musical excerpts, fyi. randye
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Subject: 0304 - Today in Black History - March 04
1932 - Miriam Zenzi Makeba, "Empress of African Song," is born in Prospect
Township, South Africa. Although exiled from her homeland, Makeba
will become an internationally known singer and critic of apartheid.
Throughout her life and singing career, She will use her voice to
to draw the attention of the world to the music of South Africa and
to its oppressive system of racial separation. After appearing in
the semi-documentary antiapartheid film, "Come Back, Africa," she
will attract international attention. This will include meeting
Harry Belafonte, who will become her sponsor and promoter in the
United States. Because her music always contained a political
component - the denunciation of apartheid, her South African
passport will be revoked in 1960. Her career in the United States
will be crippled by her marriage to Stokely Carmichael (later
Kwame Ture'), who was active in the Black Panther Party. Her
career will continue to flourish in Europe. She will later become
a United Nations delegate from Guinea and will continue to record
and perform. She will return to her homeland, South Africa, in
1990 and in 1991, will make her first performance there in over
thirty years.
1934 - Barbara McNair is born in Racine, Wisconsin. She will become a
singer and actress, and will host her own television program (The
Barbara McNair Show). The glamorous actress will moonlight as a
pop singer between TV and film roles during the 1960s. She will be
a classy addition to Berry Gordy's talent roster when his firm
attempts to diversify its appeal. She will cut a pair of albums
for Motown in 1966 and 1969.
1944 - Bobby Womack is born in Cleveland, Ohio. He will become a Rhythm
and Blues performer and guitarist.
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