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Maskandi groups to release song on Malema's 'wayward' behaviour
14 Nov 2011 at 09:02hrs | Views
THE maskandi group Izingane Zoma is forging ahead with its plans to release a song highly critical of Julius Malema, shrugging off threats from the ANC Youth League.
The group said it was not intimidated by threats that it would be "hit hard" should the song about the ANCYL president be released, the Sowetan reported.
Izingane Zoma publicist Mqapheleni Magubane told Sowetan yesterday that musicians, just like poets, have a right to sing about events and people that dominate social discourse.
"We have listened to their arguments and it does not make sense to us. The song is about things that people talk about. We translated that into music," Magubane said.
The song, titled Malema, implores ANC leaders to "deal" with Malema's "wayward" behaviour.
Part of the lyrics accuse Malema of disrespecting leaders of the ANC and sowing divisions within the party. The lyrics also question Malema's upbringing.
Magubane said: "We respect Malema as a leader of the ANC Youth League, and we expect him and the ANCYL to respect our music career. People talk about him all the time and we are singing about that. There is nothing in the song that has not been said before."
ANCYL general secretary Sindiso Magaqa was quoted as having said that if the group released "the stupid song" the league would "hit them hard".
Magubane denied that the group was meddling in ANC politics and that it was campaigning for President Jacob Zuma ahead of the ANC elective conference in Mangaung.
During Zuma's trial on corruption and rape charges, Izingane Zoma supported him at his court appearance. The group released a song praising Zuma just before the ANC's 2007 elective conference in Polokwane.
"We are not involved in politics. We sing about what dominates people's lives. We sing about people's experiences and how they feel."
The league's intentions are clear that they want to topple Zuma in Mangaung, and replace him with his deputy, Kgalema Motlanthe.
But if Malema and his lieutenants hope to remove Zuma, they must first overcome the disciplinary hearing hurdle.
Malema's legal team made final arguments before the ANC disciplinary committee yesterday.
There are speculations that he will be slapped with a suspension sentence and an interim leadership will be appointed.
The group said it was not intimidated by threats that it would be "hit hard" should the song about the ANCYL president be released, the Sowetan reported.
Izingane Zoma publicist Mqapheleni Magubane told Sowetan yesterday that musicians, just like poets, have a right to sing about events and people that dominate social discourse.
"We have listened to their arguments and it does not make sense to us. The song is about things that people talk about. We translated that into music," Magubane said.
The song, titled Malema, implores ANC leaders to "deal" with Malema's "wayward" behaviour.
Part of the lyrics accuse Malema of disrespecting leaders of the ANC and sowing divisions within the party. The lyrics also question Malema's upbringing.
Magubane said: "We respect Malema as a leader of the ANC Youth League, and we expect him and the ANCYL to respect our music career. People talk about him all the time and we are singing about that. There is nothing in the song that has not been said before."
ANCYL general secretary Sindiso Magaqa was quoted as having said that if the group released "the stupid song" the league would "hit them hard".
Magubane denied that the group was meddling in ANC politics and that it was campaigning for President Jacob Zuma ahead of the ANC elective conference in Mangaung.
During Zuma's trial on corruption and rape charges, Izingane Zoma supported him at his court appearance. The group released a song praising Zuma just before the ANC's 2007 elective conference in Polokwane.
"We are not involved in politics. We sing about what dominates people's lives. We sing about people's experiences and how they feel."
The league's intentions are clear that they want to topple Zuma in Mangaung, and replace him with his deputy, Kgalema Motlanthe.
But if Malema and his lieutenants hope to remove Zuma, they must first overcome the disciplinary hearing hurdle.
Malema's legal team made final arguments before the ANC disciplinary committee yesterday.
There are speculations that he will be slapped with a suspension sentence and an interim leadership will be appointed.
Source - Sowetanlive
