South African History Nostalgia Time: Music kept us sane during political insanity in South Africa of the 70s This was the soundtrack of our weekends during the struggle against apartheid in the 70s. We were surrounded by death and destruction by the apartheid forces in Soweto but those who were not there will be surprised that even during this time of fear, tears and great pain, we tried to live normal lives. American soul music and reggae (OJays, Lionel Ritchies Commodores, Teddy Pendergrass, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, etc.) is what we enjoyed listening to during our down time during this war. Shebeens (Spots) and nightclubs were popular places to share information and intelligence with our guerrilla Comrades who had infiltrated the borders into Soweto from outside South Africa. My popular nightclub, yes, during the war, was a place called the PELICAN CLUB in Orlando East. The owner was a Soweto socialite called Kelly Micheals. My classmate from Morris Isaacson was the DeeJay on weekends. During my visit to Joburg last year, a young friend of mine said this Club was still in operation. Is this true? Anyone from Soweto? I just found this song after many decades. It was our slow dance (cheek to cheek) melody with the ladies of our time. Lol Does anyone remember this song and its album, Ship Ahoy? In Memory of Sipho Mchunu, my childhood friend of Dube, who loved this music and who was murdered in the MASERU MASSACRE by the apartheid army in the neighboring tiny Kingdom of Lesotho. My cousin as we called each other, was a fun loving guy. But he answered the call of 1976 and laid down his life for our freedom. My own kid brother who was exiled at 13 years old barely escaped this massacre in which we lost many friends. Kunu
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 02:19:41 +0000
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