January 25, 1991 (vol. 101, iss. 82) • Page Image 5
…ARTS The Michigan Daily 'The beat is robust and A constant by Peter Shapiro Although they deal almost exclu- sively with traditional social issues and gospel praise in their lyrics, Mahlathini and the Mahotella teens are perhaps the most olitical musicians in the world. Their music should not be reduced to, solely political terms, but the pure ecstatic joy of their recordings in the face of Apartheid, not to mention their live shows, is a sin...…