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| 1 | 'The Msasas are Turning' |
'When the winter has gone, and
time has moved on, the memory will never grow tired...' A nostalgic song
from Clem Tholet |
2.30 |
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| 2 | 'Rhodesians Bold' |
A march originally composed by
BSAP Bandmaster Charles Warren-Day in 1918 and dedicated to all the
members of the Rhodesian Forces |
1.16 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 'Kum-a-Kye' |
The Regimental March of the
BSAP and a favourite played by the band on all occasions. The band was a
popular part of the BSAP structure from the very earliest days of
inception |
1.40 |
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| 4 | RAR sing 'Sweet Banana' |
An ORIGINAL RECORDING of the
men of the Rhodesian African Rifles as they sing an impromptu rendition
of their Regimental March at Shaw Barracks in Balla Balla |
2.27 |
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| 5 |
Rhodesian African Rifles on parade |
A musical montage of the
various company songs as sung by the men whilst parading on the drill
square at the barracks. ORIGINAL RECORDING |
3.04 |
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| 6 |
'Sweet Banana' Rhodesian Corps of Signals Band |
The Regimental March 'Sweet
Banana' came about during WW 2 when RAR troops escorting Italian
prisoners of war bought bananas from vendors in Durban |
2.12 |
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| 7 | RAR Jazz Band |
A live ORIGINAL recording of a
performance by the RAR 'Dixieland' Jazz Band in 1978 |
2.26 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 'The Happy Wanderer' |
This march was an arrangement
by Roger Barsotti of a German folk song and was the march played at the
passing out parades of the new troops having completed their initial
training at Llewllyn Barracks near Bulawayo |
2.54 | ||||||||||
| 9 |
Rhodesian Light Infantry on parade |
On the 17th October 1980, the
men of the RLI assembled for the last time on the parade square at
Cranborne Barracks to finally lay up their Regimental Colours |
0.31 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 'The Rhodesian Light Infantry' |
Composed especially for the
RLI by Major Frank Sutton, this slow march was renamed 'The Incredibles'
after the comment from Prime Minister Ian Smith in reference to the
calibre of the men of the Regiment at the time |
1.58 | ||||||||||
| 11 | 'When The Saints Go Marching In' |
Soon after its birth, the RLI
had a piper, L/Cpl McMartin who would pipe for the commando, and 'The
Saints' was one of tunes he used to play for the troopies. This
arrangement by Major Frank Sutton was later officially adopted as the
Regimental March of the RLI |
1.11 |
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| 12 | Fireforce |
A description of the Fireforce
concept pioneered by the RLI in conjunction with the Rhodesian Air
Force. The sounds heard are from historic recordings of live combat
operations during the bush war. Narrated by Patrick McLaughlin |
2.56 | ||||||||||
| 13 | 'Pamwe Chete' |
'Huyai Mose' - the identity
song of the Selous Scouts, and 'Basa Redu Re Selousi' - a song sung as
the men march on to the parade square. These are ALL ORIGINAL RECORDINGS
of the Selous Scouts and have never been previously available |
2.29 |
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| 14 | Selous Scouts Roll Call |
On the 16th June 1978 the
Selous Scouts held a special medal parade at the Andre Rabie Barracks |
1.31 | ||||||||||
| 15 | 'Mhoroyi Mose' |
A Shona song of welcome sung
with gusto by the Selous Scouts when receiving guests |
2.25 | ||||||||||
| 16 |
Selous Scouts Honours and Awards |
The song 'Garayi Neni' sung
behind this part of the medal parade was taken from a Shona hymn usually
sung at funerals |
0.58 | ||||||||||
| 17 | 'Selousi Shumba' |
This original Shona song was
usually sung at sporting events to encourage your team. The men changed
the lyrics to suit their purpose |
1.50 |
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| 18 |
Selous Scouts 'March Off' |
Singing their favourite
marching song 'Nhasi Pano Tsangana', the Regiment proudly leaves the
parade square at Andre Rabie Barracks |
1.44 |
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| 19 | Rhodesian Special Air Service |
The SAS was Rhodesia's elite
Special Force Squadron and first saw the light of day when Rhodesians
served with distinction during the Second World War as part of the
British SAS in the desert and in Italy |
1.04 | ||||||||||
| 20 | 'Marche des Parachutistes' |
The official march of the
Belgian Parachutist Regiment composed by C. Leemans before the outbreak
of the Second World War and later adopted by the Regiment |
2.28 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Rhodesian SAS disband |
A telegram from 22 SAS in
Britain in December 1980, bidding farewell to their sister unit |
0.26 | ||||||||||
| 22 |
Rhodesian Air Force Aircraft |
The airspace over New Sarum
and Thornhill Air Force Bases comes alive with the sounds of the various
historic aircraft of the RhAF |
2.04 | ||||||||||
| 23 | 'Winged Assegais' |
A march written especially for
the Rhodesian Air Force, the title for which was taken from the rondel
markings on the aircraft |
1.31 | ||||||||||
| 24 |
'Vudzijena' Rhodesian Corps of Signals Band |
A traditional African folk
tune meaning 'White Hair' arranged here as a military slow march |
4.26 | ||||||||||
| 25 |
Westland's Farm Operation Gatling |
Early on the 19th October
1978, following the shooting-down of the Air Rhodesia Viscount Hunyani,
combined air and ground strikes were made on terrorist bases deep within
Zambia. The famous 'Green Leader' speech to the Lusaka Control Tower was
recorded from the cockpit of the leading Canberra. This is an ORIGINAL
RE-EDIT from the master 1/4" tape of the operation |
25.07 |
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| 26 | 'Abide With Me' |
The mounting of the evening
guard and closing retreat ceremony provide a fitting closing to the
Regimental day. An ORIGINAL ARRANGEMENT with pipes by Neil Thain,
mastered at Memphis Studios, Johannesburg |
2.45 |
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