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Lorraine Klaasen: A Tribute To Miriam Makeba

Read "A Tribute To Miriam Makeba" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
April 4, 2013

The late Miriam Makeba is a musical hero in her native South Africa, but her importance in the grand scheme of South African history goes well beyond her vibrant vocals. Makeba became a cultural icon and symbol for freedom, fighting the good fight against apartheid for--and with--her countrymen. She was exiled from her homeland because of her public defiance to the status quo, and denied a right of return for decades, but it didn't shut her up or slow her ...

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Soweto-Born Vocalist Lorraine Klaasen Pays Homage to "Mama Africa" on New Justin Time Records Album, a Tribute to Miriam Makeba, Available March 12

Source: DL Media
March 9, 2013

As a follow-up to the triumphant Africa Calling, her previous release on Justin Time Records, singer Lorraine Klaasen pays homage to a South African cultural icon and close family friend on A Tribute to Miriam Makeba. “I used to call her auntie Miriam because she and my mother were such close friends and she knew me since I was a little girl,” says Klaasen. “I just wish I could have done this while she was still alive.” Released in her ...
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