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Kidjo has a remarkable cultural vision that spans the globe but stays true to her roots.
Like Pata-Pata, Homeless and Mbube, the song Jerusalema is elevated by a historical moment in time and has the power to cross over to different audiences.
A period of intense dreaming in 1964 shaped the entire body of the late Joseph Shabalala’s songs. In these rare in-depth interviews, he spoke of his beliefs and inspirations.
Joseph Shabalala would grow world famous for his music. But it is shaped by the spiritual aspects of his life as much as it is by the hardships of black life - and by his dreams.
The passing of music giant Joseph Shabalala rests heavy on South African hearts - he told the story of black migrants within the apartheid system in a way no-one else did - and achieved global fame.
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Lecturer, Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor Emeritus, Social Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Music Emeritus, and University Fellow, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Professor of Music, Wesleyan University
