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Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) was the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC) during apartheid.After being banned by the South African government in 1960, both the ANC and MK operated primarily in exile elsewhere in Southern Africa, where large numbers of young South Africans received military training to conduct armed struggle against the apartheid government – primarily sabotage ...
uMkhonto weSizwe (Xhosa pronunciation: [um̩ˈkʰonto we ˈsizwe]; abbreviated MK; lit. ' Spear of the Nation ') was the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress (ANC), founded by Nelson Mandela in the wake of the Sharpeville massacre. Its mission was to fight against the South African government to bring an end to its racist policies ...
American band Exile has released 14 studio albums, five compilation albums, two live albums, 40 singles, and eight music videos.. Initially, Exile was a rock and roll and rhythm and blues band, releasing several unsuccessful singles on a number of labels including Date and Wooden Nickel.
Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation) is a reggae album by Prince Far I, released in 1984 and which he was recording when he was murdered in 1983. [2] The album is named in honor of the fight of the struggle of the militant wing of the ANC. The album was engineered by Overton "Scientist" Brown and Sylvan Morris.
Following the success of "Soubour", the band returned to the studio with Zinner and co-producer Marc-Antoine Moreau to work on an album. Their debut album, Music in Exile, was released on Transgressive Records in February 2015 and on Cult Records, via Atlantic Records, in North America in March 2015. [7]
Exile released two more solo albums, Radio in 2009 [5] and 4TRK Mind in 2011. [6] 2013 saw the release of his instrumental album, Zip Disks & Floppies. [7] Exile released his second collaborative album with Blu, Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them in 2012. Exile and Blu released their third collaborative album, Miles, in 2020.
Umkhonto may refer to: Umkhonto, the Zulu word for spear; SAS Umkhonto, a South African Navy submarine; Umkhonto (missile), a South African surface-to-air missile; Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa. Umkhonto We Sizwe (Spear of the Nation), a reggae album by Prince Far I
Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu (10 July 1956 – 6 April 1979) was a South African freedom fighter, struggle activist and operative of the African National Congress (ANC) militant wing, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK). He was convicted for his part in the murder of two people and hanged in 1979.