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Freshlyground – Human Angels

Szavanna — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:13:56 +0000

We believe you could do anything… if you didn’t try at all
We believe the sun spins in your palm everyday and you don’t notice it at all…
But try a little harmony: see if you can suspend your disbelief
Forget about your destiny
Get off your feet and live!
Get off your feet and…
I believe in human angels- I believe they walk around barefoot and wear funny hats
I believe in human fairies- I believe they think they’re children and they’re fond of cats… Of cats!
I believe in human angels- I believe they don’t cared for watches or pink underwear
Everyday they walk right through you
Trying to catch a glimpse of the sunshine they once buried in you
Jojo was a human angel she used to work at the corner shop around the corner from me she believed in human fairies ‘cos she saw one on that trip when she was just 17: ‘venteen!
Everyone’s a human angel… although we don’t all go for the bare feet and the funny hats (we were made from golden sunshine)

video link : http://youtu.be/3SGjIyneYKo

The Cherry Faced Lurchers – Toasted ( James Phillips )

Szavanna — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:04:49 +0000

Come with me to our local cafe ( grocery store ) just around the corner :

video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxbH02PbuD0

About James Phillips from the Wikipedia :

Phillips grew up in the conservative East Rand mining town of Springs, the son of a Presbyterian minister. He finished high school at Witbank High in 1976. Phillips discovered Rock n Roll and perhaps significantly the protest music of Bob Dylan; the course of his life changed dramatically, in the late 1970s he formed his first band, Corporal Punishment with friends Carl Raubenheimer and Mark Bennet. Corporal Punishment was defiantly South African from the start. Instead of doing the usual thing, playing rock covers in the local bar, they chose to sing about their own universe and all its strange and brutal ironies. Using the lyrical brashness of the punk rock movement, without adopting the fashion, their songs were often menacingly sarcastic political statements. Lyrically they often touched on South African topics, notably the milieu in which young, white, South African men found themselves at that time. This milieu was dominated by conscription, Calvinism, suppression of political debate and intolerance of non-conformism.

Miriam Makeba – The Click Song

Szavanna — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:36:54 +0000

What an amazing person she is – and will always be with us

video link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mwh9z58iAU

Freshlyground – Fire Is Low (Official Music Video)

Szavanna — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:19:46 +0000

The first single off Freshlyground’s hot new album Radio Africa.

Get the new songs from their site freshlyground.com.

The World Unseen – Trailer

Szavanna — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:10:35 +0000

video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlD3EprZp5M

Freshlyground Behind The Scenes Clip

Szavanna — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:49:57 +0000

video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4xoiRAUvog

Selaelo Selota : Ma Modiegi

Szavanna — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:13:25 +0000

video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ThcLR-71dY

Basil Coetzee – Celebrate Cape Town Khayalitsha Dance

Szavanna — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:12:10 +0000

video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJHr1qwQbXM

Moses Taiwa Molelekwa – jazz genius

Szavanna — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:18:31 +0000

video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEPqa55WjL8

Miriam Makeba – Chove Chuva

Szavanna — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:19:53 +0000

Chove chuva
Chove sem parar
Chove chuva
Chove sem parar

Pois eu vou fazer uma prece
Prá Deus, nosso Senhor
Prá chuva parar
De molhar o meu divino amor

Que é muito lindo
É mais que o infinito
É puro e belo
Inocente como a flor

(2x):
Por favor, chuva ruim
Não molhe mais
O meu amor assim

Chove chuva
Chove sem parar
Chove chuva
Chove sem parar

video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GemqUlXe1Jw

and the Brazilian version :

video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM_-5UqIpGM