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Madiba day

Szavanna — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:59:30 +0000

Find out what le Zulu Blanc has to say about Nelson Mandela and the song Asimbonanga.

video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW493izBK2c

Original from
Third World Child (1987)

Chorus : (2x)
Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)
Asimbonang’ uMandela thina (We have not seen Mandela)
Laph’ekhona (In the place where he is)
Laph’ehleli khona (In the place where he is kept)

Oh the sea is cold and the sky is grey
Look across the Island into the Bay
We are all islands till comes the day
We cross the burning water

Chorus :
Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)
Asimbonang’ uMandela thina (We have not seen Mandela)
Laph’ekhona (In the place where he is)
Laph’ehleli khona (In the place where he is kept)

A seagull wings across the sea
Broken silence is what I dream
Who has the words to close the distance
Between you and me

Chorus :
Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)
Asimbonang’ uMandela thina (We have not seen Mandela)
Laph’ekhona (In the place where he is)
Laph’ehleli khona (In the place where he is kept)

Steve Biko

Chorus :
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang ‘umfowethu thina (we have not seen our brother)
Laph’ekhona (In the place where he is)
Laph’wafela khona (In the place where he died)

Victoria Mxenge

Chorus :
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang ‘umfowethu thina (we have not seen our brother)
Laph’ekhona (In the place where he is)
Laph’wafela khona (In the place where he died)

Neil Aggett

Hey wena (Hey you!)
Hey wena nawe (Hey you and you as well)
Siyofika nini la’ siyakhona (When will we arrive at our destination)

Chorus :
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang ‘umfowethu thina (we have not seen our brother)
Laph’ekhona (In the place where he is)
Laph’wafela khona (In the place where he died)

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video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkU-2OlKRYk

Johnny Clegg & Soweto Gospel Choir – live in Paris 2006

Szavanna — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:10:26 +0000

video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIZ3mCh_zfY

Johnny Clegg – African Sky Blue (live 2006)

Szavanna — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:45:41 +0000

African sky blue, your children wait for the dawn
African sky blue, soon a new day will be born
African sky blue
African sky blue, will you bless my life?
African sunshine, soon you will warm your children’s eyes
The African river water will dance and leap in your morning light
African sunshine
African river water, will you bless my life?
Oh will you bless my life?
Oh will you bless my life?
Oh will you bless my life?
What can I know?
What can I dream?
What can I hope?
What will the future bring?
You shine through me, but will you see me through?
African sky blue
African thunderstorm, your soldiers march through the air
The African rain will fall and wash away all my tears
African falling rain
African falling rain, will you bless my life?
Oh will you bless my life?
Oh will you bless my life?
Oh will you bless my life?
The warrior’s now a worker and his war is underground
With cordite in the darkness he milks the bleeding veins of gold
When the smoking rockface murmurs, he always thinks of you
African sky blue, will you see him through?
Hum-oh-hum
Hum-oh-hum…

video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yG5844qxnM

Johnny Clegg – Impi (live 2006)

Szavanna — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:39:07 +0000

video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbB2uypcrEM

Johnny Clegg & Savuka – Thula Mtanami – Heineken Concerts 1997

Szavanna — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:37:03 +0000

Such a beautiful song ….

video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaVW80dLVnY