 If you can make a language into rock and roll, it can’t be an oppressive language anymore.” The musicians used rock and roll music to represent traditional Afrikaans songs and symbols.Songs in the movement portrayed basic symbols that were important in South Africa—re-purposing them to represent their message.For example, in the song Ossewa (oxwagon), the standard symbol of the oxwagon was changed to a car and helped to lead Afrikaners out of political turmoil and into the future.