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"Umqombothi" ("African Beer"; Xhosa pronunciation: [um̩k͡ǃomboːtʰi]) is a song performed by South African singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka. [3] [4] It was composed by Sello "Chicco" Twala and Attie van Wyk. Umqombothi, in Xhosa, is a beer commonly found in South Africa made from maize, maize malt, sorghum malt, yeast and water.
"Ag Pleez Deddy" (also known as "The Ballad of the Southern Suburbs") is a South African song written and recorded by Jeremy Taylor, and released in 1962. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was written for the stage show Wait a Minim! , and has been described as the musical's "showpiece". [ 3 ]
The Four Lads' version of Skokiaan became the theme song at "Africa U.S.A. Park", a 300-acre (1.2 km 2) theme park founded in 1953 at Boca Raton, Florida by John P. Pedersen. The song was played all day long in the parking lot as guests arrived and was sold in the gift shop. The park boasted the largest collection of camels in the United States.
Thomas Tafirenyika Mapfumo (born July 3, 1945) [1] is a Zimbabwean musician. He is nicknamed "The Lion of Zimbabwe" and "Mukanya" (the praise name of his clan in the Shona language) for his immense popularity and for the political influence he wields through his music, including his sharp criticism of the government of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe.
Pages in category "Songs about beer" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 11 Beers;
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The song originates in the struggle against apartheid when it was first sung to protest the Afrikaner-dominated apartheid government of South Africa. [5] Supporters of the song see it as a song that articulates an important part of South Africa's history, [6] [7] is an important part of political discourse, [8] [9] and that its meaning has been ...
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