Resistance Is Defence
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| Resistance Is Defence | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Dub poetry[1] | |||
| Label | Earthworks/Virgin[2] | |||
| Producer | Trevor Herman | |||
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Resistance Is Defence is an album by the South African musician Mzwakhe Mbuli.[3][4] It was released in 1992.[5] Some of its songs were banned from South African radio.[6]
Mbuli supported the album, his first to be released internationally, with a global tour.[7][8] Mbuli's touring band was dubbed the Equals.[9]
The album was produced by Trevor Herman.[10] Its songs are about South African apartheid, township life, and hope.[9] The sound draws from kwela, township jive, and mbaqanga.[11] "Chris the Doyen", which Mbuli performed at the funeral of Chris Hani, appears on some editions of Resistance Is Defence.[12]
