African Liberation Day
May 25 is African Liberation Day. On this day, many African countries celebrate the hard-fought achievement of their freedom from European colonial powers that, at some point in time once enslaved and oppressed almost the entire African Continent.
African Freedom Day was founded during the first Conference of Independent African States, pioneered byKwame Nkrumah,Ghana’s first president. This attracted African leaders and political activists from various African countries, inGhana on April 15, 1958. Government representatives from eight independent African states attended the conference, which was the first Pan-African conference in the continent. The purpose of the day was to annually mark the liberation movement’s progress and to symbolize the determination of the people ofAfrica to free themselves from foreign domination and exploitation.
But between 1958 and 1963 the nations struggle grew bigger inAfricaand around the world. During this period 17 African countries won their independence and 1960, was proclaimed the year ofAfrica. On May 25, 1963 African Leaders convened at a summit meeting to found the Organization of African Unity (OAU). They also renamed African Freedom Day as “African Liberation Day” and also changed the date to May 25. This was all done inAddis AbabaEthiopia, which is the headquarters of the OAU, the current African Union (AU).
Here is a video by Kachanana.
A must watch movie about how our freedom fighters who have been forgotten about and the sacrifices they made for our lives as we live them today. It’s never too late to try and make a difference.
Playlist:
Kachanana – Freedom Africa (Zambia) [self-released]
Black Coffee ft. Hugh Masekela – We are One (South Africa) [Soulistic Records]
Camstar ft. Double M – Missunderstood (Zambia) [Madskillz]
Manifest – Makaa Maka (Ghana) [self-released]
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba – I speak fula I speak fula (Mali) [Out Here Records]
Jazz-Paul Da'Prince ft .Jazz – Tonight (Zambia/Uk) [self- released]
Juliana Kanyomozi – I Am Ugandan New (Uganda) [ROK Productions]
Sauti Sol – Leo (Kenya) [Penya]
Manifesto – No Dullin Real (Nigeria/Spain) [Maxan Records]
DK and Jimmy Gait – Furi Furi Dance (Kenya) [self- released]
Ziggy Zaga kenu ft. Teddy Yo – Sawa Sewalegn Hot (Ethiopia) [self- released]
Zeid and the Wings – General Suleyman (Lebanon) [Lebanese Underground Records]
DJ Zinhle – My name is ft Busiswa (South Africa) [Kalawa Jazmee]
Lady May – Chokola (Namibia) [Big Ear Records]
Costuleta – So Co To (Angola) [Lusafrica]
Titica ft. Ary – Olha o Boneco (Angola) [self released]
General Ozzy – No Way Feat Zeus (Zambia/Botswana) [Blazer studios]
Eazzy ft. Kwaw Kese – Rock Dis Party (Ghana) [Lynx Entertainment]
EES ft. Mandoza – Ayoba (Namibia) [EES Records]
Esau Mwamwaya – The Very Best (Yoshua Alikuti) (Malawi) [Moshi Moshi Records]
Camp Mulla – Fresh All Day Prod By K'cous (Kenya) [Sub Sahara studios]
Jesse Jagz – Charlie What Da Happen Feat Maytronomy & Suranu (Nigeria) [Chocolate City]
King Ayisoba – The Whole World (Ghana) [Pidgen Music Distribution]
Jaguar – Kigeugeu (Kenya) [Rhymesayers Entertainment]
