One time I played this song while chilling with my dad and I could see tears literally running down his cheeks. He's been working in the coal mines in Emalahleni for the past 35 years.. 😭
It takes me to a place I've never been but I feel every single part, almost like I'm a reincarnation of someone who has experienced what your father has.
When i listen to jazz i just miss my mother, am 21 years now(born in 2001 ) my mom passed in 2009😭😭😭😭. But now am a full grown up man , my mother's mother (granny)raised me, may God protect her till I get the powers to make her happy financially. Please love your parents. Wish you all great festive season.💙💙💙
I'm from Georgia and my parents and their friends made me listen to a lot of Masakela when I was very young. I remember them getting high and drunk while us kids were chilling and playing on the backgrounds. I have not listened to Hugh since then and now I get goosebumps from this powerful music
2:04-2:16 😭😭😭 And when they hear that Choo-Choo train A-chugging, and a pumping, and a smoking, and a pushing A pumping, a crying and a steaming and a chugging and A whooo whooo!😭😭
I am damned not to have known this legend in his lifetime! But I guess that's what legends are all about. They continue to move lives long after they are gone!
I was blessed to see him perform Stimela live at the Cape Town Jazz Fest the year before he passed away. He absolutely ROCKED the house. This song is timeless, so full of passion and feeling. RIP Bruh Masekela
First heard Masekela at 18. Heard that distinctive horn on and off for the next 50 years until finally saw him in L.A. Such a treat it was. Long live that sound, the spirit of the man.
I believe Hugh is breathing the healing air of heaven, living in the mountain tree of artisans of all kinds, making music with instruments we can only imagine. We love you.
Easily one of the most complete music compositions of all times. The spectrum of talent here is amazing, from within and intimate....from an era when music had cause and legitimacy. And not just another nice song. 200 years from now it will still move you
A hug from Italy to you Hugh ( thanks for your music and message) and to all my S.A.Brothers & Sisters. I never visited SA but I hope to, one day. My wife (RIP) was a Zimbabwean Bantu ( shona-speaking)...Visited Zimbabwe more times in the late 80's.....Used to love Harare and also Kwe-Kwe ( my wife hometown)
May her soul rest in peace and acknowledgement to you sir, for appreciating and finding meaning to this " masterpiece " as one guy claimed in the comments.
Nostalgia brought me here my dad had this CD still does my parents were newly divorced and I lived with my dad ,Hugh,Dobbie gray, teddy ,dolly parton were his jams can someone invent a time machine so I can go watch my self be happy
The secret is in diving deep into your thoughts and relive your best memories... It's called Meditation my love... You'll definitely find peace, joy and Happiness ❤❤❤❤
Stimela sihamba ngamalahle, (The train that drives using coal) Sivela eDalaku Bay (Coming from Delgoa Bay - Now Maputo) Sangilahla kwa-Guqa (It dropped me off Kwa-Guqa (Witbank - Emalahleni)) Bathi sizomba amalahle (They say we are here to mine for coal) Sihleli njenge Zinja (We live like dogs) Emigodini (Underground) Sikhalel' izihlobo zethu (We weep for our relatives) Masibuyeleni ekhaya bo (Let's go back home) Sikhalel' izingane zethu (We weep for our children) Masibuyeleni ekhaya bo (Let's go back home) Sikhalel' amaCherrie wethu (We weep for our girlfriends) Masibuyeleni ekhaya bo (Let's go back home) Sikhalel' abazali bethu (We weep for our parents) Masibuyeleni ekhaya bo (Let's go back home)
I am listening to this song in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic and I choose to dedicate this masterpiece to all the healthcare workers who are at the forefront of the battle field fighting this monster. I also condemn governments that do not value the lives and contributions of our healthcare workers. History will judge the leaders of the world harshly. We cannot stand by as South Africans when our brothers and sisters across the race and gender spectrums lose their lives in the fight against this pandemic. We cannot look on when the nation perishes and yet some people see an opportunity to enrich themselves in the midst of these unfortunate circumstances. We were promised a better life for all since democracy dawned on the shores of South Africa in 1994. Will that promise ever materialize? Remains to be seen!
