Vote for your favourite South African song of all time
TOP 60 Greatest South African Songs of all Time
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1. Sarie Marais  Afrikaans folk song from the Anglo-Boer war
2. Weekend Special  Brenda Fassie
3. Slave  Lucky Dube
4. Mbube  Solomon Linda
5. Vulindlela  Brenda Fassie
6. African Dream  Vicky Sampson
7. Special Star  Mango Groove
8. Ntyilo Ntyilo  Manhattan Brothers and Miriam Makeba
9. Suikerbossie  David DeLange
10. Lakutshoni’langa  Miriam Makeba
11. Angingweda  Rebecca Malope
12. De la Rey  Bok van Blerk
13. Thath’isghubu  Bongo Maffin
14. Nkalakatha  Mandoza
15. Pata Pata  Miriam Makeba
16. Stimela  Hugh Masekela
17. Zwakala  Stimela
18. Sondela  Ringo Madlingozi
19. Imbizo  Phuzekhemisi
20. Hey Boy  Via Afrika
21. Mmalo We  Jabu Khanyile
22. Quick Quick  MarcAlex
23. Melodi ya Lla  Mahlathini and Mahotella Queens
24. It’s About Time  Boom Shaka
25. Scatterlings of Africa  Juluka
26. Impi  Juluka
27. African Sky Blue  Juluka
28. "k-word"  Arthur Mafokate
29. Burn Out  Sipho Mabuse
30. Substitute  Clout 31. Meadowlands  Nancy Jacobs and her Sisters.
32. Jikijela  Letta Mbulu
33. Paradise Road  Joy
34. Charlie  The Rabbitt
35. Master Jack  4 Jacks and a Jill
36. Weeping  Bright Blue
37. Zabalaza  Thandiswa Mazwai
38. Doo be Doo  Freshlyground
39. Pantsula For Life  Kabelo
40. YU4Me  Mdu
41. Umqombothi  Yvonne Chaka Chaka
42. Soldier - Chicco Twala
43. Rooi Hotel  David Kramer
44. Acid Rain  Wendy Oldfield
45. I Love You Daddy  Ricardo
46. Hope Joanna  Dr Victor with the Rasta Rebels
47. Matswale  Caiphus Semenya
48. Jabulani  PJ Powers
49. Hita Famba Moyeni  Paul Ndlovu
50. Now or Never  Sankomota
51. Meet Me At the River  Letta Mbulu
52. A Cry, A Smile And A Dance -- Judith Sephuma
53. Take Your Love and Keep It  Steve Kekana and Nana Coyote
54. Ngiyakukhumbula Mama  Soul Brothers
55. Homecoming  Jimmy Dludlu
56. Ngihamba Nawe  Mafikizolo
57. Serantabole  Dolly Rathebe
58. KaZet  Mahlathini and Mahotella Queens
59. Homeless  Ladysmith Black Mambazo
60. Plea From Africa  Sibongile Khumalo
25. Scatterlings of Africa - Juluka
There was also a song by Soweto String Quartet which I cannot for the life of me remember the name of.. but when I hear it, the smell of the African soil comes wafting back to my senses.
quite a naff list .. to be sure
no Margaret Singana?
and where's "Ag pleez daddy"?
and I'm surprised "Ek verlang na jou" is not there either
although glad to see Lucky Dube got a mention, although "Back to my Roots" and "Feel Irie" could be there too...
no Jonathan Butler neither...
No eVoid - "Shadows"
no Ella Mental , no Robin Auld
Would have to go for Juluka or MarcAlex
I've voted twice so far, Dog Detachments "Miracle (Waiting for a ...)" and Falling Mirror's "Johnny Calls the Chemist", neither of which are on the list.
I still have to vote for "Impi" and a few 100 others :p
Here's the top 10 so far:
Code:
Song Name Song Number Number of votes
Master Jack  4 Jacks and a Jill 35 423
De la Rey  Bok van Blerk 12 241
Weekend Special  Brenda Fassie 2 114
Weeping  Bright Blue 36 70
Slave  Lucky Dube 33 66
Hey Boy  Via Afrika 20 65
Scatterlings of Africa  Juluka 25 46
Substitute  Clout 30 43
Sarie Marais  Afrikaans folk song from the Anglo-Boer war 1 40
Doo be Doo  Freshlyground 38 35
Jangar Wrote:I've voted twice so far, Dog Detachments "Miracle (Waiting for a ...)" ...
hehe Dog Detachment, now that brings back memories...
went to see them many times in the Jo'burg area, along with the Asylum kidz...
they used to wear overalls something like this
anta2: well, maybe not quite like that, but it's the best icon I could find :haha:
