwe (The Brown Nation) | Pete Seeger, Guy Carawan, and Garrett Morris | 3:12 | |
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102
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Nkosi Waqcine (God Save the Volunteers) | Pete Seeger, Guy Carawan, and Garrett Morris | 1:56 | |
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201
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Asikatali (We Do Not Care if We Go to Prison) | Pete Seeger, Guy Carawan, and Garrett Morris | 2:22 | |
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202
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Liyashizwa (It is Burned) | Pete Seeger, Guy Carawan, and Garrett Morris | 1:48 |
Album Info
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