For some reason i remembered Hugh yesterday and downloaded Soweto blues done with Miriam Makeba and then went on replaying that record over and over not realizing that i would hear about your departure this morning.The music world will take ages to make another pioneer Jazz'ist like this African icon.RIP brother.
I'm currently listening to this masterpiece with my lil boy... How beautiful it is when music is immortal, he'll probably do the same with his lil boy. Bra Hugh, long live.
Amo a Africa, mas nunca fui lá. Amo a Africa e todo o povo africano. Amo esta música e não canso de ouvir, quantas vezes eu puder. (I love Africa, but never went there. I love Africa and all African people. I love this song and not get tired of hearing how many times I could.)
Love from Zimbabwe 2020.. this songs takes me to those mines that I've never been to. I can feel the pain , i can see that time..may we never go back there again. If we do , may it be for our kids and their next generations.. Africa unite!!!
@@yokoono3159 Sorry for responding this late...Read your post just now....Yes I did enjoy my time in your Country...Visited 7 or 8 times in the second part of the 80's....
Tá mé in Éirinn ag éisteacht leis an amhráin seo, agus paisean an Aifric ag líonadh mo chroí! I’m in Ireland listening to this song, with an African passion filling my heart! RIP bra Hugh, your music transcends cultures and man made boundaries
Just heard this song for the first time in my life... Man, what a masterpiece! So soulful, so powerful, so emotional... Can't believe it took me 38 years to come across this one....love it!
2024 ! Tears of joy😭 I can't seem to express the nostalgic vibes I'm getting from this. He literally draws an exquisite picture of art thru this music . All time greatest Hugh Masikela ✨
This song takes me to another dimension, to place where everything is ok, where energy is so peaceful and chilled, place where people sitting with a smiles on their faces and enjoying every moment of their lives. It's not utopia, it's a dream.
Do u feel like communicating with ur lost loved ones but u do not have impepho just play this legendary song they will be with u and memory of their wise words .... this reminds of my father and some of his words
Quality Record Productions has a studio recording of this fabulous song. It is probably one of the technically one best studio recordings EVER made. It left me speechless. The vinyl has over 90dB of absolutely pitch perfect sound.
Beautiful music never expires. Rest easy bra Hugh. My dad loved your music until his last days, his love for your music has imprinted onto me. Rest in peace timma ❤️
It's 2022 and I'm here. This song reminds me of my father, he would dance to this song slowly with one leg moving slowly and snapping with his thumb and index fingers..papa😭. May his amazing soul continue to rest in peace.
I am a UJ student brought here by a module im doing called African insights that seeks to teach us about the heritage of South Africa and by extension Africa...Theres so much history in this song, the lyrics are just provocative because many of us still live this life, the times may be be different, the technology may be advanced by the imperialist forces still hold us hostage to this day.
How something so unabashedly beautiful can be conjured from the sorrows/evils described here (at this version’s outset) is a testament to Masekela’s talent/genius and the good in his soul. We humans can make wonderous roses out of shit. We should undertake such efforts a bit more often, eh?
I heard this song for the first time today in a shop...I think it was in Pep. I sat down until it was over. Then I left. I don't even remember what I was going in to buy. But I'm glad life suddenly took a turn ❤️
@@declankent5074 my day has been horrible. I live in Swaziland. Please look up what is happening in my country 💔 it's so disheartening. I hope your day was way much better.
Stimela is that prayer that mends the heart through pain and unspoken feeling. You can literally feel the tears of oBaba bethu pour through yours while picturing the agony they had to live and persevere through as that trumpet hits every note. Understanding what he's saying just makes the tears pour even more sengathi ukuso leso stimela😔 Siyabonga Bab' Masekela🤲
They playing his music in commercials out here in the Bay Area so I looked him up and found this ..pure tears of joy I’m so emotional right now …great childhood memories
![Hugh Masekela The Late [Living] Jazz Legend Performs Stimela](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/FE1vSjikzEQ/mqdefault.jpg)
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One time I played this song while chilling with my dad and I could see tears literally running down his cheeks. He's been working in the coal mines in Emalahleni for the past 35 years.. 😭
😭😭
Power of music
It takes me to a place I've never been but I feel every single part, almost like I'm a reincarnation of someone who has experienced what your father has.
💔😭
I feel you bro...😭😭😭😭
When i listen to jazz i just miss my mother, am 21 years now(born in 2001 ) my mom passed in 2009😭😭😭😭. But now am a full grown up man , my mother's mother (granny)raised me, may God protect her till I get the powers to make her happy financially. Please love your parents. Wish you all great festive season.💙💙💙
❤❤❤
Handle good g, for life ahead...
I'm from Georgia and my parents and their friends made me listen to a lot of Masakela when I was very young. I remember them getting high and drunk while us kids were chilling and playing on the backgrounds. I have not listened to Hugh since then and now I get goosebumps from this powerful music
Kaikaci too
Life in Southern Africa summarized in song in the most artistic way ever. Thank you Bra Hugh
Hi Phemo
One Afrika!
If you are still listening to this song in 2020 you're much appreciated❤️❤️
2021
2045
2021
2021
Still listening still loving
A song from 1999 posted in 2009 and listened to in 2019. Legendary.
Legendary and moving....
1993 brazo
1974 from the Album 'I am not afraid'
I am listening going to this decade..2020
2020 now❤️
Listening to this song at 27yrs old living in Swaziland 🇸🇿 all I can say is AMANDLAAA to my people, kutolunga ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
STIMELA is my favorite Hugh Masekela composition. Such deep passion and soul! RIP Mr. Masekela. Thank you for your music and activism.
✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾👍🏾🌹
2:04-2:16 😭😭😭
And when they hear that Choo-Choo train
A-chugging, and a pumping, and a smoking, and a pushing
A pumping, a crying and a steaming and a chugging and
A whooo whooo!😭😭
Who is here in 2024 may
😭I always get tears especially near the end when it's on 100% energy
June 2024
June 24
June 27th 😊
🖐
I am damned not to have known this legend in his lifetime! But I guess that's what legends are all about. They continue to move lives long after they are gone!
I was blessed to see him perform Stimela live at the Cape Town Jazz Fest the year before he passed away. He absolutely ROCKED the house. This song is timeless, so full of passion and feeling. RIP Bruh Masekela
You indeed blessed ♥️
Grammy deserving masterpiece
He doesn't need Western recognition... Africa recognises and that's enough.
You cats stay seeking white validation.
You don't even belive you're a human till the white man tell you so
@@dbslide And anyway ( even tho it's not needed) West recognizes him greatly.....Deservedly so....
26yrs of age ❤️❤️❤️👌👌👌chilling with my black label ngudu m feeling like a legend listening to this jam😘💃💃
Hello Jeanette. How're you doing, hope you're good.
Indeed u are sir🙌
Without discrediting the song, i guess u were high
This song used to bore me as a kid, but now that I'm old it just feels like home 🌹
I feel you 100% there are so many songs that I didn't appreciate enough as a child and this is def one of them. So glad I came to my senses lol.
@@axelab238 😂😂
😂😂same
@@axelab238oh yeah, life has its tricks 😂. I share your "turnover"
Ewu 😓😂😂
First heard Masekela at 18. Heard that distinctive horn on and off for the next 50 years until finally saw him in L.A. Such a treat it was. Long live that sound, the spirit of the man.
First heard him around the age of 5...through JAH I'll be 61 in October. JAH BLESS
I just love how vividly expressive Hugh is in the song😆 you can really tell just how much fun he's having📈
Its so vital to know our history, thank you Hugh.
Especially when we see the Self hating things such a Afrophobia and Xenophobia!
I believe Hugh is breathing the healing air of heaven, living in the mountain tree of artisans of all kinds, making music with instruments we can only imagine. We love you.
This masterpiece transcends generations...takes me on a journey and back....masterclass
L’ une des plus belle musique que j’ai entendu de toute ma vie. Cette œuvre n’a pas de prix.
Soothing music
Easily one of the most complete music compositions of all times. The spectrum of talent here is amazing, from within and intimate....from an era when music had cause and legitimacy. And not just another nice song.
200 years from now it will still move you
A hug from Italy to you Hugh ( thanks for your music and message) and to all my S.A.Brothers & Sisters.
I never visited SA but I hope to, one day. My wife (RIP) was a Zimbabwean Bantu ( shona-speaking)...Visited Zimbabwe more times in the late 80's.....Used to love Harare and also Kwe-Kwe ( my wife hometown)
L.O.V.E.
May her soul rest in peace and acknowledgement to you sir, for appreciating and finding meaning to this " masterpiece " as one guy claimed in the comments.
@@TheLoxionKasie Thank you and same to you
@@millenniumrecords7587 Thank you much for the kind words...All the best
Nostalgia brought me here my dad had this CD still does my parents were newly divorced and I lived with my dad ,Hugh,Dobbie gray, teddy ,dolly parton were his jams can someone invent a time machine so I can go watch my self be happy
The secret is in diving deep into your thoughts and relive your best memories...
It's called Meditation my love... You'll definitely find peace, joy and Happiness ❤❤❤❤
If you listening to this song in 2019, You listening to good music. Long live to his music.
Timeless music
Long live
Legendary Music
!!
Why are you talking stupid schmuck no one asked for your unwilled opinion
2024 we still here God bless Africans ❤
Breaks my heart every time I hear this song.... I love it so much.
Same here
This song really deserves an award , "deep meaning though" we will never forget
Stimela sihamba ngamalahle, (The train that drives using coal)
Sivela eDalaku Bay (Coming from Delgoa Bay - Now Maputo)
Sangilahla kwa-Guqa (It dropped me off Kwa-Guqa (Witbank - Emalahleni))
Bathi sizomba amalahle (They say we are here to mine for coal)
Sihleli njenge Zinja (We live like dogs)
Emigodini (Underground)
Sikhalel' izihlobo zethu (We weep for our relatives)
Masibuyeleni ekhaya bo (Let's go back home)
Sikhalel' izingane zethu (We weep for our children)
Masibuyeleni ekhaya bo (Let's go back home)
Sikhalel' amaCherrie wethu (We weep for our girlfriends)
Masibuyeleni ekhaya bo (Let's go back home)
Sikhalel' abazali bethu (We weep for our parents)
Masibuyeleni ekhaya bo (Let's go back home)
Thank you (although 5 years later)! Was wondering how to pronounce the lyrics and glad to have a translation
ბიჭო,ძაააააან სხვაგან ვარ ამ ათეული წუთის შემდეგ…
Thank you❤️💋
Egoli! City of Gold!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks so much for the translation!
I am listening to this song in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic and I choose to dedicate this masterpiece to all the healthcare workers who are at the forefront of the battle field fighting this monster. I also condemn governments that do not value the lives and contributions of our healthcare workers. History will judge the leaders of the world harshly. We cannot stand by as South Africans when our brothers and sisters across the race and gender spectrums lose their lives in the fight against this pandemic. We cannot look on when the nation perishes and yet some people see an opportunity to enrich themselves in the midst of these unfortunate circumstances. We were promised a better life for all since democracy dawned on the shores of South Africa in 1994. Will that promise ever materialize? Remains to be seen!
For some reason i remembered Hugh yesterday and downloaded Soweto blues done with Miriam Makeba and then went on replaying that record over and over not realizing that i would hear about your departure this morning.The music world will take ages to make another pioneer Jazz'ist like this African icon.RIP brother.
Thanks to my Parents...I was introduced to great music...RIP comrade
This song though! Bra Hugh is immortal, this will live forever! I lived in downtown jhb for a while, this song properly captures the vibe of the city
I'm currently listening to this masterpiece with my lil boy... How beautiful it is when music is immortal, he'll probably do the same with his lil boy. Bra Hugh, long live.
Amo a Africa, mas nunca fui lá. Amo a Africa e todo o povo africano. Amo esta música e não canso de ouvir, quantas vezes eu puder. (I love Africa, but never went there. I love Africa and all African people. I love this song and not get tired of hearing how many times I could.)
Love from Zimbabwe 2020.. this songs takes me to those mines that I've never been to. I can feel the pain , i can see that time..may we never go back there again. If we do , may it be for our kids and their next generations.. Africa unite!!!
Love Zimbabwe...Visited a few times in the 80's...Wife (RIP) was from Kwe-Kwe....A greeting from Trento, Italy
@@Burt472 Sorry to learn of your wife's passing. She is in a better place. I'm glad you enjoyed your time in my home land.
@@yokoono3159 Sorry for responding this late...Read your post just now....Yes I did enjoy my time in your Country...Visited 7 or 8 times in the second part of the 80's....
Tá mé in Éirinn ag éisteacht leis an amhráin seo, agus paisean an Aifric ag líonadh mo chroí!
I’m in Ireland listening to this song, with an African passion filling my heart! RIP bra Hugh, your music transcends cultures and man made boundaries
Bra hugh rest in peace I remember when I was a little boy my father taught me this music.
Oh mighty God this is beautiful👏😍. I can feel it running through my veins. Oh wow this feeling I cannot fully explain. RIP Bra Hugh🙏
Just heard this song for the first time in my life... Man, what a masterpiece! So soulful, so powerful, so emotional... Can't believe it took me 38 years to come across this one....love it!
Same, it's one of the best songs ive ever heard! Its always been in my recommentdations but i always ignored it.
If he was alive, one of my biggest wishes would have been to see him perform live :(
2024 !
Tears of joy😭
I can't seem to express the nostalgic vibes I'm getting from this. He literally draws an exquisite picture of art thru this music . All time greatest Hugh Masikela ✨
2020 still jamming this song
Saw this played live by him last night in Kampala, amazing!
I'm a Ghanaian but i have fallen in-love with this Jazz playlist, even tho i don't understand some words but it's so ROCKING 🔥🔥🔥🔥
They don't write songs like this ANYMORE. Thanks for the memories in the ghettos of Durban LEGEND!!!
RIP BABA WETHU. you will be missed and thank you for the music.
legendary--glad I had a photo with him --a treasure of our culture --sun re o Ojongbo Masekela--blessed ancestor protect us
Big up our MUTABARUKA for introducing us to the Great Hugh Masekula and other African Music making us realize that all Black Music is AFRICAN MUSIC.
This song takes me to another dimension, to place where everything is ok, where energy is so peaceful and chilled, place where people sitting with a smiles on their faces and enjoying every moment of their lives. It's not utopia, it's a dream.
Do u feel like communicating with ur lost loved ones but u do not have impepho just play this legendary song they will be with u and memory of their wise words .... this reminds of my father and some of his words
This sing is so powerful.z still reign even in 2021. May his soul continue to rest in peace.
Quality Record Productions has a studio recording of this fabulous song. It is probably one of the technically one best studio recordings EVER made. It left me speechless. The vinyl has over 90dB of absolutely pitch perfect sound.
Rest in Peace Bra Hugh...this is one of the classics i'l always remember you with...
a superb song.. perfect for any day.. for those who understand and appreciates expensive music
do you?
Ahahaha word...classy let's say.
expensive music? HOW SO?
Beautiful music never expires. Rest easy bra Hugh. My dad loved your music until his last days, his love for your music has imprinted onto me. Rest in peace timma ❤️
Thank you Hugh Masekela for sharing this story with the world. Without you it would be very unlikely to be ever TOLD.
i found this song accedantly but now i can't stop listening to it
This song is really beautiful...
It's 2022 and I'm here. This song reminds me of my father, he would dance to this song slowly with one leg moving slowly and snapping with his thumb and index fingers..papa😭. May his amazing soul continue to rest in peace.
your father had good taste , God rest his soul !!
I am a UJ student brought here by a module im doing called African insights that seeks to teach us about the heritage of South Africa and by extension Africa...Theres so much history in this song, the lyrics are just provocative because many of us still live this life, the times may be be different, the technology may be advanced by the imperialist forces still hold us hostage to this day.
