Nov 11th, 2008 · Singer Miriam Makeba is a woman whose influence extends far beyond the world of music. Fans called her "Mama Africa," the South African apartheid government banned her albums and exiled her, and Black Panther Stokely Carmichael chose her as his wife. Makeba died this week at age 76. For more, Farai Chideya speaks with Harry Belafonte about the passing of the South African singer, and we revisit a News & Notes interview with Makeba herself.
Keywords: world · music · interviews · wife · Singer · apartheid · Farai Chideya · album · Harry Belafonte · South African · Miriam · Makeba
Nov 10th, 2008 · Legendary South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba died this weekend after collapsing on stage at a concert in Italy. Makeba was 76. She was the first African woman to win a Grammy and was affectionately known around the world as "Mama Africa." Host Michel Martin offers a reflection.
Keywords: Italy · Africa · world · Activist · Grammy · music · Africans · Singer · concert · South African · Mama · Makeba
Nov 10th, 2008 · The South African singer known as "Mama Africa" has died. Miriam Makeba was 76. She became an international symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle.
Keywords: Singer · apartheid · South African · Miriam · Makeba · Mama Africa · Struggle · Miriam Makeba
Oct 10th, 2008 · Deep in a South African gold mine, three kilometers below the Earth's surface, scientists have discovered a tiny ecosystem in which there is only one organism.
Keywords: organization · Scientists · ecosystems · gold · South African · Bacterium
Sep 27th, 2008 · This week, the Curry Stone Design Prize was awarded to a South African architecture firm that figured out how to make a cheap house with a timber frame and a whole lot of sandbags. The houses are energy efficient and easily assembled, and could replace more hazardous structures in the shantytowns around Cape Town. South African architect Luyanda Mphahlwa talks with Scott Simon about his prize-winning design.
Keywords: Scott Simon · energy · Africans · architects · humanitarian · Architectural · South African · timber · shantytowns · Cape Town · sandbag · structure
Jul 18th, 2008 · When he stood up in a South African courtroom during his treason trial in 1964, Nelson Mandela declared that he was "prepared to die" for his cause. On Mandela's 90th birthday, we look back at that pivotal moment when he became a worldwide symbol of the struggle for freedom and democracy.
Keywords: Trial · freedom · worldwide · democracy · birthday · courtroom · South African · Nelson Mandela · Nelson · 1964 · Mandela · Struggle
Jul 5th, 2008 · A group of Sunni and Shiite leaders will meet in Iraq with Martin McGuinne, the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and former IRA leader, and Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African negotiator who helped end apartheid. They have been meeting privately with Iraq's politicians for two years to try and hammer out an agreement on reconciliation. On Saturday, they'll announce the results — a new accord among Iraq's feuding political factions, reports Lourdes Garcia-Navarro.
Keywords: Iraq · politics · agreement · Shiites · Sunni · Irish · deputy · Lourdes Garcia Navarro · Africans · apartheid · Factions · South African
Jun 25th, 2008 · Vampire Weekend's endearingly wordy lyrics make the band sound collegiate in the best possible way. Its unique sound inventively mixes contemporary American indie-rock, Western classical music, and South African traditional music. Hear a performance and interview from WXPN.
Keywords: Americans · contemporary · indie · music · Traditional · interviews · WXPN · punk · South African · Afro · vampires · collegiate
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