Remembering Al Jarreau

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Renowned jazz vocalist, Alwin Lopez Jarreau, died last Sunday in a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 76. A week earlier he had announced his retirement after cutting short a tour due to exhaustion.

The seven-time Grammy winner died a few hours before this year’s Grammy Awards ceremony kicked off on Sunday.

Al Jarreau was one of the best jazz singers of his generation with regards to improvisation and “scatting” in particular.

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Oh what a State funeral!

That rare sight deserves heartfelt praise, not only for President Duma Boko and his administration, but also for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the Mogae family, and the entire country.President Boko’s decision to grant a full state funeral to a man who belonged to a rival party was a mark of true statesmanship. He recognised that national leadership carries a weight that belongs to the whole...

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