Miriam Makeba

Sit Back For A Soulful Evening

fea | Posted 03.23.2012

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With Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin's birthday coming up this Sunday, the time is ripe to honor standout African-American women vocalists from the last...

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S. African Musician Goes Back To School At 60

AP | DONNA BRYSON | Posted 04.17.2012

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JOHANNESBURG — The 60-year-old beloved South African musician shows up five days a week to sit behind a scarred desk in a bare-bones classroom, ...

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Looking for Bob Marley and Fela Kuti

Alemayehu G. Mariam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Music as a Weapon of Protest It is said that "music is a universal language." Using a few notes and inspiring lyrics, musicians and song writers have...

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Dog Ears Music: Volume Thirty-Three

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Benji Hughes hails from Charlotte, North Carolina. His debut is a well-crafted 25-song extravaganza, A Love Extreme, recorded in L.A.'s boho enclave Silverlake.

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Moments with Odetta: Inspirational Singer, Beautiful Woman

Lea Lane | Posted 05.25.2011

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Odetta Holmes sang at the 1963 March on Washington, and it was reported that she wanted to sing at Obama's inauguration. But she didn't quite make it; she died on Tuesday, at age 77.

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South African Music Legend Miriam Makeba Collapses Onstage, Dies

AP | CELEAN JACOBSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — She died just how she wanted to _ singing on stage for a good cause. And her recorded songs wafted out of taxis and...

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