THE wooden deck of Imba Matombo, perched high in the serene and luxurious neighbourhood of Glen Lorne, Harare, offered a ...
You may know her best as the icons — Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous, Purdey in The New Avengers, or Hester Frump in Wednesday...but away from the stage and screen, Joanna Lumley's life is ...
From "Entre el Mar y una Estrella" to "Rosalinda," see which of the album's 12 tracks is our favorite. Twenty-five years ago, Thalia welcomed the new millennium with Arrasando, an album that would ...
The Northriding home of the late global music icon and civil rights leader Miriam Makeba has reportedly fallen into disrepair, transforming into what locals describe as a “dilapidated drug den.” ...
South African anti-apartheid music legend Miriam Makeba's classic "Pata Pata" has been re-released with new lyrics aimed at helping beat the spread of coronavirus, UNICEF said Thursday. The lyrics of ...
Allingham Rob (2009), "From 'Noma Kumnyama' to 'Pata Pata': A History", African Music, 8(3), 117-131 Makeba Miriam, Mwamuka Nomsa (2004), "Makeba: The Miriam Makeba Story", Real African Publishers.
We have always maintained that the music called Jazz is an American product, and did trace its origins to the slave songs of African Americans in New Orleans, Louisiana. Our interest in the ...
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"Makeba" by Jain is surging in popularity thanks to a TikTok trend featuring Bill Hader. The catchy song behind the meme honors Miriam Makeba, a South African artist and activist. Makeba spent her ...
Some years ago Paul Brady and myself travelled to Dakar, Senegal as guests of Plan International – one of the largest child centred development organizations in the world. Part of our itinerary was to ...