South African Rapper, Réunion Singer Release New Mandela Song
Rapper Boitumelo Molekane, popularly known as Tumi, has released a new song dedicated to the late former president Nelson Mandela. The song is a collaboration with Danyel Waro, a musician from the island of Réunion, who originally recorded Mandela in 1993, just one year before the global icon became president.
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South Africa:
Rapper Tumi On Mandela - the Song, the Man
RNW Africa, 15 December 2013
Many songs bear the name 'Mandela' and pay respect to the man who dedicated his life to ending apartheid. In the week after his death, South African rapper Tumi reflects on the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Versatile Tumi Set to Rock Hifa
Zimbabwe Standard, 22 April 2012
South Africa's acclaimed poet, MC and singer, Boitumelo "Tumi" Molekane and The Volume are expected to rock the party at the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) with a… Read more »
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South Africa:
Haezer to Launch Music Video
Biz-Community, 24 January 2013
Haezer will be launching the new music video for Troublemaker in February, 2013. The single will feature Tumi Molekane and is the first single from Haezer's "The Wrong Kid Died"… Read more »
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South Africa:
5 Best Books By Nelson Mandela
Independent (Kampala), 13 December 2013
Long Walk to FreedomLong Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela Read more »
Boitumelo Molekane
InFocus
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Local artists have paid their tribute to former South African president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela through song, dance, storytelling and theatrical performances. Read more »
