Monday, November 10, 2008

Mama Africa comes home

I'm still in euphoric disbelief from the results of our election, and even more encouraged because our guy is doing exactly everything that I'd like him to do. But today I heard the news that Miriam Makeba died, whose work I discovered while dancing for hours to the Pata Pata song in Quaker youth camp. Little did we know she was a political activist, using her voice to sing out against apartheid while she lived in exile from South Africa.

Sing and dance along to the Pata Pata song!

A wonderful life, and an even more amazing death. She collapsed right after a performance in Naples. Who wouldn't want to go like that?

Amandla!

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