Sunday, May 18, 2014

first time i heard this, i though she said "shalom" and that it was an anti-apartheid song.


which brings up a bit of a point. i don't think the comparison is very accurate. and i think it's sort of racist to deny all the work that was being done in south africa by south africans. they let mandela out to prevent a revolution, not to allow one. but the south african movement, nonetheless, had a component in popular media. it had biko, for instance.

don't want to put words into the joy formidable's mouth - it's clear i misinterpreted the track. but that's maybe something for the bds folks to think about.