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21 Mar

Independence Day in Namibia

Posted by Brotha Onaci in Community Building, History, Music. Leave a Comment

Reblogged from Africa is a Country: Not only is it Human Rights Day in South Africa today (read up on its meaning by searching our archive for ‘Sharpeville’), this day 22 years ago also saw Namibia wrestle itself officially free from the same Apartheid claws that were responsible for the massacre in Sharpeville. Which makes [...]

9 Feb

Liberation Culture: “Independence Cha-Cha”

Posted by Brotha Onaci in History, Liberation Culture, Music. Tagged: Baloji, ChaCha, DRC, Grand Kalle, Independence Cha-Cha, Kalle, Liberation Culture, Music, Patrice Lumumba. Leave a Comment

Grand Kalle‘s, “Independence Cha-Cha,” has been on my mind recently (mainly because i recently got hip to rapper Baloji’s rendition… see below). I first heard the song when browsing a friend’s cds. Grand Kalle’s vocals over the laid back, jazzy vibe, along with the distinct soukous style guitar riffs made me feel so happy that i [...]

10 Nov

Remembering Miriam Makeba

Posted by Brotha Onaci in History, Music. Tagged: Apartheid, Miriam Makeba, Music is the Weapon, Pata Pata, South Africa. 5 Comments

This post is dedicated to Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 10 November 2008). She was more than just a talented musician; she was an activist who used her music as a weapon in the fight against South African apartheid. Because of her refusal to submit to her country’s oppressive government, she was exiled from her [...]

28 Aug