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"Mozambique" is a song written by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy that was originally released on Dylan's 1976 album Desire. It was also released as a single and reached number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
The lyrics celebrate Mozambique's independence, socialism and Mozambique's main political party, FRELIMO, which brought the country to its independence in 1975. In 1994, multi-party elections were held in Mozambique, and consequently the lyrics to the anthem were often omitted from most public performances and radio broadcasts, as they were ...
Mozambique, your name is freedom The Sun of June forever will shine Chorus: ๐ Mozambique, our Glorious Land Rock by rock constructing a new day Millions of arms, only one force O beloved fatherland, let's be victorious ๐ II United people from the Rovuma to Maputo Harvest the fruits of the combat for peace The dream grows waving in the flag
Jimmy Buffett in a screenshot from his 2023 video for “Mozambique,” his cover of the 1976 Bob Dylan tune. “Mozambique” is featured on the late singer’s “Equal Strain on all Parts ...
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The native folk music of Mozambique has been highly influenced by Portuguese colonisation and local language forms. The most popular style of modern dance music is marrabenta . Mozambican music also influenced another Lusophone music in Brazil , like maxixe (its name derived from Maxixe in Mozambique), and mozambique style in Cuba and New York ...
The song was featured in a Microsoft commercial in California, [2] and in 2001 was part of the soundtrack for the movie The Pledge (directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In the song, Wazimbo expresses sadness at the lifestyle of a wonderful young lady, whom he refers to as "his sister - Maria", wasting her life having ...
The NY Mozambique bell was later adopted by drumset players in North American jazz and popular music. For example, drummer Steve Gadd can be heard playing the NY Mozambique bell part on drumset (cymbal) during Paul Simon's song "Late in the Evening". [12] Bell pattern for Havana-style conga de comparsa, written in 2-3 clave sequence.