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The Rockskandi Kings

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Wake Up (Radio Edit) 03:47
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Wake Up Zunga sab’ amapolice xayefika nawozi zikele momange Zunga sab’ amapolice xayefika nawozi zikele momange Zunga sab’ amapolice xayefika nawozi zikele momange Zunga sab’ amapolice xayefika nawozi zikele momange Do not fear when the police come ‘cos they’re also gangsters The police are giving in to corruption And our leaders are mad Wake up wake up People fed on mass consumption And the future looks bad Wake up wake up
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Toe The Line 03:44
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Toe The Line Beaurocrats are driving me crazy Don’t you squeal don’t you make a sound Got your number gonna tear you down When you get hit you better stay on the ground Let’s get out of jail Gotta get out Chorus Break the walls down Break the chains in your mind Never toe the line Make a mark in the sand Give everybody a sign Never toe the line Toe the line Fake news calling governments falling Fascism is back from the dead Ducking and reeling haven’t even hit the ceiling Hope the sky doesn’t fall on our head Let’s get out of jail Gotta get out Chorus
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Phula Phula (Radio Edit) 03:28
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Phula Phula Smog drifts across the city and the sun looks like a rainbow in the haze I’ve been fighting for freedom all my natural days On a lonesome train at midnight on the way to wisdom hill A voice called from the darkness and the words are ringing still Chorus Hey wena ‘mfana, phula phula amadlozi Hey wena ‘mfana, phula phula, phula phula Hey wena ‘mfana, phula phula amadlozi Hey wena ‘mfana, phula phula, phula phula Hey boy, obey the ancestors I came upon a holy man, sent me searching for my roots He had flames in his eyes, made me shiver in my boots Under a lonesome moon at midnight, on a dark and dusty hill Whispers in the darkness, and the words are ringing still Chorus Hey wena,’mfana is that a weapon in your hand Hey wena,’mfana in this fragile restless land Hey wena,’mfana help me to understand Hey wena,’mfana is that wisdom in your hand Chorus
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Inyembezi 03:40
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Inyembezi Ziyawa izinyebezi zabantwana bethu ziyawa ziyawa Bayakhala Osisi bethu, khaniyek' ukubahlukumeza bona bayakhala Siyabuza Zinkokheli zethu, theni nisi lahlekisa kangaka Siyakhala Siyakhala Ziyakhala Ziyakhala The childrens tears are falling, our siters are crying Stop abusing them, they are crying We’re asking you, our leaders, why are you deceiving us We are crying, we are crying Cos they are crying The tears are falling to the ground Filling up the levee, the sky is hot and heavy And where is love now to be found Brothers slaying sisters, children without mothers No one safe in this town Tears are falling all around us Well Mandela he came but the land didn’t come And Mbeki he came but the land didn’t come And Zuma he came and he sang about a gun But the land didn’t come, no the land didn’t come
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Hold On 04:28
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Hold On The hour was late when I saw you Standing on the sand by the sea Bathed in a pool of moonlight Walking towards me I will never forget when I saw your face Even though it was only a dream And I know that I’ll know when I meet you At least that’s the way it seems Chorus Hold on I’m riding quick as I can Hold on there’s a fire inside of this man Hold on I’m flying close to the ground Hold on if you’re not lost then you must be found I have arms that wish to bear the load Legs that wish to run I’m here for you if you need me Staring at the sun We’ve reached the point of no return And now we have to decide If we’ll live together and respect the earth Or commit group suicide Chorus
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Mfana 03:17
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Mfana Tsotsis and soldiers, blood running like a river Mothers and children die staring at the sun So many babies, names washed with blood So many sisters sold by barefaced lies Chorus Theni na lo mfani udle inyango, nyango What is wrong with this boy, why is he so destructive Fatherless shadows, landless underground Mining down the earth’s spine Lonely, so lonely, in this broken night Comfort in the coals on this desolate floor Chorus Seeking fire is falling across the Afrikan woman, No one seems to care the flag of truth should fly Trains ablazing young attack the old Cries arising, Mzansi burning high Chorus
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Bullets 03:21
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Bullets Vulture standing over a baby child So far from home crossed borders just to die Boy soldier holding a blood money AK47 Is he going to hell or did they promise him heaven? Chorus Bullets, bullets for money Bullets, bullets for money Bullets, bullets for money Bullets, bullets for money While we reap the whirlwind of a colonial legacy Black brown red yellow white skin blinding you and me The secret kings are playing Russian roulette with our lives You take cards in the game but they’ve rigged all the bets Chorus Bullets and guns make money in the desert township or ghetto Boys changed to criminal just cos somebody said so Blame it on the white man blame it on the filthy rich Gunrunners selling bullets to babies while their fathers die down in the ditch Chorus Hearts full of rage can you blame the war torn child Hearts full of rage eyes of pain and the smile is wild Hearts full of rage can you blame the war torn child Hearts full of rage eyes of pain and the smile is wild Chorus
