world cup! 16 great south african songs
rural south african soccer The World Cup starts today and I'm in the thick of it. A game will be played 500m from my doorstep in a few scant hours. The anticipation is madness; I think the country will explode before the first game. My South African parents didn't listen to pop music but we did have Graceland . My brother and I would blast the opening accordion riff of "I Know What I Want" and dance around the living room while my parents were out. After that I started collecting music on [...]
- Abdullah Ibrahim - Mannenberg Is Where It's Happening (Cape Town Fringe)
- AcfC - Shosholoza
- Blanket Mkhize - Blanket's guitar solo
- Ihashi Elimhlophe - Umalume (Uya Luma)
- Koernag Namadlanga - Ngiyalila
- Mathula Home Singers - Bhula Wesangoma
- Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata
- Nancy Jacobs And Sisters - Meadowlands
- Nganeziyamfisa No Khambalomvaleliso - Sini Lindile
- Qwii (Bushman) - Kolota
- Sedjabaledi - Ditabakelo
- Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds - Mbube
- Soweto Community Hall - Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrica
- Soweto Percussion Ensemble - UMZABALAZO (Protest): first movement (drums)
- Tuks - Botho (feat Kabomo)
- Ubambo - Sibonabantu Ben Zondo




















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