Miriam Makeba, the renowned South African singer and anti-apartheid campaigner who was forced into exile for more than three decades, died early this morning after collapsing at a performance in Italy. She was 76.
Known as "Mama Africa" to her many fans worldwide, Makeba was at a protest concert against organised criminals when she suffered a heart attack as she was leaving the stage. She died soon afterwards at a clinic in the southern Italian town of Castel Volturno.
As the first black South African to win international stardom, Makeba performed alongside the likes of Harry Belafonte, Nina Simone and Dizzy Gillespie in the US. Fusing township melodies with jazz ballads, she sang for world leaders from President John F Kennedy to Nelson Mandela, who led the tributes today, describing Makeba as "South Africa's first lady of song".
Two friends of mine are currently teaching in South Africa, and according to their stories, the level of racism they are experiencing makes me shiver in distress.
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Nov-11-2008 00:21
Sunsnail
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Heard about this on the radio
Nov-11-2008 00:45
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i'd want my money back.
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Nov-11-2008 00:48
winston
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I wonder if you could edit out her tracks and make a more electronic version of her songs. I think African music has alot in common with traditional dance music, as it symbolizes 'spiritual freedom' or 'a celebration of nature through dancing'.
Thanks for reading though, and I was taking the piss in the first two lines
Nov-11-2008 01:14
chimera66
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I was totally going to post about this because this is sad but I didn't think anyone would care. Last night I was watching Graceland randomly and listened to her version of Malaika like a very popular Swahili song. Anyhow the Graveland special was probably the single most memorable musical exorience of my life and I am sad Mama Africa died
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Nov-11-2008 04:10
winston
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That's pretty cool. I think African music, or tribal music ( in theory) can be very hipnotic & take you to higher levels of consciousness. In some ways, it's also very deep & religious. It can awake the savage inside us all
Nov-11-2008 05:00
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Wait! People actually think Australia is in Europe? Since when?
Nov-11-2008 05:02
winston
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Some user posted a joke about it. don't remember if it was krypton or krooton.
Nov-11-2008 05:12
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I'm ticked off.
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Nov-11-2008 05:29
chimera66
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That's pretty cool. I think African music, or tribal music ( in theory) can be very hipnotic & take you to higher levels of consciousness. In some ways, it's also very deep & religious. It can awake the savage inside us all
what type of african music are you listening to because what i grew up listening to does not awaken the savage inside of anyone. african music is not always equal to tribal. yes the music is a tad religious at times and yes it is deep but i can't say i'm with you on the higher consciousness or hypnotic thing. either way, african music can be quite good like any other genre...i just really liked miriam and find it ironic that i was listening to her old stuff last night before i even heard she died...that was the first time i've really listened to graceland in probably 20yrs.
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I once saw Swamper peel off 4 or 5 $100 bills from a fat roll and say this to Donald Trump: "Go clean yourself up; you look like a bum.". And then he threw the bills right in Trump's face/hair! Then Swamper and his entourage of 30, who were all wearing TA monogramed Rolexes, left the room and flew to Hawaii for a few hours because Del wanted fresh coconut.
To his defense, Trump didn't even really look like a bum.
Nov-11-2008 06:51
narcism
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for some reason it reminded me of this awesome tune...
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Originally posted by Ygrene
I once saw Swamper peel off 4 or 5 $100 bills from a fat roll and say this to Donald Trump: "Go clean yourself up; you look like a bum.". And then he threw the bills right in Trump's face/hair! Then Swamper and his entourage of 30, who were all wearing TA monogramed Rolexes, left the room and flew to Hawaii for a few hours because Del wanted fresh coconut.
To his defense, Trump didn't even really look like a bum.
