The inspiration of Mama Afrika

News of the death of South African songstress, Miriam Makeba was received with shock not only in her homeland but all over the world.

Though she was an African, she was a citizen of the world.

In Africa, particularly, the sorrow was too much to bear.  Makeba was not fondly known as Mama Afrika for nothing.  She had come to be an embodiment of the African cultural heritage.  Her music transcended the artificial borders that divide the African continent. 

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Closure as pain lingers

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