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The music in this program is a detonating blend of soul, disco, and
Mbanqanqa--a blend of pop and traditional rhythms--from South African music
legend Brenda Fassie, niece of Nelson Mandela. Fassie talks about her childhood
days as a singer with the Tiny Tots--a street-corner group with whom she often
did imitations of American folk singer Roberta Flack. Later music, which she
describes as "bubble-gum," made her a star. But it was her song
written and dedicated to Mandela entitled "Black President" that
thrust her into the international music scene. Banned in South Africa, the song
became an international anthem for the anti-apartheid movement.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences. 25 minutes.
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