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" The apartheid people were actors, and they had to act out their part in their beliefs every day. That's why we always saw them as being comedic. "
Hugh Masekela
Act
Why
People
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" Twenty years ago, I was part of a movement of millions of people who were going after freedom. But today, they look and they say, 'What are the advantages of freedom?' So far, it's the vote and maybe, in certain places, lack of police harassment. You can live anywhere you want and do anything you want - if you have the means. "
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" Apartheid didn't impinge on music. It impinged on people's freedoms. "
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" It's obvious that the rest of the world loves high African culture - African culture, period. "
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" Not only in Africa but in much of the world, most leaders' pockets are lined by industrial business. And industrial business is never going to stop aiming at profit. "
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Day
Time
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" I've always stood on one fact - that all over the world, there are only two things, the Establishment and the poor people. The poor people are a massive majority and across the world they are exploited in different kinds of ways. The Establishment depends on exploiting raw materials and the poor. "
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