Miriam Makeba, the singer who became the musical symbol of the black struggle against apartheid, has died after collapsing at a concert in Italy. She was 76.Makeba, nicknamed "Mama Africa" by a worldwide legion of...
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Along with dramatic changes in the weather, autumn this year brings a wealth of first-class world music. Starting this week and continuing into next month, Respect offers a program that includes Guinea Afro-pop...
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KAMPALA is getting a reputation of the place where international artistes do their final gig. Remember the reggae band Third World? After 20 years of producing wonderful music together they decided to call it a...
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The offspring of a Nigerian father who had come to Germany to study in the 1970s, and sometimes worked as a DJ, and a mother who is a gypsy. AYOs rather unusual name means joy in Yoruba. Her rich cultural...
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It's that time of year--album releases slow to a crawl, the PR shuffle slows to a crawl, and editors and writers seeking filler and desiring easy holiday writing compile their Best and Worst of the year lists....
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I'd like to say that I started wearing an afro because my consciousness was raised by the fervor of the 1960's focus on black power, civil rights, and making love not war. The truth is that I embraced wearing a fro because of gym class. I was 14, in the ninth...
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Germany today had its next debate about a scandal in its armed forces, as journalists of newsweekly 'Stern' dug out the video of an incident said to have taken place in June of 2006 already in a barrack in the...
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Every year I have to pull out my copy of "Best in Show," get stoned and laugh my ass off. And then I can read about the Westminster Dog Show..."Cosby's canine, Harry, won the popular terrier group at the...
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NowPublic first brought this story to you in September. And what a story it was! "
It's never too long before the latest craze to sweep America makes its way to the UK but most would wish this one...