The Pan African Tapestry show is all about celebrating the continent by bringing you closer to African cultural news and events as well as profiling artists from the continent.
A special show all about celebrating Miriam “Mama Africa” Makeba, a Pan-African icon, singer, and struggle heroine who used the power of music on the global stage to fight against colonialism, injustice, oppression and apartheid.
On the 23rd of April, the inaugural Dr. Miriam Makeba Memorial Lecture was hosted by the University Of South Africa.
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This event was a chance to celebrate a change agent’s life and immeasurable contribution, and Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma delivered the keynote address.
Miriam Makeba’s great-grandson Lindelani Makeba Lee took us down memory lane as he shared his fondest memories of her.
Music Legend, Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse’s first professional encounter with Mama Africa was when they performed at a concert in Lesotho in 1980.
We get to hear about the role “Mazi”( as he affectionately calls her) played in his life as a friend and mentor.
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