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- Date Released: February 4, 2003
- Genre: International
- Style: Africa
- Label: ATO Records
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The soundtrack to Lee Hirsch's documentary is recommended to people who enjoyed the film and anyone else who's interested in South African freedom songs. As noted in the album's liner notes, this is "only a snapshot of South Africa's musical landscape." It is mostly limited to protest music and is not as good an overall album as The Indestructible Beat of Soweto, for example. But it does feature a fine assortment of carefully chosen tracks that flow together relatively smoothly despite the differences in musical styles and recording dates (which range from "Meadowlands," released as a single in 1955, to tracks recorded in 2000 and 2001). It offers listeners a chance to hear studio and field recordings, chants and choral pieces, spoken word snippets, prison singers, and internationally renowned artists such as Miriam Makeba, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Hugh Masekela. It also serves as a showcase with several tracks by Vusi Mahlasela, whose credentials include guest vocals on the Dave Matthews Band's Everyday and a performance at Nelson Mandela's inauguration as president. The songs on this album are unified by an inspiring desire for freedom that makes Amandla! more than just a musical sampler and historical overview.
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Amandla!
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0:29 |
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| 02. |  |
When You Come Back
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3:16 |
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| 03. | |
Lizobuya
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5:40 |
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Meadowlands
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2:31 |
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| 05. | |
Sad Times, Bad Times
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4:01 |
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| 06. | |
Senzeni Na? |
1:07 |
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| 07. | |
Beware Verwoerd (Naants' Indod'Emnyama)
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2:02 |
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| 08. | |
Y'zinga
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2:01 |
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| 09. | |
Stimela [Coal Train]
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6:45 |
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Injambo/Hambani Kunye Ne-Vangeli (The Stomps...Carry the Word of God)
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1:12 |
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Mannenberg
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1:05 |
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Nkosi Sikelei
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2:17 |
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| 13. |
Thina Lomhlaba Siwugezi (We Have Cleansed This Soil)
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0:37 |
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Mayibuye
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2:20 |
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Thina Sizwe
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3:50 |
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| 16. | |
Folk Vibe No. 1
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1:31 |
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Dubula Ngesi'bam (Shoot With the Guns...)
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1:01 |
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| 18. | |
Sobashiya Abazale
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2:34 |
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| 19. | |
Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela)
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4:43 |
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| 20. | |
Did You Hear That Sound (Dreamtime Improv)
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1:22 |
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| 21. | |
S'bali
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4:23 |
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| 22. |
Makuliwe
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0:43 |
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Bahleli Bonke
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0:41 |
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Kuzobenjani Na?
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2:16 |
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| 25. |
"You Strike the Rock..."
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0:22 |
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| 26. | |
Untold Story |
8:06 |
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| 27. | |
Iyo
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0:51 |
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Usi Letela Uxdlo (Nelson Mandela Brings Us Peace)
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3:49 |
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| 29. | |
Toyi-Toyi/Kramat |
8:06 |
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29 Total Tracks, 79:41 Total Length
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