Though he became famous singing the official song for the Soccer World Cup, K´naan is a well known artist in his country and the original song "Wavin' flag" has an important message to the world.
Listen to it and reflect on how its lyrics refer to the long suffering history of South Africa.
Which events do you think he refers to on the basis of what you have studied in class? Leave your comments.
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This song refers to the author chilhood during the apartheid in South Africa. He talk about growing in the ghettos that make people more violent. He refers about the wars they faces, the promises they heart, but he encourged people to stay faithful waiting to the end of the racism and wars.
This song talks us about the life in South Africa during the Apartheid when black people were banned, suffered discrimination and lived in the poor conditions. But the song encourages people to make a paceful resitance, to wait with expectation a new time, when all people cant live together in harmony
This song refers to the treatment of the black population fo South Africa, mainly during the apartheid period, but in a broader sense could be taken to extend to most of South Africa's history. An important element in the lyrics is the hope held by the black population to be free from the opression of the ruling minority, but not necessarily overthrowing and replacing them.
The song refers to the K`naan childhood. He was born during the apartheid and he personally suffered all the consequences of that legal system. But also this song shows black population hope, waiting for a change that makes them free.
This song talks about the suffering of black people during the apartheid era. The singer tells about the places where they lived, the hunger they suffer, wars, but in spite of this they are hopefull, they wait the day that things will be different, they are strong and they try to resist.
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