Comrade Fatso’s blog

Burning tyres

2009-11-10T21:16:14Z

Burning tyres. Rocks strewn across road. Eyes watering from tear gas. A line of riot police. Jeering crowds. Fleeing people. Chaos. This was the riot I drove into yesterday as the township of Mbare erupted. Why? Because ZANU's youth militia depl...

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The Banana Republic

2009-10-27T14:55:04Z

Arresting NGO leaders. Searching for weapons in MDC houses. Hate speech on the TV. Good morning, Zimbabwe. ZANU (PF) doesn't change. It just changes tactics. And the little hope that was born with the unity government slowly gets eaten away. On...

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Calm After The Storm

2009-10-12T22:41:10Z

Back to the land of jacarandas. Hot streets paved with purple. Dry air. Passing cars. The Avenues. Just received a blast from the past few weeks of touring. Photos of our heated gig at Wits University, Joburg. Enjoy.

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On The Road Again.

2009-10-05T15:18:36Z

On the road again. We've carried the word from festivals in Jo'burg to the shores of Cape Town. And now to Lesotho for the Southern African Social Forum. It kicked off 2 weeks ago in Joburg with 5 shows in the space of a week. Comrade Fatso sol...

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On The Road

2009-04-25T04:23:03Z

Living life in a van. On the road. Cramped. Tired. Off to the next town. The next show. Living life in a van. Where did we just play. I dunno. Where are we off to. I can't remember. Play the show. Get the applause. Take the respect. Disconnect the...

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Like A Veld Fire

2009-04-12T23:20:23Z

The word is spreading. Like a veld fire in October. We’ve blazed venues all across the East Coast of the US over the last one and a half weeks. The Spread The Word Tour has seen me, Chabvondoka and Outspoken hitting concerts from Massachusetts to...

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Spreadin' The Word

2009-04-12T23:19:12Z

At a time when the US is set to begin a new era in its place in a world wracked by war, poverty and injustice it is vital to continue the exchange of ideas and the process of solidarity between the grassroots of America and Africa. The Spread T...

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Making Noise

2009-04-08T03:01:04Z

On the 29th of March 2008 Zimbabweans dreams were stolen. On the 29th of March 2009 dreams were reawakened. Hope sang. One year after Zimbabwe's stolen elections noise erupted at the Bassline in Newtown, Jo'burg as leading musicians from the regi...

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The Mood

2009-02-05T03:44:35Z

‘Why did Morgan sign?” asks the hot-and-bothered receptionist, ‘He agreed to what he was refusing before. They are just going to argue.’ Harare is not sure what it thinks. ‘I’m celebrating. I think it’s a step forward’ are the words of a respect...

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Black Sky

2008-11-24T23:16:02Z

Harare's dark. A dark city where street lights are now ragged flagpoles holding up the billlowing black sky. And the black sky shines down on us. It shines down on the gaping potholes-now-ponds. It shines on the broken bottles of imported beers th...

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