The Conqueror Writes History, They Came, They

In New York I Heard A Piece Of Ground, Written By A White South African, Jeremy Taylor. I Modified It A Little And Sang It Myself. That Song Is Very Special To Me Because It Deals With The Land Question In Southern Africa. We Were Dispossessed Of Our Land.

I Didn't Have Much, But I Was Always Happy To Share What I Did Have. It Seemed Like Every African That Came To New York City Would Show Up At My Apartment Door At Dinnertime, And I Couldn't Turn Them Away. I Wasn't Much Older Than Any Of Them, But They Started Calling Me 'mama Africa' And The Name Stuck.

In The Mind, In The Heart, I Was Always Home. I Always Imagined, Really, Going Back Home.

I'm Not A Politician; I Am A Singer. Long Ago, They Said, 'that One, She Sings Politics.' I Don't Sing Politics; I Merely Sing The Truth.

I Have One Thing In Common With The Emerging Black Nations Of Africa: We Both Have Voices, And We Are Discovering What We Can Do With Them.