kwela

[megamartsch]

cool

[primeq]

50's? Try well into the 70's and maybe even the 80's. Talk about the tragic destruction of the social fabric of a nation. Sharpeville and Sofiatown are just two names that haunt the past of South Africa. A large part of the problems in SA can be traced back to the racist abusive Nat government that had SA under their boot-heel for over 40 years. And De Beers, Anglo American, England and America share the blame for the mess - though you wouldn't think so from hearing them preach so long after

[primeq]

50's.

[mead2000]

skweeza, you should add HUGH MASEKELA to the tags here :)

[Stefanthenautilus]

I see you, Hugh! Making that epic face at 2:14. What a legend :D

[bhubiska1]

olá!!!gosto muito do grupo mafikizolo,o vosso trabalho tem sido espectacular...kiss!

[herotheonlyonehero]

Bunny Kwela Kwela London !!!! Sooon :)))) Bye Bye Lituva I sveikata :DD

[freek77]

Does anyone have the lyrics? I'm Dutch and try to pick up the parts in Afrikaans (very similar to Dutch) but it's sometimes hard to know if I'm right.

Love the music! Brings back memories from my time in SA. Sadly, this album is not for sale in Europe, so had to order it from SA.

[stofpoeper]

@freek77 Still interested in the lyrics? "Hulle vra vir ons waar is jou dompas?" "Gaan julle slaap, wat soek julle hierso?" This song is prob not what you think. In the 50' in SA, when moving through whites areas, black people had to carry a "pass" called a "dompas". Failing to do so could get you taken to the police station, in a police van. These police vans were nicknamed "Kwela". So she opens the song with a cry for help to her mother: "Kwela kwela, kwela kwela mama". Re-look the vid now.

[freek77]

@stofpoeper Thanx! I allready found out it had something to do with the apartheid regime, and now I understand the rest of the lyrics too (the ones in Afrikaans). It's a very sad history and I really listen to this song differently now. It's a big contrast between the tragic topic and the (almost happy) music...

[shauna1c]

excellent

[nujoma12345]

It's a shame this only has 27K views.

[justaman6972]

wow what a beautiful song and such a beautiful woman with a wonderful voice. this s all new to me and I enjoyed it very much ,thanks for posting this mate!

[babybunnyberry]

What a great song! Can somebody please post the lyrics? I only know a few words of Zulu :(

[MediaFilter]

:D This was so cool... real spirit.

[Stefanthenautilus]

LMAO at the exchange of looks at 2:12!

[pasheshooz]

tebz2010,

Plz translate your comment. I sooo much want to share in the laughter.

[tebz2010]

Gaan julle weg, waar julle baas, jy maak geraas, ek is die baas...hahahha.

Hillarious!

[yuvalber7]

what a song! Rrrrrini-rrrini-ri-dep-pa-pa..­.. ;-) (1:36)

Can anyone give a link to lyrics and translation

[vertxxgg]

snaakie video plenty of historics without histerics

[tohinze]

This song rocks!!!!

[sightsr]

Bra Hugh!!!!!!this is soul music African style yeaaaaaaaaaaah!

[peterwilkinson1989]

Uganda?? come on-everything good comes from sa

[Neanderthalcouzin]

Is this a band from Uganda?

Is one the singers Rudi Egwang???

Rudi, if that's you we used to know each other in childhood.

[jwmnvwn]

No, that Mafikizolo from South Africa

[jwmnvwn]

hahaha at 3:16, die ou aan die linkerkant van die screen, hy dans leka dan hou hy kama gou op! dai aksie van sy ligaam is ntja, baie leka!

the guy on the left at 3.16 is so funny coz he was still dancing and he noticed that the guard was coming, check his bod movement.

[robchaosi]

lmao

[chrisaldi]

haha nog nooit zoiets gehoord, geweldig!

[stofpoeper]

Luister dan ook na "Special Star" van Mango Groove..

Groete

[suattunieddu]

can anybody post the lyrics?

^__^ pleeeze!!

[Jantak]

Ai hoe verlang 'n man dan nou :)

[tara889]

ngi ya li thand kakhulu mafikizolo.

