Comments on: VUSI MAHLASELA / “Vusi Mahlasela Mixtape” http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2010/02/15/vusi-mahlasela-%e2%80%9cvusi-mahlasela-mixtape%e2%80%9d/ a conversation about black music Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:37:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: Marian http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2010/02/15/vusi-mahlasela-%e2%80%9cvusi-mahlasela-mixtape%e2%80%9d/#comment-186656 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:17:56 -0600 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2010/02/15/vusi-mahlasela-%e2%80%9cvusi-mahlasela-mixtape%e2%80%9d/#comment-186656 <p>How is it that &quot;Weeping&quot; is such a restful and calming song? I always imagined that the cords and melody of a song would convey its meaning even if I could not understand its words. Once again, I am proved wrong.</p><p><font color="#ffffff"><b><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; kalamu sez: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span></b></font><br /></p><p>the contradiction may be because the song is an ironic commentary on those who thought they could build bulwarks to prevent change from happening. vusi is truly a poet.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> How is it that "Weeping" is such a restful and calming song? I always imagined that the cords and melody of a song would convey its meaning even if I could not understand its words. Once again, I am proved wrong.

        kalamu sez:         

the contradiction may be because the song is an ironic commentary on those who thought they could build bulwarks to prevent change from happening. vusi is truly a poet.

 

]]> by: lebo http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2010/02/15/vusi-mahlasela-%e2%80%9cvusi-mahlasela-mixtape%e2%80%9d/#comment-190839 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:59:03 -0600 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2010/02/15/vusi-mahlasela-%e2%80%9cvusi-mahlasela-mixtape%e2%80%9d/#comment-190839 Vusi's a poet indeed. I've actually had the privilege of seeing both Vusi and Louis live and "at the baseline" (back when it was in melville). They're both brilliant artists. Vusi’s a poet indeed. I’ve actually had the privilege of seeing both Vusi and Louis live and “at the baseline” (back when it was in melville). They’re both brilliant artists.

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