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Thread #99389 Message #1981714
Posted By: s&r
28-Feb-07 - 09:05 AM
Thread Name: African Folk Songs
Subject: RE: African Folk Songs
Ther's an English translation in 'Sing for Your Life' ISBN 0-7136-5546-1
It's described there as a Soweto street song and relates it to a government attempt to standardise the language spoken in Soweto High Schools. This led to a student riot where tear gas was used, and mass arrests made. The fighting lasted for three weeks, and the ruling was later dropped.