Translation:I luv u a lot mafikizolo

I'm proud to be africain...

[enyands]

plz I need your help.I have been looking for some musicians name in SA.They sing in a group two.One is tall and the other is short.The short one is the lead soloist & he always carries a guitar to sing along.There is a song that they have sang about a man who leaves his wife and then immidiatly she goes sleeping around with other men

any clue

[soukous70]

Why is this the only Kwela vido on youtube? So sad,is this mighty style really that dead,in place of bad attempts at American style rap music???

[soukous70]

By the way,that older fellow singing,he seems familiar,but I cannot place the name,anyone know? His look of defiance at 2:19 is worth a thousand words!

[PA12GU]

That is the mighty Hugh Masekhela.

[soukous70]

Ah! Hugh Masekhela! Thank you! That name really should be added to the tags for this video!

[enyands]

plz I need your help.I have been looking for some musicians name in SA.They sing in a group two.One is tall and the other is short.The short one is the lead soloist & he always carries a guitar to sing along.There is a song that they have sang about a man who leaves his wife and then immidiatly she goes sleeping around with other men

any clue

[kutekittie1995]

wat?dont get u

[mead2000]

Love this song - but where is the REAL Kwela music, with the FLUTE? Where is Lemmy... ?

[soukous70]

Yes,the old school pennywhistle Kwela is rare,and often doesn't exist outside the realm of vinyl records,which are tricky to translate into the youtube world. I feel your craving of the old stuff,but this is a very honorable tribute to the old style(without the pennywhistle,unfortunately)...

[apon91]

I luv this song ^-^

What's this song about?

[natronicles]

oneof the reasons im not #totally# devestated that ive stayed up 'till after 4am again watching 'tubes. :( :) :( :)

[natronicles]

ek is die wan that needs to gaan maak some serious slaapheid :(

[NJlo]

Dude, is that like, Afrikaans? Weird to see if you speak Dutch and English..

[natronicles]

its Afrikaans but just a phoney Afrikaans. some of the song is in Afrikaans mocking the police etc. the whole song is about a police raid in the township, and 'kwela kwela' is both what people shouted as a warning that the police were here, well township people, and what the police van was nicknamed. sorry no one likes a smartass..

[NJlo]

Oh, sorry, I meant your comments..

[natronicles]

right, the comments ARE Afrikaans mixed with English. ps hope you didnt think i was calling YOU a smartass!!!

[kutekittie1995]

its not afrikaans its Zulu

[MediaFilter]

Umm... if you didn't notice that it's mostly Zulu with some Afrikaans, then you're not South African, so don't make comments about what you don't know.

[willboase]

Wow, great positive commenting.

[natronicles]

jy maak 'n raas!

[natronicles]

so, gaan julle slaap

[DelMkVI]

A friend of mine worked on a radio station in SA in the late 50s. He brought back a stack of 78s. Loved the beat and the slightly out of tune brass. Fantastic music - the real stuff. I put loads on reel-to-reel but sadly lost them years ago. If anyone out there has a disc, please post it. It's better than reggae.

[ChakaFerry]

Where is the music now. The music in the 50 & 60s was amazing. I was there.

[Generous715]

love the song don't know what they are saying though

[soukous70]

This is the beauty of people who express themselves through music,even when they pass from this world,their voice lives on FOREVER. A musician never dies...

[snicks133]

nice song

[eskhaleni3]

big up to Tebza, we all love him & miss him So much.

( it just shows you jow short life is!)

[josinah]

kwela kwela is the bomb!!!!!!!

i am proud to be south african!!!!

i love & miss tebza stax!!!!!!!

modemo abe leluna mafigizolo(mind the spelling)

[camel3d]

i love it:)) i like kwaito very very much:)

[JSTGINGER]

yup its sad

[gucci10]

Awu shame bakithi

[gucci10]

Oh God, its the one who died, lowana - isnt his name Tshepo or smthin'?

[skweeza]

its Tebogo

[eskhaleni3]

ne!

[zimempress]

tebogo aka Tebza