Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'mama'

Remembering Miriam Makeba, 'Mama Africa'

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:41:00 EST

South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba died Sunday at age 76. In a letter of tribute, Nelson Mandela said, "Her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us." Talk of the Nation remembers her with a 1988 recording of Mosadi Ku Rima.

Music World Mourns 'Mama Africa'

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:24:00 EST

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.

Zap Mama On Mountain Stage

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:02:00 EDT

Led by Congo-born singer Marie Dualne, Zap Mama combines musical styles from throughout the African diaspora to create an earthy R&B vibe. Here, the group brings its soulful multicultural mashup to a live performance on Mountain Stage.

Hillbilly Gypsies: Mountain Mama Music

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:55:00 EDT

Gathered around a large, vintage diaphragm microphone, the native West Virginians in Hillbilly Gypsies perform a mix of traditional and original Appalachian music before a crowd at the International Mother's Day Shrine.

Wolf Parade: The Mamas and the Papas Redux

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:30:00 EDT

The inspiration for Wolf Parade's "California Dreamer" comes from exactly where you might suspect it does: The Mamas and the Papas' 1965 hit "California Dreamin'." Singer Spencer Krug's curiosity was piqued by the line, "If I didn't tell her / I would leave today," so he imagined the perspective of the woman left behind.

Norman Bates: A Most Terrifying Mama's Boy

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDT

He was like the boy next door — if the boy next door never left his house and took up taxidermy as a hobby. For millions, Psycho's soft-spoken innkeeper made showering a dreaded experience.

Summary Judgement: Movies Worth $10

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Mark Jordan Legan examines Tina Fey's Baby Mama, Hugh Jackman's Deception, and the long-awaited Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.

'Baby Mama'

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:48:00 EDT

Single businesswoman Kate Holbrook decides to have a child at 37, but when she's told there's little chance of her getting pregnant, she recruits the help of a surrogate mother in Baby Mama. The surrogate is an uncultured woman from South Philadelphia whose notions of child bearing are unorthodox, to say the least.

Stage Mother from Hell: Needy, Greedy Mama Rose

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Gypsy's antiherone is a woman boiling over with frustrated ambition, who channels all her energies into turning her daughters into stars Â� woe be to anyone who gets in her way. Jeff Lunden has an appreciation.

'Sugar Mamas' Get a Dating Service

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:54:00 EST

A speed-dating event in New York City will try to make love connections between wealthy women over 35 and good-looking younger men. "Sugar Mamas and Boy Toys," is hosted by Jeremy Abelson of PocketchangeNYC.com.

'Cooking Mama' a Delectable, Digital Cook-Off

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:36:00 EST

If you're counting calories this holiday season, Nintendo's Wii has just the thing for you: guilt-free, no-calorie, digital food. Andrea Seabrook squares-off against chef Barton Seaver in an on-air, virtual cooking duel using Wii's new video game, "Cooking Mama."

Zap Mama: 'Adventures in Afropea'

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:28:00 EDT

Blending African rhythms with a European pop sensibility, Zap Mama deftly mixes global genres without losing its flair for dance grooves. Hear an interview and live performance by the Belgian group, which draws on African pygmy music and much more.

The Monterey Pop Festival, 40 Years Later

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:01:00 EDT

Two years before Woodstock, a music festival in Monterey, Calif., brought together a diverse group of big-name acts including the Mamas and the Papas and Jefferson Airplane as well as some then-unknown performers, notably Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.

Singer Denny Doherty's 1960s Pop Legacy

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:20:00 EST

Denny Doherty, a member of the 1960s folk-rock group The Mamas and the Papas, died Friday at 66. The Mamas and the Papas was one of the first groups to feature male and female singers equally.

Hidden Kitchen Mama

Fri, 12 May 2006 14:00:00 EDT

In honor of Mother's Day, The Kitchen Sisters linger in the room in the house where families gather and children are fed, where all good parties begin and end. The room where the best stories are told.

One 'Magic Number' on One Successful Pop Quartet

Tue, 09 May 2006 11:57:00 EDT

British guitarist and vocalist Romeo Stodart of The Magic Numbers talks about the band's music. The other members are his sister Michele, and Sean and Angela Gannon (also siblings). In sound, they've been compared to early Beach Boys and the Mamas and the Papas.

Mama's Never-Ending 'Quick Little Chat'

Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT

While Mama Had a Quick Little Chat, a new illustrated children's book, captures the frustration of a little girl who just wants her mother to get off the phone.

Zap Mama: New World Soul

Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Zap Mama's CD Ancestry in Progress charts a path from African a capella to a global vision of soul. Leader Marie Daulne says her new songs weave vocal styles from Africa and the East with technologies and music of the West. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne.

Zap Mama: 'Ancestry in Progress'

Mon, 25 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Producer Roy Hurst talked with Congolese-born pop singer Marie Daulne, AKA Zap Mama. Her latest album is called Ancestry In Progress.