Musical Interlude

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Culture - International Herb

These songs remind me of that ganja smoking buddy of mine from SwapoLand in my undegrad years. He was reggae (and ganja) obsessed and always had a guitta nearby. One day we walked into a convenience store pamoja and we were locked in (automatic door) and the cops were called because with his huge jacket, scary looking dreads and  weed smell, the cashier feared that he had a gun and we wanted to rob him (a tiny AA guy)! Thankfully when the AA heard the African accent and my buddy showed him he had no gun under his jacket..the AA relaxed and let us go.
He always talked about forming his own band some day. Have not seen him since around 1998.
So you can imagine my SHOCK when I found out he actually has a band that is causing quite a buzz in his country after renaming himself FAIRDREAD HAUKONGO  

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Zulu Mkhathini - Uniform

hehehe DJ Tira still going strog holding his own with the millenials.
Those (dangerous) Gauteng area trains bring back memories.

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Nice. Interesting blend of country, bluegrass and rock

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Sting - Fields Of Gold

Mid 90s music! Sting always writes morose, nostalgic songs.

80s music. These song these song these song reminds me of my displaced life hambload craving to come back to my hometown. Dunia ni duara. Eventually everybody comes full circle. I highly recommend the Namesake (movie) by Mira Nair to explore this theme of the joys and mostly the agonies of being a diasporan living in the West.

[KenyanPlato]

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

X-mass special.

Malcolm Mclaren - Double Dutch

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Another year gone just like that. This one has definitely been the strangest one since 2001 (9-11 Attacks and aftermath)

1995 smashes. Did you know that she died in an airplane crash in 2001?

These songs remind me of the road trip we made with buddies to Buckhead ATL in 1997. Back then Buckhead was party central. Seems like just yesterday. Partied till asubuhi na mapema including an early morning shift to club 112 (does it still exist?). Those truly were the days.

More that went south this year.

https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/celebrities-who-died-in-2020-47084634?stream_view=1

I do not watch news so was shocked to discover Zindzi Mandela, Kofi Annan, Alex Trebeck, Burt Reynolds, B.Smith, Andre Harell have all gone south! Life is but a puff off smoke, folks. Do not waste it on things that do not really matter in the big scheme of things. Remember how Annan and Gicheru were at the centre of the msukosukos of 2007 that Kwiinyans spent 23 out of 24 hrs a day discussing siasa over? All gone. Oloo also gone. Let's make good use of time, my pipo. Shalom.

[KenyanPlato]

South Africa oldies

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South Africa oldies

Good stuff bro. One of my faves from that era...

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These song, these song, these song I tells ya. Takes me back sana
- Nai in the early 90s
-Being fresh out of highschool waiting two long years to go to campo due to messed up intakes
-Feeling of having too much time on my hands..those two years were the longest in my life so far
- Height of the KANU error. Crazy politics, protests and incidents. One day I was walking down Moi Avenue towards University way. Three smartly dressed (suits) gents were walking about 10 metres ahead of me. All of a sudden the guy in the middle takes off running at a speed to rival David Rudisha! The two guys next to him took off running after him at top speed. Right at Univeristy way is where they shikad him. You just see them removing their guns from within their suits. Kumbe the guys were special branch and they were arresting one of those underground opposition activists and taking him (I suppose) to either Kingsway House or Central Police Station to finya his vitals! Those were some crazy years man.
-Also reminds me of the Pattni saga, Grand Regency/Goldenberg....
-And planning with buddies which next house party or club we were going to go to usiku almost every other day
Those were the days

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Money can never buy you love, nor happiness. Facts!

[Nefertiti]

Dedicated to Trumpsters in the house- no naming names

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Jo-berg

@ Termi, how did I miss this one?

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

Jo-berg

@ Termi, how did I miss this one?

I missed that one too.  Buried by amapiano wave I think.  It's a nice one.  Deben crew vibin about Jo-berg  .  I heard Mampitsha is now married to Babes who can only speak Zulu.

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

Money can never buy you love, nor happiness. Facts!

New Jack Swing is my coming of age music.  Facts.

Warren G - Regulate.

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Jo-berg

@ Termi, how did I miss this one?

I missed that one too.  Buried by amapiano wave I think.  It's a nice one.  Deben crew vibin about Jo-berg  .  I heard Mampitsha is now married to Babes who can only speak Zulu.

I think they were kind of taking a dig at Jobergers just as Snoop, Dogg  Pound and the West Coast crew singing New York New York back in the day 

Mapintsha and Babes' relationship is toxic. I doubt they will last long. The slaps she receives in this clip that she broadcast live on insta back in 2019 are cringeworthy. They probably were heard 10 miles away.

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IPlan. From the 2005 Pound for Pound album. I miss this era man.

[Nefertiti]

Life is not all about Ndombolo ya Solo @bitmask

Wyclef Jean - 911 ft. Mary J. Blige ft. Mary J. Blige

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

Life is not all about Ndombolo ya Solo @bitmask

Wyclef Jean - 911 ft. Mary J. Blige ft. Mary J. Blige

Wyclef 911 is a classic.  But my life is more likely to be about music from the South than Ndombolo ya solo , which is also nice.  I am a late convert to Ndombolo ya solo.  I think machoman is the authority in that area.

Amageza Amahle(pronounced Ah-math-lay) - Usobusa Ezulwini

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Who can forget Brickz?

Spikiri - Gangsta Party