SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC

The Classics

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM

The national anthem of South Africa was adopted in
1997 and is a hybrid song combining extracts of the 19th
century Xhosa hymn "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"
(English: "God Bless Africa", lit. '"Lord Bless Africa"') and
the Afrikaans song that was used as the South African
national anthem during the apartheid era, "Die Stem van
Suid-Afrika" (English: "The Voice of South Africa"), with
new English lyrics.

Source: wikipedia

SHOSHOLOZA
"Shosholoza" is a Nguni song that was sung by the Rugby world cup 1995
mixed tribes of gold miners in South Africa. It is a
mix of Zulu and Ndebele words, and can have various
other South African languages thrown in depending on the
singers. It was sung by all-male African workers that were
performing rhythmical manual labour in the South African
mines in a call and response style. The song is so popular
in South African culture that it is often referred to as South
Africa's second national anthem.

IMBUBE - The Lion sleeps tonight

Popularly known as The Lion Sleeps Tonight, the song Imbube was written by Solomon Linda, a South
African Zulu singer who worked as a cleaner and record packer for the Gallo Record Company. The song
was originally written in Zulu and the English version's lyrics were written by George David Weiss. The song
has been adapted and covered internationally by many pop and folk artists. It was recorded as "Wimoweh"
by the Weavers in November 1951, and published by Folkways Music Publishers in December 1951.
 Sung by Solomon
Linda and the Evening
Birds, Mbube was
released in 1939 by
South Africa’s oldest
independent label,
Gallo Record
Company

Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a
South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres
including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she fought against apartheid. She sang a variety of
popular songs but especially excelled at Xhosa and Zulu songs,
which she introduced to Western audiences. She also became
known for songs that criticized apartheid. In 1960 she was denied
reentry into South Africa, and she lived in exile for three decades
thereafter. In 1963 the South African government banned her
records and revoked her passport. She sang the world-famous
Click song.

Johnny Clegg
Johnny Clegg, (born June 7, 1953, in England, died on July 16, 2019, in
Johannesburg. He was a South African musician, popularly called the
“White Zulu.”He was an anti-apartheid activist whose song
"Asimbonanga" alluded to Nelson Mandela, imprisoned on Robben
Island at the time of the song's release. The song was a best-seller in
France, reaching No. 2 on the singles chart. "Asimbonanga" became
among the most popular anti-apartheid songs