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From: Timeslive.co.za
Top local band Freshlyground have added a cheeky spin to the music video of their latest single, Chicken to Change, as they challenge Zimbabwean president Robert Gabriel Mugabe’s leadership. The video, done in collaboration with the satirical Internet show ZA News, is the second for the seven-member band’s album Radio Africa. In the song, lead singer Zolani Mahola sings about what a noble “supernova” Mugabe was, but then says that somewhere along the way, he fell.
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2 comments to “Too chicken to change”

  1. Comment by Kubatana.net speaks out from Zimbabwe » Blog Archive » Change the chicken:

    [...] In our newsletter yesterday, we shared a story from the Mail & Guardian about the new Freshlyground video “Chicken to Change” which Bev Clark blogged about last week. [...]

  2. Comment by Kubatana.net speaks out from Zimbabwe » Blog Archive » F*!k censorship:

    [...] tell me. If in any given week we can have Freshlyground banned from performing in Zimbabwe, Owen Maseko’s work on Gukurahundi banned, and SW Radio Africa [...]