Saturday, June 19, 2010

Busi Mhlongo - We Baba Omncane live@Nantes & Roskilde



Maskanda (or maskandi) is a kind of Zulu folk music that is evolving with South African society. Ethekwini Online describes it as "The music played by the man on the move, the modern minstrel, today’s troubadour. It is the music of the man walking the long miles to court a bride, or to meet with his Chief; a means of transport. It is the music of the man who sings of his real life experiences, his daily joys and sorrows, his observations of the world. It’s the music of the man who’s got the Zulu blues."

Nowadays this is untrue in as much as it is no longer just the domain of men. African women - notably, Busi Mhlongo (October 28, 1947 - June 15, 2010), are also making maskanda music...

http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-06-18-subverting-and-owning-maskanda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maskanda

2 comments:

  1. Hadith reported by Hadrat Anas bin Malikthat he asked the Most Beloved Prophet : "Oh Messenger of Allah, when we give charity on behalf of our dead and perform Hajj on their behalf, do they receive the reward of these actions?" The Beloved Prophet replied: "Without doubt they do receive their rewards. Not only
    that, but they become very happy, just as any one of you would become happy on receiving gifts."
    http://sufi.forumup.co.uk/about458-sufi.html

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  2. Have a safe journey - Bissalama !


    سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ . وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ

    "Allah is pure, He has given control and without His power we would not have any control Without doubt we are to return to him:"

    وہ ذات پاک ہے جس نے ہمارے لیے اسے مطیع کر دیا اور ہم اسے قابو میں لانے والے نہ تھےاور بےشک ہم اپنے رب کی طرف لوٹنے والے ہی

    Source: (Quran-e-Karim , Surah Az-Zukhruf 43, verse 13-14)


    '' PRAY FOR TRAVEL WITH TRANSPORT''

    '' SAFAR KI DUA - SAWARI KI DUA ''

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