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Which goes to show you, you can make all the laws you want, but you cannot change people's ways. If you must change them, you have to understand that it will take a long time.

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I believe I can sing anything.

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It is very much the theme of our President, President Thabo Mbeki, whose passion is for Africa to work together, and for Africans to get up and do things for us. We are trying as women to do things for ourselves.

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Well there is a lot of work here for younger and older musicians now. Our Ministry of Culture has now really embarked on changing things for artists, and it is getting much better. We just have to organize ourselves as artists, and then things will be better.

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I titled the album Reflections because I am reflecting on my music career.

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In the mind, in the heart, I was always home. I always imagined, really, going back home.

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And I believe that it becomes a troubled continent because there are those who must always cause confusion so that we do not keep these natural resources.

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For instance, we're always fighting amongst each other. Who gives us the arms? And then we become indebted to wherever we are buying them from - with what? The very resources we need to keep there.

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I have to go and say farewell to all the countries that I have been to, if I can. I am 73 now, it is taxing on me.

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Biography

Nationality: South African

Type: Musician

Born: March 4th, 1932

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