Auteur : Richard Beardsley

FROM KRIBI WITH LOVE

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Tracy at Kribi

BEAUTIFUL TRACY – ON FAMILY HOLIDAY

Last summer in Cameroon, Mom the 4 girls: Lorrie, Tracy, Klara, Léa and I hopped on a bus in Yaoundé, destination Kribi by sea for a long family weekend.

I love this profile photo of 11 year old Tracy  which again proves that African girls are the MOST beautiful. Just don’t tell Tracy – she’s too young to think about that for many years. But one day. . . watch this space.

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KRIBI FROM THE HOTEL – HEAVEN ON EARTH

Sundowner, not much more to say – a picture is worth 1000 words.

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KRIBI PORT & FISH MARKET

Fresh out of the ocean fish – prawns – crab, like you never tasted. And they don’t cost the farm. Dine ‘sur place’ every day of the week.

Lets’ not spoil it – a secret between you and me. Okay?

OH, I DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE KRIBI SEASIDE.

WOT’CHER

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. . AND LATER – SGT PEPPER’S LONELY. . .

 

‘AVE A BANANA

  • The Beardsleys, the Bovver Boys, the Beatles, the Liverpool lasses and Jack the lads were brought up on the old Music Hall songs, wot Grandpa learned us and Mam sang to our old man.
  • We learned Cockney Rhyming Slang that not a livin’ soul on this page could ever un’erstand.
  • Neither up nor down the apples and pears, despite all the stares.
  • Paul – Macca’s old man worked in a Music Hall band. That’s where the Beatles got their inspiration, cockney culture and « savoir faire » for SGT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND.
  • In’it me ole cock sparrers. TaTa for now. . .

AN ALTOGETHER OTHER « SOUND OF MUSIC ».

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

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MRS QUEEN WAS NOT AMUSED.

Being a loyal subject of Her Gracious Majesty Elizabeth 2, I hereby inaugurate my Group with the, admittedly notorious, National Anthem by the Sex Pistols, who were vomited on stage in 1975.

John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, is still around and the darling of the anti-establishment to the  – Establishment. He will undoubtedly end up as a Knight of the Garter, pause for laughter.

Sid Vicious was charged with murdering his squeeze Nancy Spungen, by stabbing her dead on an unmade bed in the Chelsea Hotel NYC.

The same where Janis performed an unmentionable, rhyming odd job for Leonard Cohen on an unmade bed in the Chelsea Hotel NYC.

RULE BRITTANIA – MARMELADE & JAM!

 

THE WHITE ZULU WARRIOR

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Johnny-Clegg

JOHNNY CLEGG PHD – OBE

This jewish kid, born in Lancashire, England in 1953, emigrated to South Africa, first arrested at 15 in anti-Apartheid rally – prof of Social Anthropology at Wits University, author, songwriter – received the highest honors in South Africa, for his life-long fight against Apartheid, ranking 23rd of the greatest South Africans of all time.

And the music – 2 platinum and 5 gold records

JULUKA

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Partners in « crime » – Johnny with Sipho Mchunu

Banned from playing in public in South Africa they played in restaurants, private homes and internationally where JULUKA became famous world-wide with Universal Men, Work for All. . .

SAVUKA

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Johnny teamed up with Dudu Zulu when Sipho went back to sheep farming.

More big, global hits followed: Third World Child, Heat, Dust, Dreams and then in 1987 the greatest of all – you guessed. . .

ASIMBONANGA

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THE WHITE ZULU WARRIOR

South Africa, Time4Music

 

Johnny-Clegg

JOHNNY CLEGG PHD – OBE

This jewish kid, born in Lancashire, England in 1953, emigrated to South Africa, first arrested at 15 in anti-Apartheid rally – prof of Social Anthropology at Wits University, author, songwriter – received the highest honors in South Africa, for his life-long fight against Apartheid, ranking 23rd of the greatest South Africans of all time.

And the music – 2 platinum and 5 gold records

JULUKA

JC&SMCH

Partners in « crime » – Johnny with Sipho Mchunu

Banned from playing in public in South Africa they played in restaurants, private homes and internationally where JULUKA became famous world-wide with Universal Men, Work for All. . .

SAVUKA

Savuka

Johnny teamed up with Dudu Zulu when Sipho went back to sheep farming.

More big, global hits followed: Third World Child, Heat, Dust, Dreams and then in 1987 the greatest of all – you guessed. . .

ASIMBONANGA

JC 46664

Every man, woman and child in the country sang this anthem for the release of Madiba from Robben Island.

Hear it once again.

Millions of people today are again suffering and need our support and succor in this dark night of terror and deadly disorder – where we are increasingly suffering from compassion fatigue.

But there is hope. . .

 

 ONE MAN’S FIGHT WITH MUSIC TO SHINE THE LIGHT OF FREEDOM