WATCH : 7 South African Anti-Apartheid Songs Of All Times

In the midst of all the brutal killings and abuse black people suffered they managed to find a way to comfort themselves through music by singing songs that best described their feelings and thoughts about the Apartheid government. Some songs were banned, other musicians such as Miriam Makeba were exiled because for singing the anti apartheid songs.

Below are 7 songs you can watch to learn more about black history in South Africa through music.

1.Sarafina -Siwelele Mama

This is the song from the film Sarafina, the film shows how young people struggled when it came to education. The film was released in 1992.

2.Lucky Dube – Prisoner

This song was released in 1990 from the late Reggae star Lucky Dube’s album Captured Alive. The song explains in so many the struggles of black people back in the apartheid era.

3.Joe Mafela – Shebeleza

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSESW4Nj-dk

The song was released in 1995 by the late Joe Mafela who was also involved in acting . Everyone danced and rejoiced to the song.

4. Sarafina – Safa Saphela Isizwe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksqjq8LlDk4

Another song from Sarafina, Safa Saphela Isizwe Esimnyama, it describes how balck people were slwoly dying from the brutal violence of white people.

5.Solomon Mahlangu Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2bT3cnjFIg

The song about Solomon Mahlangu another hero struggle.

6.Amaqabane – Slovo and Tambo

One of the songs about Oliver Tambo.

7. Mirriam Makeba – Indod’emnyama Verwoed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYwgmOxhUvk