A radically political Argentine rasta-punk band that actually has issues to… Read Full Bio ↴A radically political Argentine rasta-punk band that actually has issues to protest, Todos Tus Muertos was formed by vocalists Fidel Nadal and Pablo "Dronkit Master," guitarist Horacio Gamexane, bassist Felix Gutierrez and drummer Pablo Potenzoni. The group named itself in honor of the tens of thousands killed by former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla ("todos tus muertos" translates as "all your dead"), and signed to a local label. After being named the Best International Group by the leading Latin-rock magazine La Banda Elastica, Todos Tus Muertos gained attention around the world, and were signed to Grita! Records (founded by Jay B. Ziskrout, the former drummer for Bad Religion). The band released Dale Aborigen in early 1997, and the live album Argentina Te Asesina one year later.

No Más Apartheid
Todos Tus Muertos Lyrics

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Wachitanse omalan comin fon botswana
Wachitanse omalan comin fobe be chuamalan

Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Africa
Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Angola
Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Etiopía
Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Mozambique

Patrice Lumumba renace hoy
Mártires de la revolución de Africa
Los colonos asesinos volvieron roja
La negra Africa
Matando a los vientos, violando a las mujeres

Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Burundi
Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Swaziland
Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Lesotho
Uhuru hesole sawaba en Namibia

Malcolm X en América luchó por la libertad
Hasta que la C.I.A. Lo ahogó en sangre
Black Panters x 4

Uhuru hedsole sawaba en África
Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Uganda
Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Somalia
Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Senegal

Nelson Mandela en prisión
Víctima de la segregación

No más apartheid
No más apartheid omalan

No más sangre de niños en Soweto
No más niños presos en Namibia!

El viento se volvió huracán
Y la mentalidad esclavista no quedó en pie
La mente esclavista fuera de Zambeze

Wachitanse omalan
Igziabier to mascam

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Todos Tus Muertos's song "No Más Apartheid" speak about the fight against apartheid in Africa and the struggle for freedom and equality for Black people all over the world. The first verse mentions Botswana and Chuamalan, possibly referencing places in Africa where the fight for freedom took place. "Uhuru" means "freedom" in Swahili, and is repeated throughout the song as a call to action. The second verse references Patrice Lumumba, a Congolese independence leader who was assassinated in 1961, and other martyrs of the African revolution who gave their lives for the cause. The lyrics speak of the colonizers who returned Africa "red" with blood, and of the violence and rape that ensued.

The third verse mentions Malcolm X, who fought for Black liberation in America until his assassination in 1965. The mention of the CIA's involvement in his death speaks to the systemic oppression that existed even beyond the borders of Africa. The chorus repeats the call for "no more apartheid", and specifically mentions the struggles in Soweto and Namibia. The final verse references Nelson Mandela's imprisonment and the segregation he faced, but also acknowledges the power of the people in bringing about change. The hurricane mentioned in the last line could be a metaphor for the storm of revolution that swept through Africa and the world, bringing an end to apartheid.

Line by Line Meaning

Wachitanse omalan comin fon botswana
Let's dance together joyfully, coming from the nation of Botswana

Wachitanse omalan comin fobe be chuamalan
Let's dance together joyfully, coming from the lands of Chwamalan

Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Africa
Freedom has come to Africa

Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Angola
Freedom has come to Angola

Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Etiopía
Freedom has come to Ethiopia

Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Mozambique
Freedom has come to Mozambique

Patrice Lumumba renace hoy
Patrice Lumumba is reborn today

Mártires de la revolución de Africa
Martyrs of the African revolution

Los colonos asesinos volvieron roja
The murderous colonizers turned it red

La negra Africa
Black Africa

Matando a los vientos, violando a las mujeres
Killing the winds, raping the women

Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Burundi
Freedom has come to Burundi

Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Swaziland
Freedom has come to Swaziland

Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Lesotho
Freedom has come to Lesotho

Uhuru hesole sawaba en Namibia
Freedom has come to Namibia

Malcolm X en América luchó por la libertad
Malcolm X fought for freedom in America

Hasta que la C.I.A. Lo ahogó en sangre
Until the CIA drowned him in blood

Black Panters x 4
Black Panthers times four

Uhuru hedsole sawaba en África
Freedom has come to Africa

Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Uganda
Freedom has come to Uganda

Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Somalia
Freedom has come to Somalia

Uhuru hedsole sawaba en Senegal
Freedom has come to Senegal

Nelson Mandela en prisión
Nelson Mandela in prison

Víctima de la segregación
Victim of segregation

No más apartheid
No more apartheid

No más apartheid omalan
No more apartheid joyfully

No más sangre de niños en Soweto
No more children's blood in Soweto

No más niños presos en Namibia!
No more children imprisoned in Namibia!

El viento se volvió huracán
The wind has turned into a hurricane

Y la mentalidad esclavista no quedó en pie
And the slave-mentality no longer remains

La mente esclavista fuera de Zambeze
The slave-mentality beyond the Zambezi

Wachitanse omalan
Let's dance together joyfully

Igziabier to mascam
God bless us

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HORACIO FELIX GUTIERREZ, ERNESTO OSVALDO FIDEL NADAL, HORACIO CARLOS OSCAR VILLAFANE

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