Miriam Makeba, or ‘Mama Africa’, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice, has died at the age of 76, leaving a great legacy behind.
Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari looks back at her life of struggle and achievement.
Source:
Al Jazeera: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHgKcPP6yK0
He’s cool, charismatic and sexy! Americans seem to be collectively swooning over Barack Obama. And, while it’s his policies that have primarily attracted them, some haven’t been shy about admitting they find America’s President-elect fetching.
Russia Today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxeT9MjBv98
Cuba’s national ballet, one of the world’s best, has turned 60. Its not a lot in ballet terms, but it is a lifetime for Cuba. 60 years ago the island was an artistic desert but its now considered to be one of the ballet capitals of the world.
Russia Today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6rUQg1Aw7I
