Hello ladygold-ga,
I?m pretty sure the song that you are looking for is ?Stimela (The
Coal Train)?, by Hugh Masekela. It appears on several albums, however
all versions of the recording do not include the spoken word portion
that you refer to. This spoken word portion is included on the
version that appears on his album ?Hope? which was originally released
in 1993. You can hear a clip of it at the following link (Track #12):
BarnesandNoble.com
Hope
Hugh Masekela
http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?userid=pkV2vQmIf8&ean=801298202028
Other references:
Africana.com
Gumboots: South African Rhythms of Resistance
http://www.africana.com/articles/daily/index_20010109.asp
"There?s a train that comes from Namibia and Mozambique, from
Swaziland and Lesotho," begins the Hugh Masekela classic "Stimela (The
Coal Train)," one of the South African trumpeter?s signature songs.
"It brings old and young African men to work on conscription in the
gold mines of Johannesburg, sixteen hours a day for almost no pay."
Allmusic.com
Song Search Results for:
STIMELA [COAL TRAIN](9)
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=17:1464977
I hope you have found this information helpful. If you have any
questions, or if this is not the correct song, please request
clarification prior to rating the answer.
Googlenut
Search Strategy:
I recognized the song from your description. I made the following
search on Google:
masekela stimela lyrics
://www.google.com/search?q=masekela+stimela+lyrics&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&start=20&sa=N
I searched Allmusic.com and Barnesandnoble.com for ?Stimela? |
