I'm used to thinking of Miriam Makeba as the elder stateswoman of African music, so it was pretty cool to find this clip of a younger Makeba splashing her charisma all over the stage in Brasil. I love the black-is-beautiful hairstyles, too.
(via Brian Sletten) And even an older Makeba has the same marvellous presence. Here is a sweet duet. Too bad not every queen of African pop enjoys such a lengthy run. Oh where are the Yvonne Chaka Chakas of yesterday? Ah, fond memories there :)