The Voëlvry Movement
music genre
The Voëlvry movement (Afrikaans: [ˈfuəlfrəi]) in South Africa was a genre of anti-apartheid music sung in Afrikaans. The term Voëlvry means both "free as a bird" and "outlaw". This movement has been said to have started on April 4, 1989 in Johannesburg in a packed club. This marked the beginning of what some have called a rock and roll uprising. The Voëlvry movement used music in the Afrikaans language to show pride. The movement focused on Afrikaner youth. The main goal of the movement was to get Afrikaner youth to see the changes that had to occur in the “authoritarian, patriarchal culture”.
History
South Africa lived under Apartheid—the separations of race enforced by law. The non-white race were barred from political office or even removed from the country. Uprising and protests increased in number and led to major anti-apartheid movements.
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