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Miriam Makeba: 'I will sing until the last day of my life'
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| diggerz |
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/200...rica-worldmusic
| quote: | 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".
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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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| Sunsnail |
| Heard about this on the radio |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| i'd want my money back. |
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| diggerz |
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 :p |
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| chimera66 |
| 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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| diggerz |
| 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 |
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| Frenchie |
| Wait! People actually think Australia is in Europe? Since when? |
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| diggerz |
| Some user posted a joke about it. don't remember if it was krypton or krooton. |
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| Abercrombie |
| I'm ticked off. |
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| chimera66 |
| quote: | Originally posted by diggerz
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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