To me this reminds me of the United States in the 50's and 60's when most affluent or even middle class homes had Black maids.
I saw the play Sarafina in the early 90's before Mandela was freed and it was a celebration of life in the midst of despair and grinding poverty and racism.And who can forget the music!.The music of Soweto went hand in glove with their freedom movement much the same as blues,jazz and soul music went along with African-American's march to freedom.
There is still much to be done and as you said,"Different country,different people,same struggle".
Wow. That was almost poetic! I think you really should blog. You have so much more experience than I do.
Thank you (but feel free to expound if you want). I didn't realize how crucial the music was. I appreciated reading that.
From learning tangents of kabbalah, I am now learning the great value of music and dancing, but I feel a tinge sadness because it seems like this is a knowledge many BFs already had engrained in them. Why didn't I have it? Did I lose it? It seems that music is not just about enduring. Dancing is not just about releasing frustration. Things happen. I am still learning...
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Shalom Miriam,
"Different country,different people,same struggle".
To me this reminds me of the United States in the 50's and 60's when most affluent or even middle class homes had Black maids.
I saw the play Sarafina in the early 90's before Mandela was freed and it was a celebration of life in the midst of despair and grinding poverty and racism.And who can forget the music!.The music of Soweto went hand in glove with their freedom movement much the same as blues,jazz and soul music went along with African-American's march to freedom.
There is still much to be done and as you said,"Different country,different people,same struggle".
Wow. That was almost poetic! I think you really should blog. You have so much more experience than I do.
Thank you (but feel free to expound if you want). I didn't realize how crucial the music was. I appreciated reading that.
From learning tangents of kabbalah, I am now learning the great value of music and dancing, but I feel a tinge sadness because it seems like this is a knowledge many BFs already had engrained in them. Why didn't I have it? Did I lose it? It seems that music is not just about enduring. Dancing is not just about releasing frustration. Things happen. I am still learning...
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