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Despite controversy at home and a decade late, the Grammy win proves how much the world loves South Africa’s biggest house music star.
His rhythmic sounds connected with the diaspora and his collaborations with stars like Drake and Beyoncé elevated his name.
Afrobeats emerged when West African pop music became cool. It has been boosted by the diaspora, big name collaborations and American culture.
Makeba, who would have turned 90 on 4 March 2022, was a hugely influential artist and an icon of African liberation and identity.
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.
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
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Research Fellow, Rhodes University
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Professor of Music Emeritus, and University Fellow, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Senior Lecturer, South African College of Music, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer, University of Nigeria
