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Miriam Makeba & Nina Simone - I Shall Be Released / Thula Sizwe .
Two legends on record together in 1991, blending Dylan's paean to redemption with 'Thula Sizwe', a hymn from South Africa's freedom struggle, in celebration of Nelson Mandela's release from prison (which happened 20 years ago today). 
Thula Sizwe (Hush nation) Ungabokala (Do not cry) Ujehova Wakho (Our God) Uzokunqobela (Will protect us) Inkululeko (Freedom) Sizoyithola (We will get it) Ujehova Wakho (Our God) Uzokunqobela (Will protect us) According to Miriam Makeba: I Shall Be Released is one of those songs that, when I first heard the lyrics, just touched me. I decided I would try to sing it too... I said, 'I can try to sing it my way, with my own little accent'... I asked my friend and sister, the late Nina Simone, to join me in singing the song.
What was interesting was that we mixed that song with a South African song – Thulasizwe – [arranged] by a young bass player by the name of Victor Masondo. We started to sing the song like a choir. It's an interesting version, where I felt that we were bringing two worlds together – South Africa and the United States – both music and artists, in that Nina Simone was also singing it with me. Thulasizwe is like saying, 'It's alright' to the nation – no matter how we are struggling, God will be with us and we will make it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/h...377715.stm [Edited 2/11/10 2:05am] "Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced." - James Baldwin | |
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