Drink sometimes seemed to rule the war. Hostilities appeared virtually to stop on Friday and Saturday nights by mutual consent when the Terrs had their beer-drinks and the Rhodies were in their clubs respectively. I recall an order that crates of beer were not to be carried under the seats in the rear of MAPs because, although mine blast couldn't penetrate the armour, their concussion could still shatter Shumba and Castle bottles, lacerating everyone in the crew compartment's legs with glass shrapnel, which was a bugger for the medics to find. A senior officer, a notorious alcoholic, once came to my unit to award ten GSMs to the AS. I ran a dry camp due to a couple of deaths in alcohol-related incidents, so I used a drinks cabinet donated by "Coord-a-Nation" to store my maps. I will never forget the look of horror on his face when he threw open the drinks cabinet expecting a dop only to have maps of Mangwende and Uzumba TTLs pour all over his feet. There is a large book of anecdotes waiting to be written on Rhodesia and alcohol.
Drink sometimes seemed to rule the war. Hostilities appeared virtually to stop on Friday and Saturday nights by mutual consent when the Terrs had their beer-drinks and the Rhodies were in their clubs respectively.
I recall an order that crates of beer were not to be carried under the seats in the rear of MAPs because, although mine blast couldn't penetrate the armour, their concussion could still shatter Shumba and Castle bottles, lacerating everyone in the crew compartment's legs with glass shrapnel, which was a bugger for the medics to find.
A senior officer, a notorious alcoholic, once came to my unit to award ten GSMs to the AS. I ran a dry camp due to a couple of deaths in alcohol-related incidents, so I used a drinks cabinet donated by "Coord-a-Nation" to store my maps. I will never forget the look of horror on his face when he threw open the drinks cabinet expecting a dop only to have maps of Mangwende and Uzumba TTLs pour all over his feet.
There is a large book of anecdotes waiting to be written on Rhodesia and alcohol.
Best regards from à french vet 🇫🇷 good steady beat song !
Ek se, ek se!
German Soldier, i drink shumba
Too. And Dream of Rhodesia..😊
Great song! I would love to sing it in a group.
There is an English Group called the WURZELS. They made the original.. I am a cider drinker.... But the Green Boots version is better
Unbelievably OUTSTANDING!
1:05 same tune as una palomma blankka. One white dove. Popular in spanish discos in the 1970s
When The BOSS Throw A Party. The Scuffers Scarper
I’m really wanting to find “Funky Music” by Holy Black-saw a documentary on the RLI & it was background music at one point
good shit, catchy song
Dzięki
Dobrze
Poland support Zimbabwe not Rhodesia, because both are communist
You gotta listen to this song hammered: I’m in a frat and i played this song at the end of our party in the basement at 3am. What a vibe
Nice, cheers my friend. Let the good times roll.
I can't believe this is a non alcoholic drink.
Is it?
@@Xenogrief ''Shumba Maheu is a fermented, maize based traditional non alcoholic beverage''
Bro this song is about drinking Lion beer
@@ALMIGHTY_SIGMAR Then how do you explain how ''Shumba'' isn't related to any type of beer?
@@incumbentvinyl9291 Lion lager, Shumba is lion in one of african languages
Lekker!
Have a glass of shumba makes u do your thing😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Dobra muzyka
Прикольная мелодия
Да братан, это тоже хорошая мелодия для выпивки.
@@stanislav7888 круто
Ek se. Ek. Se. 😂😂😂😂😂
Love it the Rhodesian wurzels
real
Nice pfp
What does ''ek se'' means?
Ek se, is Rhodesian slang for, I say.
@@stanislav7888 Thanks.
The saying has Afrikaans roots, I take it?
@@incumbentvinyl9291 Yeah, like most Rhodesian sayings.
George Baker Selection cover. Ofcourse Dutch :-)
What is shumba?
A lion hunter from a wee bit north of Zimbabwe
Shumba is a lion beer that was popular with the soldiers during the war.
Not a beer as you know it though, it's a maheu.
What's the difference?
@@Strongboy1770 it's fermented and maize based and from what I know non-alcoholic, never had it myself though this is just from what I read.
sounds like Paloma Blanca ngl
It is the tune of Una Paloma Blanca
Not war related though
Shhh
@@HISTORYGUY300 nuh uh
Glory and honor to free Zimbabwe, eternally!!!
Long live rhodesia
Zambia got its independence in 1964. No trouble there. Ian Smith wrecked Rhodesia. The white Rhodesian no longer exists.
lan hall you talk rubbish we Rhodesian are all over the world in zim to what is wrong with you there is still white people in zim .
You're clueless.
XD
Rhodians never die
The Zambian economy took a real hit when Zambia got independant, so yes troubles.