Producers: Steve Cooks, Thema Mawelela, Kevin Botha & Ronnie Robot
Engineers: David Moloele & Phil Audoire
Recorded at: Orange 338
One of the stars of the On Record stable, Mafika Shabalala set himself
apart from the rest with his lyrical skills, sung over the homegrown dance
rhythms that soon gave rise to kwaito. This his debut album was followed by
Killer (1989) and Alien Town (Joburg) in 1990. He later formed the popular duo
Tools & Figs. The title track was a massive hit, while tracks like ‘16676
(Give Me A Number)’ pay tribute to those who gave their freedom for the
struggle:
"Remember when we were young,
and the songs that we sung,
broke the silence,
of the funeral drum,
and the hope that we had,
for the peace that will come,
past the violence,
and the feet marching on."
