Comments on: Rest in Peace Miriam Makeba http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/11/11/miriam-mama-africa-makeba-dies/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sun, 06 May 2012 08:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Cascadia Brian http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/11/11/miriam-mama-africa-makeba-dies/#comment-69070 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:19:46 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=7052#comment-69070 Here’s two groups folks may or may not have heard of that are doing great cultural/political work:

http://www.beehivecollective.org
http://www.riotfolk.org

and here’s a video of Miriam Makeba and Paul Simon together:

]]> By: migratingfishswim http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/11/11/miriam-mama-africa-makeba-dies/#comment-69049 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:11:47 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=7052#comment-69049 thank you for that lovely post.

a song that always lifts and inspires me is “a quitter never wins” by williams and watson. a lovely slice of 60s RnB in which:

“me and me and my baby we don’t mind/ if things don’t go right all the time/ i’ve got her love and you know she’s got mine/ with a smile on my face, i’m gonna keep on tryin’”

]]> By: black blog http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/11/11/miriam-mama-africa-makeba-dies/#comment-69048 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:24:45 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=7052#comment-69048 that’s very sad. i was introduce to her music by accident a few years ago and have been a huge fan ever since.

you will be missed.

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