''Phansi Emgodini'' ("Down in the mine") is the 15th album by the
South Africa
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isicathamiya
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The wo ...
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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. The album (#BL 321) was recorded on 17 August 1981 and released on 9 September that year. The album also featured the group's first German-language song, "Wir Grüssen Euch Alle" ("We Greet You All") following their successful tour of
Cologne
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, Germany.
Track listing
# "Nansi Imali" ("Here Is The Money")
# "Saziwa Izwe Lonke"
# "Hamba Angikhathali"
# "Shukuma Ntombi"
# "Khwishi Khwishi" ("Spit, Spit")
# "Sawela Ulwandle" ("Over The Sea")
# "Ukhulumelani?"
# "Wemhlaba Uzodela"
# "Wena Ntombi Uyasidumaza"
# "Uzenzile Akakhalelwa"
# "Nansi Indaba Sondelani"
# "Wir Grüssen Euch Alle / Sanibonani Nonke"
1981 albums
Ladysmith Black Mambazo albums
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