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4 giorni fa · Originally published on September 3, 2021. By Lissette Corsa The extraordinary life of South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba has been a constant North Star and source of inspiration for vocalist, composer and writer Somi Kakoma. Somi, as she’s known artistically, pays tribute to the late matriarch of African song on her latest album,
22 ore fa · Early years Childhood and family Zenzile Miriam Makeba was born on 4 March 1932 in the black township of Prospect, near Johannesburg, as the only child of her father and the sixth of her mother. Her Xhosa father, Caswell Makeba, was a teacher; he died when she was six years old. Her Swazi mother, Christina Makeba, was a domestic worker ; she had previously separated from her first husband and ...
5 giorni fa · She particularly gained international notoriety, including among the African American community, in the mid-’60s, upon the release of her signature song “Pata Pata,” almost a decade after its original recording. The song had been inspired by a popular style of dance that was popular in the shebeens of Johannesburg’s Townships at that time.
1 giorno fa · The ECAVC, located at the Miriam Makeba Centre of Performing Arts is a joint project of the UFH and EC- DSRAC. It was commissioned and launched on 1 September 2006 by the then Minister of Arts and Culture – Zweledinga Pallo Jordan, the Premier of the Eastern Cape Province – Nosimo Balindlela and the then Vice Chancellor of the then University of Fort Hare – Professor Derrick Swartz.
5 giorni fa · Live From France: Barging From Paris. Since 2015, I have hosted nearly a dozen trips on hotel barges. These are narrow, custom-built vessels that putter along the French canals generally for six nights/seven days. Because the barges are confined to dimensions that will allow the transit of multiple locks, many measuring less than 20 feet wide ...
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2 giorni fa · Taylor Swift released live versions of three 'Tortured Poets Department' songs she performed as surprise songs in Paris during her Eras Tour shows there. Three ' (Live From Paris) Acoustic...
