Apartheid No, Liberation Yes

Apartheid no,
Liberation yes.

Listen to the voices rising over Africa.

Apartheid no,
Liberation yes.

Listen to the people singing of Azania.

Apartheid no,
Liberation yes.

Apartheid no, liberation yes.

Apartheid no,
Liberation yes.

Carole Rose Livingston (c) 1983
(January, following the S.A.M.R.A.F. demonstration in front of the South African Airways office on Fifth Avenue in New York City)

This is a song for a large group, preferably walking in a demonstration. The main body of the group sings the chorus, over and over. The soloist (or second team) sings the chorus 3x, then the first verse 3x, then the chorus 3x, then the second verse 3x, chorus 3x, third verse 3x, chorus 3x. Then, by repeating the "liberation yes" half of the chorus once, the soloist converts the song into a round. After aa time, the soloist signals the ending by retarding and singing the slightly altered final notes.

Ideally, this song should be accompanied by six African drums. And it welcomes additional verses.