How something so unabashedly beautiful can be conjured from the sorrows/evils described here (at this version’s outset) is a testament to Masekela’s talent/genius and the good in his soul. We humans can make wonderous roses out of shit. We should undertake such efforts a bit more often, eh?
Forever young in heart…. Blessed Hugh Masekela
He sang like Satch with that deep raspy voice full of energy. I like that. Rest in Paradise, Hugh Masekela
❤️🌺👌🏾💪🏾🦅RIP Hugh.Thank you for this master piece🎺🎷
I heard this song for the first time today in a shop...I think it was in Pep. I sat down until it was over. Then I left.
I don't even remember what I was going in to buy.
But I'm glad life suddenly took a turn ❤️
❤❤❤❤
Hello lindokuhle. How're you doing, hope you're good.
@@declankent5074 I'm well, thank you. And yourself?
@@LindokuhleSimsileNkambule I'm good. So how was your day, hope you had a great day today?
@@declankent5074 my day has been horrible. I live in Swaziland. Please look up what is happening in my country 💔 it's so disheartening.
I hope your day was way much better.
This right here got my tears falling down my cheeks, I was a history student in High School😢
The soul of this song needs no translation!
Lovely and very expensive song
Legendary Malume Hugh Masekela, continue to Rest in Power!!!! What a masterpiece
I love this guy, I love his music !
The best saxophone solo I have ever heard
really the best version of this wonderful song!!
Concordo...Ciao da Trento
The Original is always the best
Bra Hugh... I hope you get well Soon. Your energy on stage is missed
Which version is it? What Album?
Just remembered my father and found myself here today.
25 August 2019. ❤️🏠😭
This is a really beautiful song😭
Just beautiful. Pity I missed out on him live in SA. I think if you lived in SA back then this song is extra special. Hugh pushed boundaries in music.
The soul put in this song is priceless, no matter how many times people try to remix it they won't get it right.
Timeless song, relevant in our times. Rest in peace Tata.
Tata Hugh!!! Bless!!! Poetry + Music= Life. Thank for bringing so much life and light! My dad's jam...
Stimela is that prayer that mends the heart through pain and unspoken feeling. You can literally feel the tears of oBaba bethu pour through yours while picturing the agony they had to live and persevere through as that trumpet hits every note. Understanding what he's saying just makes the tears pour even more sengathi ukuso leso stimela😔 Siyabonga Bab' Masekela🤲
One of my all time favourites, what a classic.
This one & Zulu Wedding! 💙
Man this guy is FANTASTIC... What a voice... What a Musician... ABSOLUTELY SUPERB...
When I heard the sad news of your passing.... I played this on repeat nonstop. RIP Legendary bra Hugh.
Died: 23 January 2018
Heard this song the first time May 6, 2021. Good music will travel for a lifetime!! Blessings!!! 💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
2020.... and stillllllllll❤😌
They playing his music in commercials out here in the Bay Area so I looked him up and found this ..pure tears of joy I’m so emotional right now …great childhood memories
Hello Debra. How're you doing, hope you're good?
Poetry pure and simple.... Grazie from Italy.
A glorious example of the power of music. Beautiful.
We'll never get tired of this song ❤️
This is the first time I've heard this. Fantastic! I'll be checking out more music from him.
It took me this long to find Hugh Masekela.... hey, better late then never.
I think I grew up in a wrong generation , old masterpiece classic music ❤️❤️❤️
This generation people just talk shit
A timeless piece of art.
ciągle, ilekroć jest mi źle , stawiam ten obraz przed sobą . Wracam do żywych, cóż , po prostu dziękuję .
bruh
Love Love Love Love this piece --- soooo painfully beautiful
Years back I discovered this masterpiece. There is just something about this song. It knows how to talk to the soul...
2020 still listening to this music ❤️❤️❤️
Makes me cry each and every time. Thanks Hugh for this masterpiece.
2020 and Im still here. Forever Legend.
My love and thirst for Alkebulan Spirituality guided me here.
💪✊👊🙏💯