bookfan Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Watch the trailer for Shahadah's new film, Motherland. And get an earful of this song from the soundtrack, "Come Into The Sunshine," by Shahadah's band, Ocacia. I don't know who that woman is, but what a voice! The documentary features commentary by a host of prominent Africans and Americans, including Jacob Zuma, Meles Zenawi, Molefi Kete Asante, and Harry Belafonte. According to Wikipedia, Shahadah filmed an interview with Desmond Tutu but edited out the remarks of the Nobel Peace Prize winner after Tutu said President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe should be forced out of office if he won't leave. Don't know if I trust Wikipedia on that one -- Tutu said that 15 months ago. In any event, Tutu is right: Mugabe has ruined a beautiful country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nubianpoet Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Thank U 4 this post. The music was lovely. I have book marked it! This is my favorite post thus far! Have a nice weekend! I am going dress shopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erzulie_Danto Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Motherland is the sequel to 500 Years later, right? That documentary was already pretty heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookfan Posted March 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Thank U 4 this post. The music was lovely. I have book marked it! This is my favorite post thus far! Have a nice weekend! I am going dress shopping. Another song by the same fabulous singer. Who is she? None shall sleep until her name is known! (another great song) The title of this second Ocacia song is "Bathe Siqhume Kabili," which appears to be Zulu: "They Said [something] Two". Somebody help me out here. Imhotep -- IsiZulu is one of the Bantu languages, right? Do your linguist thing and tell us what this means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookfan Posted March 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 The info for this video identifies the singer only as "Pinky." How can someone have a voice this big, publish videos this professional, and remain a complete mystery on the Internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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