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Anyone could have guessed that something about Nelson Mandela was going to dominate Twitter as soon as it was confirmed that he had passed away . I won't be surprised if things about him continue to trend as the year comes to an end. He was adored and loved by many. Many a song has been sang for him . Here are a few tweets that show this. Switching to my South African alter-ego in honour of Nelson Mandela who just passed away today. Go well Tata! We love you #Madiba . — Siyabonga Mthimkhulu (@mightyafrican) December 5, 2013 Hamba kahle Tata. Hamba kahle Madiba. Safe journey Nelson Mandela. #Madiba #NelsonMandela pic.twitter.com/8K5ThrHprg — Siyabonga Mthimkhulu (@mightyafrican) December 5, 2013 "Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father". @SAPresident on @NelsonMandela 's passing. #RIPMandela #Madiba — Siyabonga Mthimkhulu (@mightyafrican) December 5, 2013 The World is in Mourning... 💔 #RIPNelsonMandela #LalaNgoxolo...

Since we are all talking about Nelson Mandela now, this is a good time to blog about him some more. After this tribute . I started listening to this Happy Birthday song sang by Lira   @miss_lira on the occasion of Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday. Our hero is no more. This is a happy birthday song but unfortunately, he won't be celebrating any more birthdays. I can't wait till July 18, 2014 to blog about this. This song is way too awesome for it to not be known by more people. So I felt I had to blog about it. Today. And give it some more publicity. So I googled one more time to see what I could find and I wasn't surprised to see this through the Museke archives. Lyrics to the song I have had on repeat the last 27 minutes . Before the lyrics, this is what she said - Thank you so much. Hello everyone, Happy birthday Tata! I decided to just write a few songs from my heart this morning. So this is quite impromptu, but it is a really heartfelt message. To say, ...

Was listening to South African music today. :-( RIP Nelson Mandela. You'd be fondly remembered, #Madiba . pic.twitter.com/VZDODhbbCx — Siyabonga Mthimkhulu (@mightyafrican) December 5, 2013 This morning, I thought to listen to gospel music. The first song I played via the #vimride was Asimbonanga/Biko . It's one of my favorite songs to listen to these days. Later on during the day when I was thinking more and more about International Volunteer Day , I switched to my Southern Africa playlist and listened to a lot of Mzansi music . Funnily enough, I haven't listened to any songs from my favorite Lira , not even once today. That is going to change in a hurry. Because I need to listen to some Madiba music. One of my heroes, Nelson Mandela , has passed away. I have blogged about Nelson Mandela many times. I have a label for him on this blog. I wrote a blog post to mark his 92nd birthday 3 years ago . I love the song that was the subject of that blog post so much that I ...

South Africa's Nelson Mandela is one of the greatest statesmen to ever live. One of the highlights of the recent Mzansi Mundial, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, was when Nelson Mandela was ridden in a golf cart around Soccer City in Johannesburg, before the final. Nelson Mandela is 92 today. In this tribute, Lira and Soweto Spiritual Singers sing "(Something Inside) So Strong". "(Something Inside) So Strong" is one of Nelson Mandela's favorite songs. The song was written by British poet, songwriter and singer, Labi Siffre. It was a 1985 anti-apartheid anthem. Lira and the singers were performing at Sony’s 3D experience pavilion “3D world Created by Sony” at Nelson Mandela Square in Johannesburg, on 4th July two weeks ahead of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela’s birthday on July 18th. Watch the performances here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKrG60WobYc Lira performed a special happy birthday song for Nelson Mandela two years ago at the occasion of his 90t...