Carlene Davis - Welcome Home mp3 album

Welcome Home - Nelson MandelaIt was appropriate that Tommy Cowan and Carlene Davis both had prominent roles on the concert for Nelson and Winnie Mandela at the National Stadium, Kingston, on Wednesday, July 24, 1991. As a songwriter-singer pair, they had celebrated Winnie Mandela's fortitude while her husband was in prison with Winnie Mandela; then, after he was released, they again combined to do Welcome Home Mandela.Cowan remembers that Davis was brought on in a moment of crisis, as the police and members of the crowd clashed."The crowd started to jump the fence and it looked like the place was going to break out in a riot," Cowan said."I was onstage and I said what am I going to do?" Cowan said. And Olivia 'Babsy' Grange said "rush Carlene to the stage".She came on with Welcome Home Mandela and, Cowan said, "everybody stopped and sang the song".Davis remembers that the recording of Welcome Home Mandela was played when the Mandelas entered the National Stadium and, when she was invited to the platform to do the song live, a number of other musicians joined in. "It was quite an experience," Davis said.