Nov 10th, 2008 · South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba died Sunday at age 76. In a letter of tribute, Nelson Mandela said, "Her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us." Talk of the Nation remembers her with a 1988 recording of Mosadi Ku Rima.
Nov 10th, 2008 · Legendary South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba died this weekend after collapsing on stage at a concert in Italy. Makeba was 76. She was the first African woman to win a Grammy and was affectionately known around the world as "Mama Africa." Host Michel Martin offers a reflection.
Sep 8th, 2008 · Led by Congo-born singer Marie Dualne, Zap Mama combines musical styles from throughout the African diaspora to create an earthy R&B vibe. Here, the group brings its soulful multicultural mashup to a live performance on Mountain Stage.
Jul 18th, 2008 · Gathered around a large, vintage diaphragm microphone, the native West Virginians in Hillbilly Gypsies perform a mix of traditional and original Appalachian music before a crowd at the International Mother's Day Shrine.
Jul 7th, 2008 · The inspiration for Wolf Parade's "California Dreamer" comes from exactly where you might suspect it does: The Mamas and the Papas' 1965 hit "California Dreamin'." Singer Spencer Krug's curiosity was piqued by the line, "If I didn't tell her / I would leave today," so he imagined the perspective of the woman left behind.
Jul 1st, 2008 · He was like the boy next door — if the boy next door never left his house and took up taxidermy as a hobby. For millions, Psycho's soft-spoken innkeeper made showering a dreaded experience.
Apr 25th, 2008 · Mark Jordan Legan examines Tina Fey's Baby Mama, Hugh Jackman's Deception, and the long-awaited Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.
Apr 21st, 2008 · Single businesswoman Kate Holbrook decides to have a child at 37, but when she's told there's little chance of her getting pregnant, she recruits the help of a surrogate mother in Baby Mama. The surrogate is an uncultured woman from South Philadelphia whose notions of child bearing are unorthodox, to say the least.