Children - Owie G x EdiBroz & Chuck Barry (Music Video)|Westbury Youth Day June 16
Channel: Off Beaten Path
Date: 2023-06-14

Children 

When we idealised this song, we wanted it to sound chaotic and experimental, like nothing you would hear come out of Westbury, or even central Johannesburg for that matter. We also knew that we wanted to dedicate the song to children and raise awareness around the gangsterism and gun violence happening in the township everyday, so the song would be a metaphor in that way. 

There is very little pride in the community at the moment with everything happening against coloured people. We should be afraid for our children. It is not conducive for a child to grow up in a system that thrives on children being shot down like animals in broad daylight, being marginalised from participating in the workforce and being fed drugs because it is accessible while the government does nothing! 

Is this the legacy we want to leave behind? The youth of Soweto in the year 16 June 1976 did not fight for children to be oppressed and neither should we. 

Fight for your children, Westbury. Keep fighting for your children! 

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Credits
Written By Owen Ragebult
Produced By Steven SLZ Thomas
Co-Produced By Owen Ragebult
Performed By Owie - G & Edibrouz Featuring Chuck Barry
Recorded By Edibrouz

BOC Productions
OBP x OBS Productions
Off Beaten Path Media 
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Additional footage by SABC News - https://youtu.be/Nv3FBT4bcbw - 1976 Soweto Uprising