Pages tagged “south africa”

Die Antwoord DJ Leon Botha: 1985-2011

Die Antwoord DJ Leon Botha: 1985-2011

South African DJ Leon Botha died Sunday from complications related to a genetic disease called progeria....  read more

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The Vuvuzela's Greatest Hits

The Vuvuzela's Greatest Hits

It's made us laugh. It's made us cry. It nearly made our ears bleed...  read more

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Listen to Some Funky Vuvuzela-Based Beats

Listen to Some Funky Vuvuzela-Based Beats

A group of Internet DJs, producers and mixmasters have turned the blaring World Cup vuvuzela horns into dance-party tracks, which actually makes them sort of listenable....  read more

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Nelson Mandela Endorsed Morgan Freeman 15 Years Ago for Invictus

Nelson Mandela Endorsed Morgan Freeman 15 Years Ago for <em>Invictus</em>

Clint Eastwood’s Invictus, out today, chronicles the real-life story of the 1995 South African rugby team’s underdog race for the World Cup, and President Nelson Mandela’s efforts to heal his post-apartheid country by forging a relationship with the star of the team. Morgan Freeman plays Mandela, and Matt Damon plays the rugby MVP, Francois Pienaar....  read more

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Miriam Makeba: 1932-2008

Miriam Makeba: 1932-2008

The great South African vocalist Miriam Makeba, a regal musician and renowned civil rights activist, has reportedly died of a heart attack at the age of 76....  read more

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo: In the Name of the Father

Ladysmith Black Mambazo: In the Name of the Father

After 40-some years leading boundary-breaking South African vocal troupe Ladysmith Black Mambazo, group founder Joseph Shabalala is stepping down and turning the reins over to his son Tommy Shabalala, who now joins a notable group of African sons carrying on the work of their esteemed musical patriarchs...  read more

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South African Dispatch

South African Dispatch

During the Apartheid years, I remember watching a black guitarist play with a white band dressed in overalls. He had a bucket and mop standing near his amplifier—strict laws prevented musicians of different ethnic backgrounds from playing together, and if the police had raided...  read more

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