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Love Like A Lion 03:58
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Love Like a Lion My skin might be white It won’t wash off with the rain If I could change my colour Would I have to change my name How many generations Are gonna have to die Beore there’s no one left to blame White guilt whit greed white lies Chorus Don’t you know you’ve gotta love like a lion You’ve got live, gotta give, love another day African mud under my nails African mud on my boots I got a rhythm revolution A six string guitar that shoots The stars in the heavens Whisper my name I hear the whistle blowing And I’m running for the mystery train Chorus
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Breaking My Bones 04:11
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Breaking My Bones You come for the diamonds and you take the gold I give you my heart but you rape my soul People are starving children are dying Rifles never silent a result of your lying You show your surprise when your dog bites your hand You show your contempt for rising every human Rising every human Chorus Working so hard breaking my bones Breaking my bones, breaking my bones I do not hate you I’ve eaten at your table Listened to your words at the tower of Babel Your hypocracy confuses my mind You profess to be working for the good of mankind Now when I say you on many my gaze falls As you search for the words to crumble hope’s walls Look in the mirror you’ll see those you despise And they’ll gaze back at you with the same cold eyes Same cold eyes Chorus You say it’s too late your needle’s deep in my vein I’m wounded and stricken blinded by pain You say it’s my own fault I’m killing myself You look at my pleas and then file them on your shelf I am your slave I’m not looking for pity If you’re rebuilding Babylon may I please leave this city Leave your city Chorus
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Dance 03:10
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Dance All businessmen in your concrete towers You play the world like a chessboard and your money equals hours And the man who works in your factory Just another number no way free Chorus If I dance to your music If I dance to your music If I dance to your music You might try to steal my mind All you leaders in seats of power you abuse I pity your people you mislead and misuse A higher power you have no use for this A dark secret sealed with a kiss Chorus The universe is a secret locked in a draw And I’d get into the room if I could only find the door If I could only see the wood amongst the trees I might not feel like a pilgrim down on my kness Chorus
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Long Way To Freedom 03:59
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Long Way To Freedom Blame me for my complexion Put my body up against the wall Drag my soul through the dirt Blame me for my affection Take my love and crush my bones Chorus Long way, long way to walk Long way to freedom Some people look into the shadows Jump at the ghosts in their own head Some lose the gold in their own lives Forgetting all the wise words the prophets have bled Chorus Some are lost in a spiritual wasteland Some give in to material desire Some are locked up and chained Reaching for the sun If you truly wish to fly Like the phoenix bird You must face the fire Chorus
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Hollow Men 03:14
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Running So Long 04:47
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Phula Phula (Ext.) 04:17
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Phula Phula Smog drifts across the city and the sun looks like a rainbow in the haze I’ve been fighting for freedom all my natural days On a lonesome train at midnight on the way to wisdom hill A voice called from the darkness and the words are ringing still Chorus Hey wena ‘mfana, phula phula amadlozi Hey wena ‘mfana, phula phula, phula phula Hey wena ‘mfana, phula phula amadlozi Hey wena ‘mfana, phula phula, phula phula Hey boy, obey the ancestors I came upon a holy man, sent me searching for my roots He had flames in his eyes, made me shiver in my boots Under a lonesome moon at midnight, on a dark and dusty hill Whispers in the darkness, and the words are ringing still Chorus Hey wena,’mfana is that a weapon in your hand Hey wena,’mfana in this fragile restless land Hey wena,’mfana help me to understand Hey wena,’mfana is that wisdom in your hand Chorus
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Wake Up (Ext.) 04:23
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Wake Up Zunga sab’ amapolice xayefika nawozi zikele momange Zunga sab’ amapolice xayefika nawozi zikele momange Zunga sab’ amapolice xayefika nawozi zikele momange Zunga sab’ amapolice xayefika nawozi zikele momange Do not fear when the police come ‘cos they’re also gangsters The police are giving in to corruption And our leaders are mad Wake up wake up People fed on mass consumption And the future looks bad Wake up wake up

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released February 5, 2020

Guy Collins, Josh Hawks, Lumanyano Mzi

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The Rockskandi Kings Cape Town, South Africa

In the tradition of the Zulu greats Mfaz’ Omnyama and Busi Mhlongo The Rockskandi Kings draw attention to issues in South Africa and the world at large. They like to have fun too and as hugely experienced live musicians re-interpret their songs each time they play, just as the great bands of the 60’s and 70’s had no expectations of playing their songs as carbon copies of their records. ... more

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