horrors.Known as "Madiba"(clan name) by his friends, the leader of the "Zulu nation", who strongly believed in the Golden Rules and fought all his life against injustice is sitting on the same platform as Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Mother Theresa... he is today, "The Last of the Mohicans".
He fueled the last hope for Black south Africans struggles, for shanty towns residents from Pretoria to Cape Town ....He was the last hope, not like the " last Man " but the "Übermensch": courageous enough to lift them from the quick sand of injustice, strong enough to make their dream come true and to embrace a new vision as the ultimate reality.
Even though the wall of Apartheid has fallen, new walls have risen since, between poor who die early and riches who live longer, between Muslims and Jews, between Third world and developed countries.... South Africa is Diamonds filthy rich country but murders and rapes are among the highest in the world. The country is the image of Africa where Big money mixes with extreme poverty and high unemployment rate.
The Ultimate reality is that , i don't believe one man alone can solve all these problems, but Nelson Mandela's 27 years spent in Jail for his courageous fight against apartheid make me believe that maybe, with Faith, courage and hope one can accomplish the unthinkable and maybe, Life is worth living for when you have something to live for, something you believe in, bigger than yourself, something for which you will be forever remembered, after all, only our legacy will stay.
For this, my Songs :
* Asimbonanga from Johnny clegg (A Tribute)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGS7SpI7obY
*Vulindlela from Brenda Fassie (A welcome)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrinswnda3Q
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I'd like to add another song to this already excellent sample: how about something by Touré Kunda? Apparently, in 1992, they were invited to play for Nelson Mandela at the Courtyard of Human Rights...they are great! I'm currently listening to E'mma, for example..awesome!!!
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