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Lorraine Klaasen - Africa Calling
Soweto-born singer/dancer Lorraine Klaasen has spent her 30-plus-years career faithfully carrying the torch for traditional South African Township music, consistently performing and self-releasing her own CDs. On April 13, 2010, this powerful performer makes her long overdue debut on jazz and world music giant Justin Time Records with an 11-song offering of sunny, warm and danceable numbers titled Africa Calling. Jubilant and transfixing, the music was produced for a tight clutter-free rhythm quartet led by Mongezi Ntaka (former guitarist of the late, great South African reggae vocalist Lucky Dube) and features the moving and melodic bass playing of Bakithi Kumalo – a star contributor to pop legend Paul Simon’s band since his groundbreaking cross-cultural classic, Graceland. Both are dear friends of Ms. Klaasen. Continue reading
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