Recently on Planet Ubuntu, Jono "challenged" us to share the music we associate with Ubuntu. I love a challenge, and Jono's my bud. (I know he'll write an Ubuntu anthem one day!)
So until then Jono, I have several great tunes that come to mind, but I want to share the one song that I think absolutely nails the spirit of what we're doing.
Why?
1) This song is difficult to pronounce, but can be mastered with practice, just like Ubuntu. (Hint: oo-boon-too)
2) This song is by a band that hails from South Africa (Johnny Clegg and Savuka, formerly Juluka) and its sound is distinctly African. Ubuntu has similar origins.
3) This song is a song about a struggle for freedom: In this case, Nelson Mandela and the struggle to end apartheid. Ubuntu is a struggle to bring freedom to a domain (computing) that has seen very little of it.
4) This song is inspiring, just like Ubuntu.
5) I have opened dozens of Ubuntu Vancouver celebrations and presentations with my own Ubuntu soundtrack, and this song is the song I play before taking the stage. So for me, when I hear the song, I remember those that were beside me, supporting me. I remember hundreds of people in Vancouver that love, use, and contribute to Ubuntu and celebrate local community together with me, in person.
Ubuntu friends, our struggle might also seem insurmountable at times (hate, negativity, unfair competition), but remember that a great vision (Mark Shuttleworth) and hard work (Ubuntu Contributor Community) trumps even the most evil construct. (Evil? Think predatory monopoly. Think indifferent. Think fruit.)
Allow me to present ASIMBONANGA.
Click to play!
Happy Valentines Day Ubuntu <3
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